Pamplona (Spain) (AFP) – Girona turned the tables on host Osasuna and temporarily regained the lead after coming back from a 1-2 deficit to win 4-2 in the twelfth round of the Spanish Football League on Saturday.
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Girona, the surprise surprise of the season, raised its score to 31 points in first place, three points ahead of its former partner Real Madrid, which has the chance to regain the lead if it beats its guests Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, and six more. At the start of the standings, Atletico Madrid were on points ahead of their third defeat at home to Las Palmas 1-2 on Friday.
Defending champions Barcelona will play fifth-placed rivals Real Sociedad as they look to wrest third from Atletico if they win and shake off the dust from their “Clasico” loss against Real Madrid. 1-2 in the last phase.
Girona returned to the lead with goals 1-2 20 minutes before the final whistle, after passes from Ukrainian duo Artem Tovbik, Miguel Gutierrez (71′) and substitute Viktor Sihankov (80′). Croatia’s Ante Budimir (25′ and 55′), Ivan opened the scoring in the 16th minute through Martin.
Alex Garcia struck the final blow for the home side in the 90th minute when he scored the fourth from Al Dier’s shot to the amazement of the El Sadr Stadium fans.
It was a tenth win in 12 games for Girona, who continued their string of surprises at the start of the season.
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