Spanish Primera Division: Getafe 1-2 vs. Real Madrid - Half time report
Starting XI For Real Madrid: Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Raul Albiol, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350.
Starting XI for Getafe: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Miku-c25758.
Real Madrid were looking all set to steal this La Liga fixture away from Getafe, following an early penalty from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 in the 12th minute.
Jose Mourinho was well aware of the pressure going into this away fixture without the services of first choice defenders http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-c30652 Albiol took the centre of defence with Marcelo and Arbeloa on either wing.
With a fully fit Kaka looking from the bench, Ronaldo converted the penalty kick coolly to the right bottom corner. The lead was doubled when midfielder Ozil managed a superb one on one finish and Real Madrid looked all set to end the match in their favour. Ronaldo was a threat for the entire 45 minutes and managed some tricky shots, which were expertly saved by Codina. Getafe had no hope in the match http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AS-Real-c38478 enjoyed most of the possession, with Ozil, Di Maria, Benzema and Ronaldo gelling well with each other.
The penalty was Ronaldo’s 18th La Liga goal this season and his 28th in all competitions. Getafe, however, found themselves back into the match in the 28th minute. Parejo ran towards the box and managed to unleash a power finish, giving http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Casillas-c16815 absolutely no reaction time. The finish was remarkable and unstoppable, meaning that the hosts had something to play for in the second half.
With just one goal between the two sides, Real would want to finish off the game by adding another goal. Mourinho confirmed that Brazilian star Kaka is likely to play 15-20 minutes in the fixture and his composure and skill would be needed to finish off this game. With the side 4 points behind Barcelona, nothing less than a win would keep Mourinho’s title hopes going strong and a substitution can be expected in the second half.
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