Betis was held to a draw by Girona (1-1) at Estadio La Cartuja, a frustrating result for the Andalusians despite a clear domination. Girona surprised from the start thanks to Vladyslav Vanat, opportunistic to open the scoring with an unstoppable strike (20th). Long ineffective in the last gesture, Manuel Pellegrini’s men ended up equalizing in the second half: Valentin Gómez delivered his team with a powerful header following a corner (75th), putting the two teams back on level terms.
At a tense end to the match, Antony was sent off in added time: first sanctioned with a yellow card for a serious foul (90th+1), his sanction was increased after intervention by the VAR, the yellow being finally transformed into a red card. Despite several chances late in the match, Betis failed to overthrow a solid and well-organized Catalan team. This draw, however, allows the Verdiblancos to remain 5th, while Girona, still struggling in this complicated start to the season, snatches a precious point, but remains 18th.
