The match began with a setback for Getafe. Kiko Femenía had to leave the pitch injured in the opening minutes and Andrés García replaced him. Hugo González had already forced David Soria into action, while Ramón Terrats responded with a clear opening that Starfelt managed to disrupt as the Getafe player bore down on Radu.

Celta had more of the ball, but Getafe found the breakthrough in the 21st minute. A corner delivered by Johan Mojica ended with a loose ball inside the six-yard box and Satriano, alert among several defenders, stretched out a leg to make it 1-0. José Bordalás's side then protected their lead with a compact block and denied central spaces to opponents who enjoyed plenty of possession but little penetration.

Satriano came close to extending the lead early in the second half with a shot that flashed past the post. Getafe failed to take that chance and Celta equalised in the 57th minute, also from a set piece: Hugo González supplied the cross and Starfelt finished to restore parity.

Ten minutes later came the incident that changed the match. Zaid Romero, booked shortly beforehand for a foul on Iago Aspas, brought down Hugo González and Soto Grado showed him a second yellow card. It was a foul, but the booking was harsh, the sort of caution many referees manage differently when they know it means a dismissal. There was no such leeway this time: two fouls by Zaid, two cards and Getafe down to ten for almost half an hour.

Celta monopolised the ball in the closing stages but failed to turn their numerical advantage into enough chances. They finished with 70 per cent possession and 16 shots, although only three were on target. Soria preserved the draw with an excellent save from Hugo González's header, while an organised and selfless Getafe side still found the occasional break with which to threaten.

The draw leaves Getafe with four points from twelve and Celta still without a LaLiga victory. The point rewards the Azulones' resistance, but does not erase the feeling that the dismissal tilted a match that had remained open until then. Bordalás's side competed to the end; this time they also had to contend with a severity that seems to arrive all too quickly when the shirts are blue.