On 9 March, one of the matches of the 28th round of the Spanish football championship took place. Valencia (Spain) and Getafe (Spain) met.
Spanish Championship, 28th round
Valencia (Spain) - Getafe (Spain) - 1:0 ( 1:0)
Goals: Hugo Duro (40)
Warnings: Moriba (43), Pepelu (67).
In a tense encounter at the Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia defeated Getafe 1-0 in a La Liga match. The only goal of the match came in the 40th minute when Valencia's J. Duro found the back of the net, giving his team the lead before the break. In the second half, both teams made tactical changes, with Valencia releasing F. Perez and S. Canos on the pitch. Canos in the 59th minute, while Getafe made substitutions: C. Alena and J. Martin entered the game in the 61st and 62nd minutes respectively.
As the match progressed, tensions grew and players from both sides were shown yellow cards. Valencia's Pepelu and Getafe's I. Moriba, J. A. Carmona, Genet and O. Alderete received warnings during the game. In the last minutes of the match Valencia made another substitution: R. Yaremchuk, H. Guerra and S. Amalla came on the pitch, while Getafe - J. Iglesias, J. Santiago, N. Maksimovic and O. Despite all efforts, Getafe failed to break through the Valencia defence and the match ended 1-0 in favour of the hosts. Thanks to this victory, Valencia moved up in the La Liga standings, while Getafe will be looking to bounce back in the next game.
In the next round the following matches await the rivals: Villarreal - Valencia, Getafe - Girona.
| Valencia | Getafe | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kicks to the goal | 5 |
| 9 | Kicks | 13 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 6 | Penalty kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Penalty kicks | 4 |
| 10 | Offences | 19 |
| 5 | Corner | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 52% | Ball possession | 48% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 6 | Keeper saves | 2 |
| 398 | Total assists | 356 |
| 297 | Accurate assists | 259 |
| 75% | Accuracy of passes | 73% |