Ramon Orosa
Bilbao, Jan 25 (EFE) .- Athletic beat Getafe 5-1 in San Mamés on a magical night by Iker Muniain, who participated in the four goals of his team while he was on the field, and Raúl García, who scored the The first and third goals of Marc Cucurella's comeback to 0-1 at 18 seconds into the game.
Those were not the only names to stand out in an overwhelming Athletic that Unai Simón had a key piece in the goal by stopping a penalty against Jaime Mata that would have been 1-2 and in which they added the goals of the final 5-1 Yeray Álvarez , Alex Berenguer and Oscar de Marcos, to excellent services from Muniain himself, Iñaki Williams, who was not spoiled by not scoring, and Asier Villalibre.
With these three points, the Basque team, in which everything is happiness since the arrival of Marcelino García Toral to his bench, has already risen to the first half of the table, where it is ninth although still closer to the descent, of which it has been six points away from Europe, which still has seven.
Getafe, which cuts a streak of two wins in a row, is thirteenth, albeit one point behind Athletic.
Before starting the match, Getafe made Athletic the champion corridor for its recent Super Cup title, a detail that Ibiza already had in the Cup on Thursday. The captain, Muniain, left the trophy perched in the stands, in clear gesture towards the rojiblancos fans.
And after the honors, the shock started unleashed. With a goal at 18 seconds, a VAR intervention in minute 5 and the tie in minute 12.
The first goal was born in a clearance by Yeray that Kubo, Mata and Aleñà took advantage of to spin a beautiful play that was finished by Cucurella, behind Capa, heading at pleasure Aleñá's perfect center.
Athletic was not daunted and by minute 5 they already looked for Getafe's weaknesses and seemed to find those of Yáñez, who knocked down Williams. Although Cordero Vega rectified his first penalty decision because before the visiting goal had touched the ball.
Athletic continued to insist and tied in a play with two technical gestures even more complicated than Aleñá's. A high center with the left of Muniain after turning and a touch with the subtle and unstoppable foot of Raúl García. A shot that defines Raúl in the rival area.
But neither the game nor Athletic, who sought 2-1 in two plays with De Marcos as protagonist, did not stop there. The first a complicated header after being left with Williams's head in a center by Raúl; and the second a center in good position in which the defense covered its center to Williams.
Neither did Getafe back down, enjoying a penalty by Nuñez, in a play that could have been a lack of Cucurella. In the maximum foul, Unai Simón beat Mata in a launch traced to the one the Getafe striker scored last season. A kick to the left of the goalkeeper that Simón cleared a great intervention.
Athletic regained dominance, trying to complete the comeback before the break with a header from Raúl to another Muniain center and a volley from Williams from the front that licked the stick.
But the somersault had to wait for the second half, again with Muniain and Raúl leading the way. The captain generates and the Navarrese executes.
Although the 2-1 was marked by Yeray. Of course, in another center in Muniain. Again perfect at the head of the brave central Barakaldo, who hooked a great shot to the far post, unstoppable, from almost the front.
Almost as good, although in a better position, was the header with which Raúl scored 3-1. On that occasion to the center of Balenziaga after Muniain dislodged the Azulona defense with up to three threats that left the Navarrese alone to finish off.
Athletic did not stop there, which was liked by all those who put on the red-and-white shirt and rounded off a win that only deepens the happiness in which it has been since Marcelino's arrival. With which, after losing the first game, he chains four victories in a row. This Monday, his first in the league and the first for Athletic against a José Bordalás team.
– Data sheet:
5 – Athletic: Unai Simón; Capa, Yeray, Unai Nuñez, Balenziaga (Lekue, m.66); De Marcos, Vencedor (Vesga, m.73), Dani García, Muniain (Unai López, m.80); Williams (Villalibre, m.80) and Raúl García (Berenguer, m.73)).
1 – Getafe: Yáñez; Damien, Djene, Etxeita, Nyom; Kubo (Mamor, m.69), Arambarri (Patrick, m.83), Maksimovic (Ángel, m.56), Cucurella; Aleñá; and Mata (Portillo, m.69).
Goals: 0-1, m.1: Cucurella. 1-1, m.12: Raúl García. 2-1, m.50: Yeray. 3-1, m.61; Raúl García. 4-1, m.75: Berenguer. 5-1, m.82: De Marcos.
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega (Cantabrian Committee). He showed a yellow card to the local Nuñez (m.9), Raúl García (m.17), Dani García (m.40) and Vencedor (m.57), and to the visitors Maksimovic (m.8), Mata (m. 49), Etxeita (m.56) and Djene (m.78).
Incidents: Match of the twentieth day of LaLiga Santander played San Mamés behind closed doors. EFE
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