MADRID (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo hit a
hat-trick and Sergio Ramos got the other
as Real Madrid beat Getafe 4-0 in their La
Liga clash on Sunday.
All Real’s goals came in the second-half
but it still sees them trail arch-rivals
Barcelona by 12 points while city
neighbours Atletico are four points
ahead of them with both sides still to
play on Sunday.
Ronaldo took his total for the season to
21 and will come face-to-face with top-
scorer Lionel Messi on Wednesday when
Real and Barcelona meet in the Spanish
Cup semi-final first leg.
Afterwards Jose Mourinho’s assistant,
Aitor Karanka, confirmed that the
Portuguese star’s substitution straight
after his third goal was not due to
injury.
“It was just a precaution he got his goals
and played his part like all the team did,
the side is improving in general and we
looked solid today once we got the first
goal,†he said.
Antonio Adan was called up to replace
Iker Casillas in goal after the club captain
fractured a bone in his hand in midweek
in the Cup game against Valencia,
although new signing Diego Lopez from
Sevilla will be the likeliest long-term
replacement for the Spanish captain.
Xabi Alonso was also on the bench,
perhaps with the Barca tie in mind, and
his absence was noticeable as the game
began slowly and without rhythm on a
cold morning in the Spanish capital.
Miguel Angel Moya had to be sharp in
the Getafe goal to block a Ronaldo free-
kick on eleven minutes and then again
to stop a shot from the same player
eleven minutes later.
The team from the industrial town on
the outskirts of the capital were keeping
the home sides chances to a minimum
and started to cause a few problems
themselves on the break.
Adan had to block a Pablo Sarabia shot
and then a Diego Castro header before
the half-hour mark.
Next it was Madrid’s turn to quickly
break and Mesut Ozil saw a shot blocked
after clever play down the left.
However, despite dominating
possession, the home side could only
muster a further Luka Modric shot
before the interval as a well marshalled
Getafe defence stood firm.
Jose Mourinho changed things around at
the break introducing Sami Khedira for
defender Raul Albiol and the German
made an immediate impression.
His shot was acrobatically saved by
Moya on 53 minutes and the keeper
reacted quickly to deny Fabio Coentrao
from the rebound for a great double
save.
From the resulting corner Moya’s luck
ran out when Ramos stabbed home
after the keeper was challenged by
Ricardo Carvalho, Moya protested the
legality of Carvalho’s jump and was
booked for his efforts.
Gonzalo Higuain then headed over as
the lead appeared to settle Madrid into a
style of play with a more attacking edge.
The second came on 62 minutes after a
sweeping counter-attack saw Ozil play
Ronaldo into space on the left and the
Portuguese finished crisply to double
the lead.
Three minutes later and from the same
counter-attacking play Ronaldo made it
three, finishing off a Higuain cross with
a simple header.
Ronaldo grabbed his hat-trick from the
penalty spot on 72 minutes after Alberto
Lopo had fouled Modric and a minute
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hat-trick and Sergio Ramos got the other
as Real Madrid beat Getafe 4-0 in their La
Liga clash on Sunday.
All Real’s goals came in the second-half
but it still sees them trail arch-rivals
Barcelona by 12 points while city
neighbours Atletico are four points
ahead of them with both sides still to
play on Sunday.
Ronaldo took his total for the season to
21 and will come face-to-face with top-
scorer Lionel Messi on Wednesday when
Real and Barcelona meet in the Spanish
Cup semi-final first leg.
Afterwards Jose Mourinho’s assistant,
Aitor Karanka, confirmed that the
Portuguese star’s substitution straight
after his third goal was not due to
injury.
“It was just a precaution he got his goals
and played his part like all the team did,
the side is improving in general and we
looked solid today once we got the first
goal,†he said.
Antonio Adan was called up to replace
Iker Casillas in goal after the club captain
fractured a bone in his hand in midweek
in the Cup game against Valencia,
although new signing Diego Lopez from
Sevilla will be the likeliest long-term
replacement for the Spanish captain.
Xabi Alonso was also on the bench,
perhaps with the Barca tie in mind, and
his absence was noticeable as the game
began slowly and without rhythm on a
cold morning in the Spanish capital.
Miguel Angel Moya had to be sharp in
the Getafe goal to block a Ronaldo free-
kick on eleven minutes and then again
to stop a shot from the same player
eleven minutes later.
The team from the industrial town on
the outskirts of the capital were keeping
the home sides chances to a minimum
and started to cause a few problems
themselves on the break.
Adan had to block a Pablo Sarabia shot
and then a Diego Castro header before
the half-hour mark.
Next it was Madrid’s turn to quickly
break and Mesut Ozil saw a shot blocked
after clever play down the left.
However, despite dominating
possession, the home side could only
muster a further Luka Modric shot
before the interval as a well marshalled
Getafe defence stood firm.
Jose Mourinho changed things around at
the break introducing Sami Khedira for
defender Raul Albiol and the German
made an immediate impression.
His shot was acrobatically saved by
Moya on 53 minutes and the keeper
reacted quickly to deny Fabio Coentrao
from the rebound for a great double
save.
From the resulting corner Moya’s luck
ran out when Ramos stabbed home
after the keeper was challenged by
Ricardo Carvalho, Moya protested the
legality of Carvalho’s jump and was
booked for his efforts.
Gonzalo Higuain then headed over as
the lead appeared to settle Madrid into a
style of play with a more attacking edge.
The second came on 62 minutes after a
sweeping counter-attack saw Ozil play
Ronaldo into space on the left and the
Portuguese finished crisply to double
the lead.
Three minutes later and from the same
counter-attacking play Ronaldo made it
three, finishing off a Higuain cross with
a simple header.
Ronaldo grabbed his hat-trick from the
penalty spot on 72 minutes after Alberto
Lopo had fouled Modric and a minute
later he went off to a standing ovation.Always Click the Share & Like button above to Appreciate This Topic
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