La Liga: Espanyol prevails over Getafe 2-1
GETAFE. Espanyol overcame Getafe to win 2-1.
GETAFE. Espanyol defeated Getafe to win 2-1. It was Espanyol to strike first with an early goal of Joselu at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 8′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Javi Puado gave the win to Espanyol in the 62′ minute with a goal. Getafe was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez stadium in Getafe on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez assisted by Álvaro Yeray Carreño Cabrera and Aitor Villate Martínez. The 4th official was Germán Cid Camacho. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.9 degrees Celsius or 51.62 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 60%.
Match Statistics
Getafe was in firm control of the ball 62% while Espanyol was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Getafe was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Espanyol found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Getafe shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Espanyol shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Getafe received 2 yellow cards (Domingos Duarte and G. Álvarez). Talking about the opposition, Espanyol received 3 yellow cards (Fernando Calero, Leandro Cabrera and C. Montes).
After playing this match, Getafe will stay with 17 points like Almería, Celta de Vigo and Real Valladolid to stay in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Espanyol will have 14 points to stay in the 19th place.
Match Events
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6'6'
Joselu
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8'8'
Enes Ünal
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16'16'
Domingos Duarte
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29'29'
Fernando Calero
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34'34'
Leandro Cabrera
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46'46'
Munir El Haddadi
Carles Aleñá
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46'46'
Juan Iglesias
Damián Suárez
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46'46'
G. Álvarez
Omar Alderete
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51'51'
C. Montes
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62'62'
Javi Puado
Joselu
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64'64'
Gonzalo Villar
Ángel Algobia
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67'67'
Juanmi Latasa
Munir El Haddadi
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80'80'
Edu Expósito
Javi Puado
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90'90'
G. Álvarez
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Getafe will host Real Betis on the 28th of January with a 10-9 head to head stats in favor of Getafe (9 draws).
Espanyol will host Real Betis on the 21st of January with a 8-8 head to head stats.
Getafe: Formation and Lineups
Getafe started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Enrique Sánchez Flores chose to play with the following team: David Soria , Damián Suárez , Djené , Domingos Duarte , Omar Alderete , Portu , Carles Aleñá , Luis Milla , Ángel Algobia , Borja Mayoral and Enes Ünal .
Getafe could not rely on the presence of Munir El Haddadi (injured) and G. Álvarez (injured).
Substitutes
Getafe made 5 changes: Carles Aleñá for Munir El Haddadi (46′), Damián Suárez for Juan Iglesias (46′), Omar Alderete for G. Álvarez (46′), Ángel Algobia for Gonzalo Villar (64′) and Munir El Haddadi for Juanmi Latasa (67′).
Top player: Enes Ünal
The player who no doubt impressed Getafe the most was Enes Ünal.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14.
Espanyol: Formation and Lineups
Espanyol started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Talking about the opposition, Diego Martínez Penas played with: Álvaro Fernández , Fernando Calero , César Montes , Leandro Cabrera , Aleix Vidal , Vinícius Souza , Sergi Darder , Óscar Gil , Martin Braithwaite , Javi Puado and Joselu .
Substitutes
Espanyol made only 1 change substituting Javi Puado for Edu Expósito (80′).
Top player: Joselu
The player who no doubt impressed Espanyol the most was Joselu.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jake Osgathorpe
In the 1990s, I grew up watching the Premier League and idolised Eric Cantona and David Beckham. Later, I expanded my football horizons to include European and South American teams. Covered Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for several years in Spain; currently covering Marcus Rashford and Erling Haaland in Manchester. worked for Reuters, UEFA, FIFA, The Telegraph, and The Daily Mail until joining LOOTRS in 2022. usually spotted sporting a waterproof jacket at The Etihad or Old Trafford.
