Getafe visited Mestalla sitting twelfth with 35 points on the twenty-ninth matchday.

Rufete scored in the 31st and Di Vaio in the 35th. Mista settled it from the penalty spot in the 62nd and Pernía pulled one back in the 74th.

Quique Sánchez Flores brought on Craioveanu for Mario Cotelo in the 57th, Yordi for Míchel in the 73rd and Gallardo for Kome in the 77th.

Goalkeeper Sergio Aragoneses was booked for Getafe; for Valencia, Sissoko.

Undiano Mallenco was the referee. Getafe dropped to thirteenth place with 35 points. Craioveanu reached 200 appearances in LaLiga.