The Ukrainian winger took part in the successful match against the Spaniard after the injury.
On Saturday, November 23, Girona hosted Espanyol at home as part of the 14th round of the Spanish La Liga.
Michel’s team dealt with one of the outsiders of the national championship, defeating the opponent with a score of 4:1.
Girona almost removed the questions about the future winner of the confrontation in the 27th minute, sending four goals to the opponent’s goal. In the opening match, Brian Hill put the home team in front, then Bojan Miovski made the result devastating with his brace, and Ladislav Krejci scored the fourth goal. In the second half, Espanyol only responded with a goal scored by Javi Puado.
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In this match, the Ukrainian Viktor Tsygankov returned to the field for Girona, who was absent at the beginning of October due to injury. The Ukrainian winger started the match on the bench and came on as a substitute in the 60th minute.
Girona has 21 points and is in fifth place in the La Liga standings. The Spaniard is in the relegation zone in the penultimate position with ten points.
Match statistics Girona – Espanyol 14th round of the Spanish championship
Girona – Spanish 4:1
Objectives: Gil 4, Miovski 16, 21, Krejci 27 – Puado 55
Expected Goals (xG): 3.36 – 0.42
Possession of the ball: 75% – 25%
Beats: 12 – 9
Shots on target: 5 – 1
Corner: 6 – 3
Fouls: 4 – 19
Girona: Gassaniga – Martin, Lopez, Krejci, Blind – van de Beek (Martin, 59), Romeu – Gil (Danjuma, 71), Asprilla (Tsygankov, 60), Gutierrez (Clua Oya, 82) – Miovski (Stuani, 71) .
spanish: Garcia – El Hilaly, Gomez (Kumbulla, 64), Cabrera, Romero (Olivan, 46) – Tejero (Lozano, 82), Kral, Bausa (Aguado, 64), Carreras – Veliz (Cardona, 64), Puado.
Warnings: Romero – Puado, Carreras.
Source: korrespondent
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