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Rayo Vallecano make lightning start against Girona in La Liga curtain-raiser
Girona 1-3 Rayo Vallecano After a moment of silence for Cristhian Stuani's departed father, with the Uruguayan absent as a result, the La Liga season roared into life on Friday night at Montilivi, in a match heavy with the summer heat. Either that or the occasion got to Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga. The game began with Girona enjoying some nice spells of possession, but Gazzaniga was too comfortable one the ball, and scuffed a pass out wide. The loose ball in the box was hunted down by Jorge de Frutos, and his sliding effort finished with a ball and a red-faced Argentine in the back of the net. It was de Frutos again that wreaked havoc in the Girona defence moments later, as he latched onto a ball over the top. Shrugging off Ladislav Krejci, de Frutos got into the box and unselfishly found Alvaro Garcia for a tap-in. That was regrettable defending, but at least de Frutos was made to work for it. Girona manager Michel will be even less forgiving of Gazzaniga's red card though, after a failed take-on against de Frutos led to him bringing down the Rayo forward and giving away a penalty. Isi Palazon stepped up, but it was de Frutos' aggression and hunger that was paying dividends. Only a big save from replacement 'keeper Vladyslav Krapyvstov in a one-on-one with Pathe Ciss, and a foul from de Frutos on the Ukrainian kept it at four – the only saving grace for a team whistled off at half-time. Girona find pride in second period Image via Rayo Vallecano There was very much an air of 'job done' in Rayo's second half, with debutant Luiz Felipe taken off due to a yellow card. They dominated the ball, as Girona battled for pride and to relieve themselves of the Montilivi ire. Which was settled significantly by Viktor Tysgankov's brilliant run down the right, burning Rayo's central defender to get into the box, and pulling it back behind the covering defence for Joel Roca to rifle home. Roca battled hard and was brave on the ball, as was the case for Thomas Lemar when he came on for his debut. Later Vitor Reis and Hugo Rincon would do the same. Despite a ten-minute period where Girona looked like making a game of it, Rayo saw out the game on the beak, and somehow failing to add to their total. Michel will feel that he is closer to the side that finished last season than started it, but the temptation will be to completely ignore the first half after such glaring errors. Meanwhile Rayo go into next week's Conference League qualifier with Neman Grodno high on confidence. Their performance off the ball will be the most pleasing aspect for Inigo Perez, although Jorge de Frutos' continued success as a striker is also extremely promising.
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2 days ago
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Nightmare game for Girona goalie Gazzaniga as La Liga starts with Rayo Vallecano win
MADRID (AP) — The first game in La Liga is already one to forget for Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga. His two embarrassing first half mistakes — one leading to a goal and the other to a penalty and his ejection — helped Rayo Vallecano win in Girona 3-1 in Friday's season-opener. 'The way I see it, they were mistakes by Girona, we all made the mistakes together,' Girona coach Miguel Ángel Sánchez said. 'The mistakes were so bad that we can only see them as accidents.' The first blunder came in the 18th minute when a defender passed the ball back to Gazzaniga and the Argentine goalie couldn't properly control the ball, which slipped passed him and allowed Rayo forward Jorge de Frutos to find the open net. Gazzaniga's second mistake came in the 43rd, after Rayo added to the lead through Álvaro García. The goalkeeper was pressured by De Frutos and tried to dribble past him at the edge of the area instead of clearing the ball away. De Frutos ended up with the ball and Gazzaniga had to grab him to keep the forward from scoring into another open net. The foul led to a penalty kick and to a red card to Gazzaniga. Isi Palazón converted the penalty and gave the visitors a 3-0 lead by halftime. Ten-man Girona pulled one closer with Joel Roca in the 57th. The victory allowed Rayo to pick up from where it left off last season, when it earned a European place for the first time in more than two decades. Rayo could have added to the lead in the second half but Pathé Ciss' late goal was disallowed for offside. Girona's former Atletico Madrid player Thomas Lemar debuted as a second-half substitute. It was without Uruguayan striker Cristhian Stuani because of the death of his father. Later Friday, Villarreal hosted promoted Oviedo. Defending champion Barcelona opens at Mallorca on Saturday. Atletico Madrid is at Espanyol on Sunday, while Real Madrid hosts Osasuna on Tuesday for its first match of the season. ___ AP soccer:
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Nightmare game for Girona goalie Gazzaniga as La Liga starts with Rayo Vallecano win
MADRID (AP) — The first game in La Liga is already one to forget for Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga. His two embarrassing first half mistakes — one leading to a goal and the other to a penalty and his ejection — helped Rayo Vallecano win in Girona 3-1 in Friday's season-opener. 'The way I see it, they were mistakes by Girona, we all made the mistakes together,' Girona coach Miguel Ángel Sánchez said. 'The mistakes were so bad that we can only see them as accidents." The first blunder came in the 18th minute when a defender passed the ball back to Gazzaniga and the Argentine goalie couldn't properly control the ball, which slipped passed him and allowed Rayo forward Jorge de Frutos to find the open net. Gazzaniga's second mistake came in the 43rd, after Rayo added to the lead through Álvaro García. The goalkeeper was pressured by De Frutos and tried to dribble past him at the edge of the area instead of clearing the ball away. De Frutos ended up with the ball and Gazzaniga had to grab him to keep the forward from scoring into another open net. The foul led to a penalty kick and to a red card to Gazzaniga. Isi Palazón converted the penalty and gave the visitors a 3-0 lead by halftime. Ten-man Girona pulled one closer with Joel Roca in the 57th. The victory allowed Rayo to pick up from where it left off last season, when it earned a European place for the first time in more than two decades. Rayo could have added to the lead in the second half but Pathé Ciss' late goal was disallowed for offside. Girona's former Atletico Madrid player Thomas Lemar debuted as a second-half substitute. It was without Uruguayan striker Cristhian Stuani because of the death of his father. Later Friday, Villarreal hosted promoted Oviedo. Defending champion Barcelona opens at Mallorca on Saturday. Atletico Madrid is at Espanyol on Sunday, while Real Madrid hosts Osasuna on Tuesday for its first match of the season. ___ AP soccer:
