Montilivi emptied out knowing that Girona will need to change many things if it truly wants to aspire to return to the First Division this season. The white-and-red team will have to carry out strong internal self-criticism to discover how it can fix the drift it is taking: it fell against Almeria (0-1), a direct rival, which is starting to pull away, and it is not even in the play-off zone when thirteen matchdays have already passed and we are already in mid-November. Terrifying.

When Girona had done the most important part of the job, which was nothing other than resisting for almost 75 minutes with one man down due to a controversial expulsion of David López, they received a bucket of ice-cold water: Gazzaniga, who had saved a penalty in the first half, let in a shot from Astiazaran that should not have caused any trouble. The Girona players had been too forgiving in the previous minutes, and they leave empty-handed in another missed opportunity to close the gap to enter the automatic promotion zone.

Jovent Gironí, the supporters' group located in the south stand of the Montilivi stadium, has a songbook to cheer on match days. Whoever wants to see it, it is posted on their YouTube account. There, one can hear all the songs and read the lyrics so that people can learn them and sing them at Montilivi. There are legendary ones, such as Quan jo era petit, which speaks about the childhood dreams of any Girona fan, who spent their days imagining victories against Barça and Madrid. Victories that have ended up happening in real life. Illustrious names such as Míchel, Stuani, and Portu appear in these songs.

The Girona Fairs premiered on Friday, but the Girona Fairs were the ones that kicked off a festive weekend for the city. Vanat, Unai Hernández, Carles Pérez and company gave permission to all citizens so that, after having a feast at Montilivi in the rout against Celta Fortuna (5-1), they can have a great time riding the attractions, playing the camel games and dancing at the stalls, inaugurated at dawn with a concert by Miki Núñez, who came out on stage wearing the red and white jersey.

Romario Lawrence was born in New Delhi (India), but lives, studies and plays football in Girona. He shares a residence, classes and a locker room with Andrew Nobleza, from Ontario (Canada). Also with Cole Quattro, from New York (United States) or Leon Amwayi, from Uasin Gishu (Kenya). In the Girona parish these names do not ring a bell, but they are full-fledged Girona footballers, because they compete with the third team, Girona C, in the fifth group of the Fourth Catalan Division. This Saturday, when the first team begins its match at Montilivi against Celta Fortuna (18:30, LaLigaTV Hypermotion), they will be in the final stretch of their match against Llagostera B.

Sabadell suffered their second defeat of the season, after seeing how Burgos took advantage of a penalty that had to be retaken to take the three points (1-0). The arlequinat team strongly protested the referee's decision to order a retake of the penalty, which was initially saved by Fuoli. Curro, on the second attempt, did not fail, giving the victory to a local team that created the best chances of the match.

Girona needed life and Andorra gave it to them. The Gironins could not have had it easier and took advantage of two unfortunate actions by goalkeeper Owono to secure the victory before halftime (2-0). With this result, they are five points away from the direct promotion zone.

"The first day I saw him play everything was so perfect and everything was so beautiful, the field, under the mountains, his football at six or seven years old, everything, everything, that I felt the need to kneel down and thank God. I don't know if anyone saw me. I don't care. The only thing I know is that at that moment I noticed that God had put him there for me and that he would make my dream of contributing a star to the country come true. It was an incredible thing. Something I had dreamed of. It was a unique feeling, very brutal. Like an ecstasy". These words were spoken by coach Sergio Bustamante.

Girona began the matchday six points away from the promotion spots and ends it the same way after drawing in Tenerife (1-1). The Gironins, who would have moved to within four points in the event of a victory, did not take advantage of the stumbles by Eibar and Castellón. They continue to add points and make progress after a night that will open a new debate in goal with the injury of Paulo Gazzaniga, who could not play the second half.

Tenerife brings back beautiful memories for Girona, which is where they celebrated their second promotion to the First Division in 2022. Now, however, with the new reality following the drop to the Second Division, what this Monday's duel (9 PM, Esport3) causes them are headaches. The cuts following the relegation are fully affecting the squad's travel, which requires three days to go and return. A logistics issue that they already suffered in Cádiz and that has the squad annoyed, as with the loss of their category they have said goodbye to the comfort of charters and are traveling on regular flights.

Few teams have the heart and character of this Sabadell. With a small budget and many players making their debut in the Second Division, Ferran Costa's team is having a perfect start to the season and today they took the three points from Ceuta's field in a match where all the stars were aligned against the Vallesans (1-2). But this Sabadell does not believe in stars or luck. They believe in hard work and sacrifice, and that is how they won their first away game of the season, after three draws and one defeat. Baena, with two goals, was the hero of the match.

Sabadell's first draw of the season playing at home, after a very tense duel with few chances against Andorra (0-0). The 'arlequinat' team tried harder than a visiting side that did not even manage to force a corner in their favor. But when Sabadell reached the edge of the rival goal, they ran out of resources, beyond some deflected long-range shots.

Girona, still punished by the FIFA virus, lived up to the billing of a night against Mallorca that ended with a share of the points (0-0). After a few weeks of victories accompanied by unusual effectiveness but an improvable image, it was against the team that was a priori the most complicated that Quique Álvarez's men earned the respect of the crowd and starred in the best minutes of the season; but the attack, which had not failed on other days, misfired.

Girona accelerates with their fourth victory in the last five matchdays on a perfect and emotional night against Albacete (2-0), in which goals from Abel Ruiz and Van de Beek, saves by Paulo Gazzaniga, and the visitors' lack of accuracy tipped the scales. The sentimental note was provided by Portu, who returned to the pitch ten months after his injury. He received a massive ovation.

Carles Pérez was Girona's final signing this summer. Brought in a couple of days after the deadline, after he was released from Celta just minutes before the market window closed, almost at dawn, his is a signing for immediate impact: he has actively contributed to the positive energy accompanying the Girona team in the last few matchdays, in which they have won three of the four matches played. The former Barça player has scored two goals in three matches and hopes to play an important role again this Friday in Albacete's visit to Montilivi (8:30 PM, LaLigaTV Hypermotion). The FIFA virus punishes the red-and-whites, who will have half a dozen players scattered across different national teams, among them the starters Junior, Asprilla, and Vanat.

A state of euphoria has settled at the Nova Creu Alta. Sabadell claims its third victory of the season –all of them at home– and consolidates its position in the upper part of the standings. The team from the Vallès region is one of the great revelations of this term in the Second Division and, this Sunday, they also defeated Oviedo (3-1). They did so without forward Nicholas Gioacchini, who will be away from the pitch for several months due to an injury.

The victories during the afternoon by Castellón and Eibar meant the first dose of real pressure for Quique Álvarez's men, who see that the top two ranked teams have 16 and 15 points in the promotion spots, even though the championship is still in an embryonic phase. The reaction did not take long and with the triumph in Cádiz (1-2), the third in four matchdays, they already have 10 and are in fourth place. Two strikes by Vanat and Carles Pérez in the first half were enough.

For Quique Cárcel, Cádiz is like his second home. He lived there from 1996 to 2000, a period in which he accumulated 131 matches as a midfielder for a team that was then competing in the Segunda División B. This Saturday he will return to the Ramón de Carranza, now renamed as the JP Financial Estadio, in what is his thirteenth season as sporting director of Girona (9 PM, LaLigaTV Hypermotion).

First defeat for Sabadell in the year of their return to the Second Division. Ferran Costa's team was defeated on the field of a Mallorca side that took advantage of two defensive errors by the Vallès team in the first half to take the three points and strengthen their position in front of their home crowd (2-0). The arlequinat team showed ambition against one of the favorites to climb to the First Division, but they lacked accuracy in attack to earn points on Mallorca's ground, where they have not won a league match since 1965.

It was too good. Girona was one step away from chaining a third consecutive victory and lost in a direct duel of promotion contenders against Castellón (1-2). Quique Álvarez's men took the lead very early, but the expulsion of Abel Ruiz just at the start of the second half conditioned the footballing behavior of the Gironins too much, who made a physical overexertion for many minutes that they ended up paying for in the final stretch, where two goals in five minutes caused the points to fly from the stadium.