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Girona bag three points on home soil

Girona celebrate narrow win over Espanyol

Girona defeated Espanyol, 2x1, on Saturday, in a game related to matchweek 27 of La Liga. To this matchday, Míchel's team came from a draw, and Diego Martínez's team came from three defeats.

The first half came to an end without goals.

After 53 minutes, Arnau Martinez opened the scoring for Girona. In the 71st minute, Míchel's team saw Reinier leave the game early with a direct red card. In the 74th minute, Martin Braithwaite fired home for Espanyol, with a right-foot shot inside the penalty box. In the 83rd minute, Diego Martínez's team saw Sergi Gómez get a straight red card Christian Stuani netted the last goal in the closing stages of the game from the penalty spot.

After the result Girona are 11th in the table, with 34 points, while Espanyol sit 17th place, with 27 points. Next up, Míchel's team visit Barcelona. Meanwhile, Diego Martínez's team will host Athletic.

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