Saturday 6 October 2012 23:24, UK
Espanyol were denied their first win of the La Liga season by Real Valladolid, while Real Betis got back to winning ways.
Getafe ground out a 1-0 win over nine-man Real Zaragoza thanks to Diego Castro's second-half penalty. Ndri Romaric was shown a straight red card after just nine minutes, but it took until the hour mark for the visitors to go in front, when Alvaro Gonzalez became the second dismissal for tripping Pedro Leon and Castro scored from the penalty spot. Getafe themselves were then reduced to 10 men for the final 10 minutes as Abdel Barrada also saw red but they held on. Rayo Vallecano registered their first win in five games with a 2-1 result over Deportivo La Coruna. The hosts were 2-0 up within half an hour through Piti and Jose Carlos. Depor were then given a lifeline just before half-time when Pizzi converted a penalty, but they could not find an equaliser.
