" In the 4th minute, Tsygankov provided an assist to Aleix Garcia, which allowed the guests to open the scoring. This is Victor's second assist for Girona.. In the previous match between La Liga and Almeria, the Ukrainian scored the first goal for the new team: he scored the debut goal and made an assist. Before the break, the Girondins hit the Basques twice more. In this they were helped by an own goal by opponents Oscar de Marcos and Mikel Vesga. Athletic answered only with a goal by Youri Bercice.

At the end of the meeting, the hosts reduced the gap to a minimum thanks to a goal from Raul Garcia, but the Lions failed to avoid defeat.. Note that Tsygankov spent 80 minutes on the field, after which he was replaced by the Brazilian Reinier rented from Real Madrid. Match Review.

Girona (30 points) climbed to tenth place in La Liga. Athletic (32 points) is seventh. In the next round, Tsygankov's team will play away against Getafe on March 4, and the team from Bilbao will visit Rayo Vallecano a day later.