Celta began the season with a painful home defeat against a tough Getafe side. The start of the official competition was marked by a heartfelt tribute that both clubs dedicated to all those affected by the tragic wave of wildfires currently devastating our country. Pain, anger, and all the strength in the world to bring this nightmare to an end as soon as possible.
Once the ball was rolling on the pitch, Claudio Giráldez’s side came out with energy, dominating in the opposition half and pressing a Getafe team that opted for a defensive strategy, with all their players behind the ball. However, as the minutes went by, Celta began to lose ground, and Bordalás’s team pushed forward, toughened their style of play, and ended up dictating the tempo with constant time-wasting tactics. A strategy that paid off when, in the second half, Getafe capitalized on two quick counterattacks to seal the match, leaving Celta with few chances to respond. Despite everything, the sky-blue side kept fighting until the final whistle, and although Iago Aspas had three good chances to equalize, he couldn’t break through David Soria’s wall.
MATCH REPORT:
0 – Celta: Radu, Javi Rodríguez, Yoel Lago (Pablo Durán, min. 82), Marcos Alonso, Óscar Mingueza, Fran Beltrán (Bryan Zaragoza, min. 57), Ilaix Moriba, Mihailo Ristic, (Hugo Sotelo, min. 57), Iago Aspas, Ferran Jutglá (Borja Iglesias, min. 67), Williot Swedberg (Jones El-Abdellaoui, min. 57).
2 – Getafe CF: David Soria, Ismael Bekhoucha, Juan Iglesias, Djené, Diego Rico, Davinchi, Luis Milla, Mario Martín, Arambarri, Adrián Liso (Álex Sola, min. 78), Uche.
Goals: 0-1 Liso, min. 47. 0-2 Uche, min. 71.
Referee: Iosu Galech (Navarre committee). For Celta, he booked Williot Swedberg (55′), Javi Rodríguez (86′), and Marcos Alonso (89′). For Getafe, Uche (45′) and David Soria (80′) were shown yellow cards.
Match details: Match corresponding to the first round of LaLiga EA Sports, played at Abanca Balaídos in front of 20,530 spectators.
