Published: 09:07, August 30, 2024
Girona thrash Osasuna for first win of the season
By Reuters
Girona's Spanish forward #20 Bryan Gil scores his team's first goal in spite of Osasuna's Spanish goalkeeper #01 Sergio Herrera during the Spanish league football match between Girona FC and CA Osasuna at the Montilivi stadium in Girona on Aug 29, 2024. (PHOTO / AFP)

Goals from Bryan Gil, Viktor Tsygankov, Abel Ruiz and Cristhian Stuani secured Girona a commanding 4-0 victory over Osasuna on Thursday, earning them their first win of the LaLiga season.

After going toe-to-toe with Real Madrid in the LaLiga title battle last season, Girona started the new campaign with a disappointing draw at Real Betis followed by a 3-0 thrashing at Atletico Madrid.

But roared on by their fans on Wednesday, Girona dominated from the start thanks to an inspired performance by Gil, who arrived in July in a season long loan from Tottenham.

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A long range strike from Gil was blocked by the goalkeeper in 22nd minute but he managed to break the deadlock in the 34th minute. He pounced on a cross by Tsygankov to net an acrobatic volley past the goalkeeper.

Girona's North Macedonian forward #19 Bojan Miovski fights for the ball with Osasuna's Spanish defender #02 Nacho Vidal Miralles during the Spanish league football match between Girona FC and CA Osasuna at the Montilivi stadium in Girona on Aug 29, 2024. (PHOTO / AFP)

Girona kept pressuring and Tsygankov extended their lead in the 53rd minute when Lucas Torro sliced a clearance attempt and gifted the ball to the Ukraine midfielder who scored with a tidy finish from inside the box.

Three minutes later, Ruiz scored the third with an unstoppable strike into the top corner and substitute Stuani tapped in the fourth from a Donny van de Beek cross in added time to close the easy win for the locals.

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Girona moved up to seventh in the LaLiga standings with four points from three matches.