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03/02 16:30 CST Real Madrid lose second straight and miss chance to close gap
on Liga leader Barcelona
Real Madrid lose second straight and miss chance to close gap on Liga leader
Barcelona
MADRID (AP) --- Real Madrid lost for the second straight La Liga match when a
stunning volley from Martn Satriano gave Getafe a shock 1-0 win at Santiago
Bernabeu Stadium on Monday.
The result prevented the capital club from cutting the four-point gap to leader
Barcelona.
Getafe had lost all eight of its previous league encounters with Real Madrid
and early saves from goalkeeper David Soria kept it from falling behind.
Soria turned over a shot from Arda Gler midway through the first half, not
long after frustrating Vinicius Junior when he was through on goal.
Madrid had more of the ball but lacked punch up front and it paid a price for
its profligacy six minutes before halftime when Getafe took the lead.
A hopeful cross from the right was headed clear but it fell to the feet of
Satriano, who volleyed into the roof of the net from 20 meters out.
It was the second goal in three games for the Uruguayan, who joined on loan
from Lyon during the last transfer window.
Madrid continued to dominate possession in the second half and Antonio Rdiger
and substitute Rodrygo were among those who came close to grabbing an equalizer.
But it could not find a way past Getafe's stuffy rearguard and an in-form Soria.
Madrid's task became even harder when Franco Mastantuono was sent off for
dissent in stoppage time and although the numbers were evened up in the last
minute when Getafe's Adrian Liso was also shown a red card it came too late to
make any impact.
Getafe held on to secure a historic win, its first at the Santiago Bernabeu
since 2008, and a vital three points in its bid to stay in La Liga.
"Coming here is always very difficult," Getafe defender Kiko Femena told
broadcaster DAZN. "We have to congratulate the team, we did a superb job at the
back and we scored when had the chance. We might even have scored more on the
counterattack."
They jumped three league places into 11th and were eight points above the
relegation zone.
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