Goals from Soldado, Jonas, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricardo-Costa-c30980 and Valdez meant that Valencia defeated Getafe 4-2 on the night and ended 2012 on a high note.
Valencia ended year 2012 with a well deserved victory as they saw off the threat of an enthusiastic Getafe side and managed to beat them 4-2 on the evening.
The match was Valencia’s last in the league for the calendar year and the match turned out to be a good one for the fans who wanted to see some goals, as Mestalla did not disappoint.
The match was off to a flying start as the hosts meant some serious business.
It only took http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-Soldado-c31367 opened the scoring.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 striker headed home a cross from Feghouli after the latter had stolen the ball on the right side of the pitch.
Valencia did not take their feet of the gas pedal as they went in search for the second goal, which would see them take command of the game.
Five minutes more on the clock and it was 2-0 to the home side as Rami initiated a beautiful Valencia move.
Rami’s long pass was controlled by Soldado and he and Piatti combined well, before the latter laid up a shot for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonas-c18967. Jonas cut into the centre and beat Moya with a finish at the far post.
Getafe pulled one back at the 12th minute mark as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-c5280 gave a lifeline to the visitors.
The goal brought some belief back in to the visitors as they created several chances to equalise, but it was Valencia who scored next.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Costa-c9458 thumped in a header and made it 3-1 to the hosts.
Valencia kept the momentum going in the second half as Jonas hit the post with a powerful effort.
Alexis then again made the game interesting as he scored for the away side to make it 3-2.
Substitute Nelson Valdez then put the tie to bed as he combined well with Viera before scoring the all important goal.
Valencia are now 9th in the Liga standings with 24 points to their name and will look to make the most out of their campaign in 2013.
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