Spanish La Liga
Full Time: Girona 2-1 Real Madrid
Date: 29 October 2017
Venue: Municipal de Montilivi
Newly promoted Girona come from behind to beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a Spanish La Liga match at the Municipal de Montilivi.
Girona started positively and came close to taking the lead in the 11th minute when a shot from the edge of the box by Pablo Maffeo struck the post and bounced away from danger.
A minute later Real took the lead when Isco was quickest to react after an initial save by Bono off a Cristiano Ronaldo shot and he duly tapped home from close range, 1-0.
In the 26th minute Ronaldo should have doubled Real's lead when he broke through on goal, but he was thwarted in a one-on-one situation with the Girona goalkeeper.
Ten minutes later, Girona struck the woodwork for the second time when Portu met a right wing cross with a strong header, but his header bounced back off the frame of the goal.
The half ended 1-0 in favour of the visitors.
Girona continued to press forward after the break and managed to equalise 10 minutes into the second half after a solo run from Christian Stuani saw him find his way into the box before firing into the roof of the net from 14-yards out, 1-1.
Four minutes later, Girona took the lead after a sublime passing move concluded with Portu back-heeling the ball into the net from close range, 2-1.
Los Blancos threw numbers forward in search of an equaliser after going behind, but they struggled to break down the Girona defence.
In the 83rd minute Lucas Vazquez thought he had drawn the visitors level when he found the back of the net, but his goal was disallowed due to him being in an off-side position.
In the end Girona held on for a famous 2-1 win over Real, who are now eight points behind FC Barcelona.
