Getafe edged Racing Santander 1-0 in LaLiga thanks to a late goal from E. Unal, after the visitors had already missed a penalty. It was a tight contest that stayed goalless until the closing stages.

Match Summary

The first half produced bookings but no breakthrough. Racing Santander were first into the referee's notebook, and S. Sazonov was also shown a yellow for Getafe, yet neither team found the net. The visitors finished with more of the ball, but Getafe produced the higher shot count and the score remained 0-0 at the break.

The second half followed the same pattern until the last quarter of an hour. Racing Santander were given a penalty in the 77th minute, and A. Martin missed it. Getafe made them pay soon after. E. Unal scored in the 81st minute, the only goal of the contest, and the hosts closed out a 1-0 win.

Key Moments

Racing Santander's missed penalty was the chance that should have flipped the night. A. Martin stepped up with the game still blank and could have put the visitors in front with time to manage a lead. Instead they stayed level and still needed a goal.

That miss framed the winner. Getafe had managed only one shot on target all evening, and when E. Unal converted late it was enough to take the points. Racing Santander's three efforts on target never became an equalizer.

The bookings leaned the other way as well. Racing Santander finished with three yellow cards to Getafe's one, and neither side saw a red.

Match Statistics

Racing Santander controlled 57 percent of possession against Getafe's 43 and matched that territorial edge with three shots on target to one. Getafe still led the shot count 12 to 6 and the expected goals, 1.22 to 1, and they won the corner battle 8 to 6. The hosts needed only that single effort on target to decide it. Yellow cards finished one for Getafe and three for Racing Santander, with no dismissals.

What the Result Means

Getafe went into the fixture 20th in La Liga, still on zero points from one match and sitting on a goal difference of minus three after one defeat. Racing Santander were seventh, with one point from one match and a goal difference of zero after a draw. They were a point apart before this meeting.

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