Las Palmas breaks Getafe's streak and moves towards permanence
The creative style of Las Palmas was more powerful than the seasoned football of José Bordalás, who saw the chain of eight league games without defeat broken at the Gran Canaria Stadium. Getafe, victim of a certain disconnection in the last part of the first half, could do nothing against a rival that is placed eighth in the table, just four points from the European places. A stomp by the Paraguayan on Enzo Loiodice, punished in the first instance with a yellow card for a grab, was reviewed on the monitor by Busquets Ferrer, who ended up opting for a direct red..
“There can be all kinds of opinions. After eight days away from the Coliseum, his team has not yet achieved a victory. This weakness contrasts with the solvency of Francisco Javier García Pimienta's team, already with four wins after seven games in their stadium.
The Greenwood Menace
The matter could have become even more complicated for Getafe at the start, when Óscar Rodríguez saw a red card rectified by the VAR. This scare did not confuse the azulones, capable of holding down the young yellow talents, with Alberto Moleiro or Kirian Rodríguez at the helm.
“Everything went against us, because in the first half nothing had happened and we had even had the best scoring situations,” analyzed Bordalás, in reference to the tactical control and approaches of Mason Greenwood, once again the most inspired of his team. stroke.
However, the situation turned 180º two minutes before the break thanks to the genius of Kirian, author of a superb cross from the right wing, with hardly any space, which Julián Araújo, more attentive than the centre-backs, headed into the net from the second stick.
Competitive nature
After passing through the locker room, Getafe wanted to change course by bringing on José Latasa instead of Djené, but almost immediately they found themselves outnumbered by the aforementioned red card to Alderete. Despite the adversity, Borja Mayoral was able to tie after a blatant error by Coco when the ball was released. A sample of the competitive nature of the Madrid team, also capable of generating concern in set-piece actions.
Las Palmas, obviously, also generated danger in the vicinity of David Soria, who avoided the 2-0 with a feline intervention after a header from Sergi Cardona. Fatigue was taking its toll on Sandro Ramírez, back in the yellow eleven, but even more so on Getafe, who was able to breathe in the 87th minute when the referee annulled a goal by Moleiro.
The sentence was made to wait until added time, when a pass by Marvin on the right side was completed, with an empty goal by Cristian Herrera.. The first goal for the 32-year-old forward, in front of his fans, more than a decade after leaving the club's lower divisions to play for the Elche reserve team. The youth player's emotion made the party in the stands more emotional. With 21 points, Las Palmas seems closer to permanence every day.