The front Jose Luis Morales signed with a goal in minute 52 the comeback of the Villarreal al Getafewhich began this Monday by taking the lead at La Cerámica with a goal from Enes Unal that equaled Samu Chukwueze one minute from the break a party that cut the bad dynamics of four consecutive defeats for the locals and left the Madrid team in the relegation places.
The game, which began with two first crosses by Chukwueze that Alderete and Soria cleared, ended ten minutes into the game when Djené, attentive to catch the ball from a fight between Yeremy and Arambarri, crossed into the area for Ünal, who headed masterfully to beat Reina.
Villarreal, who saw how their game plan fell apart quickly, tried to reply with a header from Pau, but the central defender from Villarreal, bothered by Djené’s marking, was unable to finish off with force against Soria, who he easily caught.
While, Getafe felt more and more comfortable with the passing of the minutes against a Villarreal who had difficulty overcoming the iron defensive line of the azulón team, who remained very close in each attack by the yellows to prevent the inside game and who, despite the discomfort, flashes of quality from the loaned Terrats were visible.
Quique Setién’s team, which felt a certain amount of anxiety when conceding a goal in the first minutes and carrying so many defeats in a row, was forced to play with through passes from behind to look for the mismatch of the Madrid defense, but it was only effective for him on one occasion that ended with the rejection of Soria.
The visiting centre-backs readjusted to clear each cross into Villarreal’s area, which, despite attacking more than its rival, the most dangerous plays came from Maksimovic, who ran into a good Reina in two plays. But, with a minute to go before the end of the first act, Chukwueze caught Soria’s rejection of a shot from Capoue to equalize the contest.
After the break, Villarreal started with energy and Chukwueze scrambled down the right flank to get rid of Gastón and cross back to Morales, who beat the Azulón goalkeeper with a cross shot (m.52) to trace the match.
Quique Sánchez Flores’s team had a hard time reacting to the local goal and, by focusing more on attack to seek the tie, Villarreal dominated the game much more comfortably. Calmly and with many touches, the people from Castellón found more holes, although they were not fine in the last meters.
Getafe was about to tie in 89 with a shot from Borja Mayoral that crashed into the crossbar and two set pieces that the yellow defense cleared, but, in the end, it was not possible to score a point for the visitors.
