The first victory of the year has arrived, already started in the third month of 2022. The first and comfortable victory of Espanyol has arrived, which was imposed on a young Getafe player to return calm first to Vincent Moreno, to the team, to the club and, of course, to the parakeet town, restless as it was by this streak of defeats and ties. Two set pieces certified the white-and-blue victory, necessary and essential to alleviate these messages of nervousness that threatened him.
Everything changed with the fantastic head of Cabrera to rescue lost smiles in the stands of Cornellà-el Prat, along with Cabaco’s own goal to seal a calm victory. And that the game did not start well for Espanyol. The set of Vincent Moreno He seemed lazy on the grass on a sunny afternoon in Cornellà-el Prat, but he reacted with a raid. Thomas Raul on the right flank of the attack to scare Getafe.
Two own goals, one valid
The own goal of Djene he was disabled because everything was born in an illegal position – he was offside – of the white-and-blue striker. At least it was the first sign of parakeet self-esteem after an erratic start to 2022. The afternoon was tedious when vilhena served a corner with exquisite precision because Leandro Cabrera connected an imposing headbutt breaking the resistance of a surprised Diego Soriathat this action was not expected, born almost at the penalty spot.
It was a goal. By the center and, above all, by the height that acquired the Uruguayan power station being impelled with cleverness while it conquered the space thanks to a subtle touch on Maksimovic, prior to this great header. There is no lesson in effectiveness. A shot on goal, a goal. And the hug he received Vincent Moreno of his assistants to reward the work of the laboratory.
A goal that changed, and substantially, the landscape of the game. Getafe, who had started the match firmly to the point that they believed they had everything under control, blamed the blow. It hadn’t been half an hour before the game and Espanyol were already winning comfortably enough, driven by luck, although the previous play was also a set piece.
A band service which they later gave shine to vilhena i Darder before Olivera he turned a rejection into an own goal because he hit the ball on Cabaco’s legs for Espanyol’s peace of mind. Suddenly, the afternoon became peaceful, relaxed and simple when it initially looked very bad, because the parakeet team had not won a league match since the last day of 2021 when they defeated Valencia at Mestalla (1- 2).
Getafe did not show any signs of reaction after Cabrera’s 1-0 win, let alone after Cabaco’s 2-0 win. It was, in fact, the second own goal of the Madrid team. The first, by Djené, was not worth the previous offside of Raúl de Tomás; the second, yes.
Espanyol then played with the calm of this wide advantage acquired in 10 minutes full of forcefulness showing that when the ball stops is when, perhaps, we need to be more careful than ever. With a corner and a side service, the team had enough Moreno to get to rest with that comfortable income, which left him with all the work done.
Getafe will not react
The crowd roared its approval when Raúl de Tomás somehow managed to block what seemed to be a sure goal by Raúl de Tomás’s 45 minutes into the game. Proof that everything was going great. Maximum solvency at Espanyol (a shot on goal and two goals) to subdue a timid and timid Getafe, which seemed to have had a good start, although it went out immediately.
He did, however, want to get into the game in the second half with a much more energetic start, but then came across the figure of Cabrera. Again, the Uruguayan center. He was decisive in the opposing area with his 1-0 and decisive in his own area with a couple of commendable defensive interventions. And Getafe, after game time, produced very, very little, in attack.
In the final stretch of the match, in which the collegiate Vega Lamb he showed up to 11 yellow cards, it all got muddy because football was no longer flowing. Espanyol didn’t need it either, clinging to the scoreboard more than to the ball. With that he had more than enough to take the first balsamic victory of 2022. In 10 minutes he liquidated Getafe. That was enough.
