On 30 April, one of the matches of the 32nd round of the Spanish football championship took place. Espanyol (Spain) and Getafe (Spain) met.
Spanish Championship, round 32
Espanyol (Spain) - Getafe (Spain) - 1:0 (1:0)
Goals: Joselu (38)
Warnings: Alenha (37), Braithwaite (42), A. Fernandez (47), Duarte (51), N. Maksimovic (57), Nicolas Melamed (71), Gonzalo Villar (73), J. Latasa (81), Alex Vidal (90+1)
In a tense La Liga match, Espanyol managed a 1-0 victory over Getafe at the RCDE Stadium. Although the scoreline remained unchanged throughout the game, it was a very tense one, with several yellow cards and substitutions. The first yellow card of the game was given to Getafe player K. Alena in the 37th minute. Just a minute later, Espanyol were awarded a penalty thanks to Joselu's impressive work rate. He converted it and Espanyol took the lead. Espanyol's M. Braithwaite was given a yellow card in the 42nd minute and the same team's A. Fernandez was given one as soon as play resumed, in the 47th minute. Getafe's D. Duarte was also sent off for a foul in the 51st minute. In fact, both sides played physical football, resulting in a total of eight yellow cards for the match.
There were several notable substitutions in the game, with Mounir El Haddadi replacing K. Alain in the 64th minute for Getafe. D. Suárez was replaced by Vinicius Sousa in the 68th minute for Espanyol. And Getafe made three substitutions on 81 minutes: O. Alderete, G. Alvarez and E. Unal were replaced by S. Mitrovic, F. Angileri and J. Latas respectively. J. Mata came on in place of G. Villar in the final minutes of the match, in the 90th minute. Braithwaite was replaced by J. Puado in the 86th minute and O. Gil came on in place of A. Vidal for Espanyol in the same minute. Vidal received a yellow card in the 90th minute, but not long before the end of the match. In the end, Espanyol held a 1-0 lead and took all three points, while Getafe finished the match without even scoring a consolation goal. It was a tough win for Espanyol in front of their home crowd, with several key players involved.
In the next round, the opponents will face Sevilla vs Espanyol and Getafe vs Celta.
| Espanyol | Getafe | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 17 | Shots | 7 |
| 3 | Blocked kicks | 1 |
| 11 | Kicks from the penalty area | 5 |
| 6 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
| 11 | Offences | 23 |
| 6 | Corner | 3 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 57% | Possession of the ball | 43% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 7 |
| 361 | Total assists | 260 |
| 278 | Accurate passes | 168 |
| 77% | Accuracy of transmissions | 65% |