Getafe 1 : 1 Sevilla - Sevilla stumble

Posted Saturday, January 19, 2013 by PA

Sevilla failed to get Unai Emery's reign as manager off to the perfect starts as a huge error from Andres Palop gifted Getafe a 1-1 draw at the Alfonso Perez Coliseum.

Jesus Navas had already spurned a great opportunity to give the visitors the lead by the time Jose Antonio Reyes put them in front with a neat finish five minutes before half-time.

But the lead lasted only three minutes as Palop got caught under Adrian Colunga's inswinging cross and the ball floated over his head and into the net.

Sevilla continued to have the better of the play after the break but Alvaro Negredo blasted their best chance over as both sides had to settle for a point.

Negredo was first to threaten on 15 minutes when he fired into the side-netting from a narrow angle, but the Spain international did much better seven minutes later when he outmuscled the two Getafe centre-backs and played in Navas for what looked like an easy finish.

The winger, however, completely scuffed his shot and allowed Miguel Angel Moya to get down and palm it to safety.

The opener did eventually arrive for the visitors just before half-time as a nice turn and pass from Ivan Rakitic set Reyes free inside the box to slide home his third goal of the season.

Getafe still managed to go in level at half-time, though, as Colunga's free-kick from the right was aided by a strong wind as it curled in towards the goal and completely deceived Palop - whose positioning was very questionable.

After the break Moya produced a wonderful save to prevent Juan Valera's miscued clearance ending up in his own goal before Negredo came close when he fired over after being played in by Rakitic.

Moya then made one final save two minutes from time to prevent Navas' corner dipping in at the near post after the ball again deviated drastically due to the wind, but there was not to be a winner as Getafe maintain their three-point advantage over Los Nervionenses in mid-table.