Getafe needed a moment of steel, and David Soria provided it. Before the 75th minute had even fully settled, Racing had a penalty chance to tilt the game, only for the goalkeeper to shut the door on Andrés Martín and keep the score locked at 0-0. That was the kind of intervention that changes the mood of a match, and in this case it changed the result.
Later, Getafe turned that survival into victory. Andrés García delivered the cross and Enes Unal finished the move to seal a 1-0 win, Getafe's first league victory after the opening-day defeat to Alavés. It was not a performance that suggested everything is suddenly smooth at the Coliseum, but it did show something far more valuable: when the game was hanging, Getafe had the decisive players.
Two moments, one result
That is the brutal truth about this match. Racing, the newly promoted side learning how to compete in Primera, were in the contest and had earned their chance. But football is rarely generous to teams that leave the key moment unfinished. Sazonov's foul on Salinas handed Racing the penalty, and David Soria erased it with a save that kept Getafe alive.
From there, the balance of the evening shifted. Getafe did not need a flood of chances or a sweeping attacking display. They needed a break, a delivery, and a finish. They got exactly that through Andrés García and Enes Unal, and that was enough to turn a scrappy contest into a much-needed victory.
A win that matters beyond the scoreline
For José Bordalás and Getafe, this was more than just three points. It came after the opening loss to Alavés and followed the European win against Partizán in the Conference, so the early season picture now looks a little more settled. Not comfortable, not complete, but settled enough to matter.
Racing will point to the fact that they competed well for long spells, and that is fair enough. But competing is not the same as finishing the job. Getafe had the goalkeeper who saved them, and then the striker who punished the gap. In a tight match, that is the difference between frustration and relief.
