Girona has officially presented its candidacy to play in Europe next season after chaining the third consecutive victory of the course, something that had not been achieved until now.
The last victim was a Mallorca that although it reached Montilivi also virtually saved, any more ambitious objective was too far away. And that was noticeable both on the pitch with the two teams playing more freely, and in the stands with an audience that flocked to Montilivi to enjoy, without suffering and with the peace of mind of having the job done, an afternoon of football.
An afternoon that, moreover, ended in the best way thanks to goals from Bernardo in the added time of the first half and, again, from Taty Castellanos at the end of a game that Muriqi had previously tied on a penalty.
The two teams went from less to more after a start in which they were almost ineffective in attack and in which the defenses breathed quite calmly, that of Girona once again returning to a line of four thanks to the return of the suspended Arnau, and that of Mallorca due to circumstances due to the absence of Gio González and Nastasic due to injury and Raíllo and Maffeo, the former Girona player, due to suspension.
However, it was the Balearic Islands who warned Sánchez with a distant shot from Antonio that crashed into the post. And it is that until that moment the locals had only approached with a little danger through Taty Castellanos, with a header that went too wide.
The visitors, quite comfortable on the field of play and at the pace of a Kang In Lee who made half of Girona go headlong, only had a hard time in the final stretch of the first half when Castellanos himself finished off a corner kick over the crossbar at the first touch and without letting it bounce. And already in the added time, when the center-back Bernardo, who had gone up to finish off a set ball, picked up a rebound from Jaume Costa inside the area to put the toe of his boot and score the goal that allowed them to go to half-time with an advantage.
A Bernardo who, moreover, was once again especially successful just after the restart, taking a slight lead in Muriqi's mark to leave him offside and prevent the equalizing goal from going up on the scoreboard.
The two teams, in a clear improvement compared to the first part, began to have their options. The young Artero, coming off the bench, was about to score the second for Girona on the first ball he touched, after a chip that went past goalkeeper Rajkovic but the Balearic defense was able to get under the sticks.
Already in the last quarter of an hour, Santi Bueno brought down Muriqi inside the area and the top scorer from the Balearic Islands did not forgive from 11 meters, scoring his 13th goal in the League.
Oriol Romeu, with a missile from outside the area, could have broken the tie right after. And when it already seemed that the two teams would share the points, the man of the moment in Girona re-entered the scene.
Taty Castellanos who continues in a spectacular state of grace and who headed in a cross from the right, coming like an exhalation from behind, to give three more points and scoring his sixth goal in the last three games. Montilivi went crazy again with a team that has no roof
