Las Palmas immediately understood that it was not going to be a comfortable morning and that their football could be conditioned by the pressure lines of the rival team, which were established even from the start in Cillessen’s zone. In the first minutes there was only one dangerous play, generated by the visiting team who, after a robbery, managed to allow their player Aleñá to shoot next to the post.
That warning put the yellow team on alert, aware of the match model that required effort in each of the balls. Fabio Silva was the first local player to respond with a shot after fifteen minutes. But he could not specify the direction as he was conditioned by the marking of his pair.
The battle was raging in all areas of the field, with constant disputes. After a local robbery, in a counterattack play at half an hour, Kirian was also able to try his right hand to find the gloves of the Soria goalkeeper along the way.
Minutes passed without more important events than the melee on each ball. The score was 0-0 at half-time, at which time Diego Martínez made a change with movement of pieces in defense and the more advanced position of Manu Fuster, who had just entered the field.
Las Palmas created concern again in the 48th minute, after an individual action and shot by Alberto Moleiro that Soria rejected. The work for the Getafe goalkeeper was accumulated 8 minutes later, when Sandro was subject to a penalty for a knockdown by Alderete. However, the Portuguese’s shot did not have the necessary intensity and David Soria managed to retain the ball in two halves.
A great opportunity had passed by, although the public reacted by cheering on the Portuguese U21 striker who seemed affected by the throwing error.
It was not the only negative news. In the 70th minute, Getafe took the lead on the scoreboard with a header from Coba, after a play and cross from Peter Federico. The two crucial moments of the match had been fateful for the yellows, forced to face a time trial in the final stretch of the day.
The end of the match was hectic. Getafe scored a second goal, the work of Borja Mayoral, before UD Las Palmas launched an offensive with a bugle call to try to equalize. Before the 90th minute Januzaj scored and in extra time Kirian and Moleiro – on two occasions – shot at goal without managing to pass Soria’s position again.
