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Girona FC were giving football lessons to Kerala Blasters as the Spanish first-division club beat ISL's 5-0 formation to win the inaugural LaLiga World tournament on Saturday
. with a 4-4-2 formation, and tightening the defense with their wingmen seated deeply.
On the other hand, Girona 's strategy was no different from their first match as they looked to attack from the start.
The side of the house managed to hold the fort up to the half-hour mark, making all the necessary interceptions and keeping Girona ahead. Defensive formation worked well for David James 'team
Three minutes before half-time, a rare recovery from the Blasters' back line allowed Eric Montes to score the first goal. of the match, surprisingly against the course of the game. The Spaniard returning made a descent to the right to find the back of the net from a very tight angle.
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The second half saw the home side leave with three men behind, with Mohammad Rakip and Prasanth K.
Girona FC's midfield continued to improve as they played spectacular football at a touch and created opportunities. The offensive game was finally paying off for La Liga and the lack of communication between Blasters goalkeeper Naveen Kumar and the defense allowed Girona winger Pedro Porro to easily push a goal in the net to carry it 2- 0 in the 53rd minute. Four minutes later, Girona captain Alex Granell scored the third goal, with Yhoan Many running a great race to the left to overtake Prasanth and score a goal for his captain, who was not wrong in placing the ball behind the goalkeeper. from Kerala. The defense of Kerala, who had a good grasp of the game in the first half, was nowhere near his best in the second. The throwers continued to lose possession in the midfield that led Girona to turn the clock and disrupt the defense of Kerala at regular intervals.
In the 61st minute, an impressive Ghanaian Blasters free kick almost made their first goal, but for a brilliant save by the Girona goalkeeper.
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Aday Benitez's left foot has been defending defenders of Blasters to find the back of the net in the 73rd minute. The Kerala warden could hardly do anything with a slight deviation.
To add to the troubles of the home team, Blasters conceded a penalty in added time. Aleix Garcia cleverly placed the ball in the lower right corner.
"Playing against a team in the first three leagues in the world is a great feat in itself, we managed to keep things pretty tight in the first half, the final score line does not suggest the same thing. thing, but I think we improved our team a lot in the first match. "
The Blasters were cleared 6-0 by Melbourne City FC, a member of the A-League, at the opening of the tournament.
"We have a lot of positives in this tournament, we have a long pre-season ahead of us – with some fantastic young players in the team, I think we'll be a force we have to rely on once. that the ISL season will begin, "added James.
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Eusebio Sacritsan, manager of Girona FC, who surprised Real Madrid last season, said: "I'm happy with the how we started Over the past season, we have focused on the technical aspects and have been training hard over the past three weeks.
"This tournament was a learning experience for us because we played in a time completely different from what we usually play, the crowd was fantastic and I would like to congratulate all the people who came for our matches.
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