There was probably only room in Girona's head for Sunday's match in Montjuïc against Barcelona. It's definitely candy, a way to test yourself. And an expected and special visit, especially now that Míchel's team takes four points off Xavi's. However, before that, it was necessary to cover the file in the Copa del Rey against the modest Oriola de Segona RFEF. A priori it seemed like a match with few incentives and of little difficulty. Míchel rested top players such as Gazzaniga, Blind, David López, Eric Garcia, Aleix Garcia, Iván Martín or Dovbyk, who were spared the trip to Alicante. But the reality is that Míchel's team had to come back against an Oriola who played with the excitement that the Cup always provides. Until the batteries died.
But despite the few incentives there is always someone willing to take the edge off everything. Let them tell Pablo Torre, who in his first tenure with Míchel's team, went out, remembered that not long ago he was passing through a similar field and opened fire at Municipal Los Arcos. The Barça footballer on loan to Girona and with the fear clause included, will not be able to play on Sunday, unless the club wants to pay a price, something practically impossible. However, he took advantage of his window dressing. In the first steps of the game he raised his head and received a pass from the right side of the player of the subsidiary Iker Almena, another one of those who ask for more. Well placed at the front of the area, Pablo Torre was the first to adjust an unappealable shot, at the base of the first post to get the first on the scoreboard.
Beyond Pablo Torre, there were also other contrasting footballers such as Stuani, Portu or Valery who rowed to achieve a victory that at times was resisted with two set piece errors. At the break, Girona was losing by 2-1 on the scoreboard. It was Mendi who managed to head decisively the first lateral foul to score Oriola's first. And things got complicated. Toni Fuidias, the goalkeeper of the Girona Cup, had a job. He flew to deflect a long shot from Camacho and put out another hand to stop a right-footed shot from Álvaro Salinas. Oriola's second goal arrived in a sea of difficulties. The play? Traced to the first. A blocked ball. Booker got ahead at the far post to comb the corner.
It didn't take Míchel to intervene. Savinho, Miguel Gutiérrez and Yan Couto piloted during the break and entered the first bars of the second half. And it was noticed. With them, he improved the circulation of the ball with an always attentive Pablo Torre, starting the plays for the next three goals. In the first he successfully looked for Valery who, with a header, served it with a tray to Stuani. The Uruguayan hurriedly celebrated the 2-2. We had to keep rowing. dominant pressing And leaving Oriola exhausted. It was Stuani himself who scored the third. Portu added to the party by scoring the fourth in an empty net after a good assist from Miguel. Valery finished off the goal, catching a rebound in the area to put the handle up. Girona will be in the next round of the King's Cup. And on Sunday he arrives with the batteries charged in Montjuïc.
