Depleted by the expulsion of Alex Baena In the first half, Villarreal held on for more than an hour with one man less to get a point at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez (0-0) thanks to a stellar performance by their goalkeeperFilip Jörgensen, who built a wall that Getafe could never demolish.
Criticized even in the summer after his signing and then in the first days, Jörgensen vindicated his figure through stops. Until four scoring chances saved the Danish goalkeeper, who emerged as the hero of a team that is not finding its way in the first part of the season.
And something is happening with Villarreal, which has not found its way since it got rid of its key players last season. He lost Nicolas Jackson, Pau Torres, Samu Chukwueze or Boulaye Dia to enter 110 million euros. He invested ten to sign Alexander Sorloth and Ramón Terrats and to hire several free players.
With that script, Quique Setién lost his position on the bench after three days. His replacement, Pacheta, cannot find the way either and Villarreal shows a irregularity and nerves unbecoming of very recent times.
He demonstrated it in Coliseum Alfonso Pérez with the expulsion of Álex Baena after 25 minutes in an absolutely unnecessary action. The ‘yellow’ winger elbowed Stefan Mitrovic in the neck and the VAR was in charge of notifying the referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer to view repeated images. The red card was non-negotiable and Baena went out in a totally irresponsible manner.
Baena’s elbow to Mitrovic for which he received a direct red card at the Coliseum ????
The VAR called the referee and the Villarreal player ended up being sent off #LALIGAenDAZN ⚽ pic.twitter.com/p25wv6hyyG
— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) September 30, 2023
Until that moment, Villarreal was not very precise either. He was erratic, overly dependent on long balls to Sorloth while Nemanja Maksimovic and Mauro Arambarri They completely nullified the engine room of Pacheta’s team. With Dani Parejo and Capoue disappeared, Villarreal became a vulgar team.
However, Getafe was slow to take advantage of their numerical and football situation. Bordalás, expelledhe walked desperately through one of the press boxes watching how Jörgensen was in charge of stopping the few opportunities that his players enjoyed.
Specifically, two: a double shot of Oscar Rodriguez and of Jaime Mata and another of Borja Mayoral after half an hour. All three were saved by Jörgenssen with some commendable interventions, especially that of Mayoral, who required an impossible stretch to prevent Getafe’s first goal from getting on the scoreboard.
The blue team, with five changes compared to their previous match against Athletic (they entered Damián Suárez, Djené Dakonam, Óscar, Jaime Mata and Mitrovic by Juan Iglesias, Domingos Duarte, Carles Aleñá, Mason Greenwood and Fabrizio Angileri), was not entirely comfortable. It was missing a little sparkle and more depth. And, for that reason, he looked for them at half-time with the entry of a finisher like Juanmi Latasa and a dribbler like Greenwood.
Bordalás went for it. He didn’t want to let the three points slip away, but the changes weren’t effective either. It was the merit of Villarreal, who nullified their rival until they became a flat and predictable team. In fact, until minute 63, Getafe did not miss the goal again with a header from Arambarri who, once again, caught Jörgenssen with a dove that looked great for the photo.
Look no further! HE IS THE MVP! ????
Jörgensen’s thing in Getafe is a RECITAL ⛔#LALIGAenDAZN ⚽ pic.twitter.com/0g6tE4MaFV
— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) September 30, 2023
That was the penultimate occasion. Arambarri also had the last one, with a shot from outside the area almost at the end that, of course, was taken by Jörgenssen. In the end, Villarreal held on with an undoubted effort. He didn’t even try David Soria throughout the game, but it was not the day to attack.
Baena’s recklessness left a team that survived thanks to the courage of the ten players who stayed on the field and the interventions of Jörgensen, a goalkeeper criticized when he signed for the Castellón club and hero of the Coliseum to keep Both teams in the middle of the table.
2023-09-30 14:08:36
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