The fifth game of Girona on his adventure through Champions ended with a painful defeat against Sturm Graz 1-0. The first half, which ended goalless, It could have been very different if Iván MartÃn had not missed an empty goal in the 23rd minute.
The play came, in fact, from his boots. MartÃn rode down the right wing and chose to launch a low cross when he stepped into the opponent’s penalty area, but the shot was intercepted by the Austrian defense. The rebound fortunately fell at the feet of Bryan Gil in a very dangerous position.
The left winger dribbled calmly and precisely, gaining the baseline with ease, and remote-directed the ball, which crossed the small area. Iván MartÃn, after making a break in just a few meters, received the pass of death, and When he just had to push it in, his touch was bitten, and the ball went over the crossbar..
The Girona midfielder lamented on his knees and lying face down just after the glaring error, although he was quickly encouraged by his teammates, aware of how much remained ahead. Later came the goal from the locals, who It has left the Catalans extremely affected in the Champions League.