On Sunday, February 5, the match of the 20th round of the Spanish Football Championship between Girona and Valencia took place. The game ended with the score 1:0 in favor of the Catalan club.
For fans from Ukraine, the match was remembered for the fact that 25-year-old Ukrainian midfielder Viktor Tsygankov made his debut in this game for Girona.
Victor appeared on the field in the 78th minute of the game, replacing Aleix Garcia. Then Girona was already winning with a score of 1:0 and Tsygankov helped the team to keep a minimal victory.
After the match, the authoritative portal Whoscored rated Tsygankov's actions on the field with a score of 6.1 points.
Here is how Girona fans reacted to the debut of the Ukrainian:
lluisGironafc.: "Tsygankov was good."
Jesus: "Good debut."
ALEX: "I will wait for Tsygankov in the next matches."
raul: "Tsygankov sees the little things in the game."
Dario Garcia Rodriguez: "Tsygankov's big debut."
mikel_obi22: “Happy debut! Glory to Ukraine!".
spanish_for_athletes: Good debut! Now there will be more fire."
The fans of the club were laconic on the subject of Tsygankov's debut, but in general they were satisfied with the performance of the Ukrainian.