A great goal from Brazilian Sávio Moreira 'Savinho' in the last action of the match qualified Girona for the second round of the Copa del Rey and knocked down a combative San Roque de Lepe, a Second RFEF team that competed well with the current co-leader of LaLiga EA Sports and almost managed to take the duel to extra time.
The difference in category was not appreciated for most of the match, but the quality of Savinho, one of the most dazzling players in LaLiga, decided in the 98th minute, after the young Moroccan striker Mohamed Mizzian neutralized him 6 minutes into the game. the goal with which Valery Fernández put the people from Girona ahead in the 48th minute.
The game started tight, with many fouls on both sides. San Roque exerted high pressure, joining the lines well and with presence in attack, in addition to coming out more intense than Girona, who had a hard time letting go.
However, the first shot on goal was from the Catalan team, a cross shot in the 21st minute by Portu that went near the post after a good cross from the right by Arnau, in addition to the fact that, shortly before, the Ukrainian Viktor Tsygankov looked for putting the ball in dangerous areas with fouls and corners.
The Lepe (Huelva) team's response came on the stroke of half an hour with a cross from Sergio García that Carlos Becken headed over the crossbar, while twelve minutes later, in the 40th minute, it was his brother Pablo Becken who touched the 1 -0, with another header, but he sent the ball to the post after Fuidias put his fingers in.
Girona was gaining possession of the ball, but the Aurinegro team closed the passing lines well and came out dangerously on the counterattack, with constant lateral crosses that worried the people of Girona, to the point that they reached the break with more shots than the Míchel Sánchez's team, which committed twice as many fouls, and made eight more recoveries than the First Division team.
After the restart, the game opened quickly when Valery scored 0-1 in the 48th minute, who successfully finished off a pass from Arnau, but after three minutes Mizzian equalized, who went ahead of defender Bernardo and sent it into the back of the net. a cross from the baseline by Sergio García.
Girona then tried to increase the pace of play, but could not shake off the pressure of a very serious San Roque. He continued trying to create danger and did so with a poisoned cross from Yan Couto that Pablo Becken cleared when he was going for goal, in the 73rd minute, and just one later the Uruguayan Cristhian Stuani finished off the post after a good cutback and Savinho sent the rebound wide.
Michel brought on starters in the League such as the Ukrainian striker Artem Dovbyk or the midfielder Iván Martín to give more energy and quality to his attack, but the one who came closest to repeating the goal was Mizzian for San Roque. His strong shot cleared it with a saving Fuidias intervention with six minutes left in regulation time.
Everything indicated that the duel would go to extra time, but Savinho appeared in the 98th minute to rescue Girona and qualify them for the next round with a goal in which the winger from the state of Espírito Santo once again showed why he is one of the sensations of the League.
The young Brazilian, 19 years old, covered the entire field and, almost with time up, beat Raúl García with a low left foot to bring joy to Girona and leave a bittersweet taste in a San Roque de Lepe team that once again won to a Primera team on the limit in the Cup after playing extra time last year with Getafe.
- Datasheet:
1 - San Roque de Lepe: Raúl García; Pablo Becken, Diaby (Iván Robles, m.84), Carlos Becken, Antonio López; Abreu (Fran López, m.46), Kevin Bautista, Camacho (Jacobo, m.63), Sergio García; Diego Guti (Jesús Rueda, m.84) and Mizzian.
2 - Girona: Fuidias; Arnau, John, Bernard, Michael Gutierrez (Yan Couto, m.65); Kebe (Savinho, m.46), Solis (Selvi, m.81), Tsygankov (Dovbyk, m.76), Portu (Ivan Martin, m.76), Valery; and Stuani.
Goles: 0-1, M.48: Valery. 1-1, M.51: Mizzian. 1-2, M.98: Savinho.
Referee: Hernández Maeso (Extremeño Committee). He cautioned the locals Kevin Bautista, Carlos Becken and Fran López, and the visitors Selvi and Savinho.
Incidents: Match corresponding to the first round of the Copa del Rey 2023-24, played at the Ciudad de Lepe stadium in front of about 3,500 spectators.
