Girona end fairytale season with 7-0 thrashing of Granada

Girona end fairytale season with 7-0 thrashing of Granada

This spells the biggest win in Girona's history as the club ends the season in third place.

Girona’s Cristhian Stuani scores during the LaLiga match against Granada. (AFP pic)
BARCELONA:
Surprise package Girona claimed the biggest win in the club’s history as they thrashed relegated Granada 7-0 at home on Friday to complete a dream season with a third-place finish in LaLiga.

Defender Eric Garcia opened the scoring on the half-hour mark, pouncing on the visitors’ sloppy defending to head home from close range before Viktor Tsygankov doubled the advantage with a tap-in three minutes later.

Artem Dovbyk made it 3-0 from the penalty spot in the 44th minute after a foul on Portu and Tsygankov scored his second with a simple finish nine minutes into the second half.

Granada were dealt a further blow when they were reduced to 10 men in the 61st minute after Facundo Pellistri’s second yellow card before Dovbyk scored again in the 75th. Substitute Cristhian Stuani got on the scoresheet with a close-range strike in the 78th minute.

Dovbyk completed his hattrick with a 90th-minute penalty to reach 24 league goals this season, ahead of Villarreal’s Alexander Sorloth in the battle for the league’s top goalscorer.

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