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Asprilla sparks Girona's second straight win in Spain's second tier

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Girona beat Sporting Gijón 2-0 to claim a second consecutive victory in LaLiga Hypermotion.
  • Yaser Asprilla opened the scoring in the 27th minute, and Carles Pérez sealed the result in the 76th.
  • Sporting, unbeaten at the start of the season, created pressure but failed to convert its chances.

Girona secured its second consecutive LaLiga Hypermotion victory on Saturday, beating Sporting Gijón 2-0 at El Molinón.

Colombian forward Yaser Asprilla opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Paulo Gazzaniga's long ball found him behind the Sporting defense, and he lifted the ball over goalkeeper Yáñez.

Sporting pushed for an equalizer after the break but struggled to create clear finishing chances. Cuenca came closest from a corner, but Gazzaniga made the save.

The hosts' attacking effort left space for Girona on the counterattack. Carles Pérez, making his debut for the Catalan side, finished a diagonal run with a low shot across goal in the 76th minute. Sporting continued to attack through crosses, but the score remained 0-2. The match drew 21,323 spectators.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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