Getafe 1 - Deportivo La Coruña 2

Getafe: Luis García; Pulido, Belenguer (Mario Cotelo 68'), Tena, Pernía; Diego Rivas, Celestini (Alberto 26'); Redondo, Vivar Dorado (Pachón 46'), Gavilán; Paunovic. 4-2-3-1.
Deportivo: Molina; Héctor, Coloccini, Romero, Capdevila; Víctor, Duscher, Sergio, Munitis (Toro Acuña 81'); Rubén Castro (De Guzman 52'), Arizmendi (Xisco 63'). 4-4-2.

Team changes: Getafe: Pulido, Diego Rivas, Redondo for Contra, Alberto, Mario Cotelo / Depor: Héctor, Romero, Víctor, Duscher, Arizmendi for Manuel Pablo, Juanma, César, Gallardo, Diego Tristán.

Goals:
0-1. 30. Víctor. Following up after Luis García pushed out Capdevila free kick.
1-1. 57. Pachón. Got on end of Gavilán cross to turn ball in close to goal.
1-2. 72. Xisco. Headed down past keeper from Héctor's long cross.

Deportivo La Coruña moved up to within a point of the European spots after beating Getafe 1-2 in the first match of the weekend. The Galicians were pushed back at the start though, Gavilán and Redondo both shooting wide and Paunovic having a penalty appeal turned down by referee Pérez Lima. But a mistake by Luis García let in Víctor to open the scoring for the visitors, the local keeper dropping the ball at the winger's feet after Capdevila fired in a shot following a short free kick.

Getafe could have equalised soon afterwards had Molina not tipped Alberto's shot over the bar, and Paunovic had another penalty appeal turned down. Bernd Schuster decided to bring on Pachón at the break though, and after testing Molina with an acrobatic overhead kick, the striker got on the end of Gavilán's cross to level the scores.

The locals were left with ten men though soon afterwards when Gavilán was shown a second yellow card, and a few minutes later Depor went back in front after substitute Xisco headed a floated cross from Héctor down past Luis García. Getafe did what they could after that to try and save a point, Pachón putting an effort wide and Paunovic bringing another good save out of Molina with a header from a corner, but in the end they ran out of time, and will have to wait for another day to get the three points they need to pass the 40 point barrier, which Schuster has set as his target for staying in the first division.