Satriano earns ten-man Getafe a 1-1 draw with Rayo on Carvajal’s debut

Satriano earns ten-man Getafe a 1-1 draw with Rayo on Carvajal’s debut Martin Satriano's second-half equaliser gave Getafe a 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, after Djené's first-half red card left Dani Carvajal's new side a man short. Rayo dominated the ball and created far more, but the point keeps the two clubs level on points in the lower half of the table. Getafe’s ten men held Rayo Vallecano to a 1-1 draw in Matchday 9 of La Liga on Monday night. The match kicked off at 20:00 at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez and was refereed by Jon Ander Gonzalez Esteban. Álvaro García gave the visitors the lead in the 11th minute from a Jorge De Frutos assist. Martin Satriano equalised in the 56th minute, set up by Francho Serrano Gracia. The night also marked Dani Carvajal’s first appearance for Pepe Bordalás’s side. The 34-year-old right-back went straight into the starting eleven even though he had not played for several months, Telemadrid reported. Getafe said he arrived with 51 Spain caps and 29 titles won with Real Madrid and Spain, and that his contract runs until 30 June 2027. He was booked in the 79th minute, one of six Getafe players cautioned. Djené’s red card shaped a match Rayo controlled The game turned on Djené’s dismissal. Already booked for handball in the 16th minute, he was sent off in the 28th after bringing down Álvaro García while he was the last defender, according to EFE. Yet Getafe produced their best first-half chances after going down to ten: Valou headed narrowly wide and Emil Audero turned an Enes Ünal effort onto the post. At the other end, David Soria pushed a Sergio Camello shot from inside the area behind for a corner in the 24th minute, Rayo’s official report said. Rayo went in 0-1 up at half-time, but could not add a second. Straight after Satriano levelled, Beñat San José made his first substitutions, bringing on Óscar Valentín and Pedro Díaz for Isi Palazón and Iván Balliu. Satriano then forced Audero into a save with a shot from outside the area in the 62nd minute. He finished as the top-rated player on the pitch with 8.2, with four shots and two key passes. The statistics show how far the balance tilted towards the visitors. Rayo completed 521 accurate passes to Getafe’s 181 and generated 2.26 expected goals against 0.61. Shots on target were closer, at five to four, with Soria making four saves and Audero three. The numbers are consistent with a side that defended deep and relied on a small number of chances. A point keeps both clubs level in the table The draw leaves Rayo 13th and Getafe 14th, both on 9 points, with Rayo having played a game fewer. It was Getafe’s second successive 1-1. In their previous game, a Gudelj goal earned them a draw against Universitatea Craiova, according to Telemadrid. In the most recent previous league meeting between the sides, on 3 May 2026, Rayo won 2-0 at Getafe. Getafe now turn to Europe. They host FC Lugano at the Coliseum on Thursday 22 October at 18:45 in Matchday 2 of the Conference League, their first European home game of the campaign, the club said. Rayo return to league action against Elche on Saturday 24 October. Sources Getafe CF 1 – Rayo Vallecano 1 (Rayo Vallecano) 1-1. Empate entre Getafe y Rayo en el debut de Carvajal (Telemadrid) 📷 Coliseum Alfonso Pérez : Vincenzo.togni, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons