Real Madrid defeats Getafe 3-0 to lead half way through season
Xinhua, January 19, 2015 Adjust font size:
Real Madrid defeated Getafe 3-0 on Sunday to lead with 45 points the La Liga league half way through the season.
In the 19th round match in Getafe's "Alfonso Ramirez" Coliseum in Madrid, Real Madrid played especially well in the second half with two goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo and one more by Gareth Bale, while Karim Benzema made a spectacular play.
According to the Royal Football Federation (RFEF), the governing body of football in Spain, with the two goals scored on Sunday, Ronaldo reached a total of 289 goals as a player of Real Madrid, breaking the record of 288 goals by former player Carlos Santillana.
In the first half, Real Madrid had a slow game and Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti made some changes in the second half, by replacing Toni Kross, Marcelo Vieira and Francisco Roma "Isco" with Toni Kross, Marcelo Vieira and Francisco Roma "Isco", which improved the team's performance.
In the second half, Benzema made spectacular moves by leaving behind Getafe's defender Edinaldo Gomes "Naldo" and made a pass to Ronaldo who found the target at minute 62.
Four minutes later, with a pass made by James Rodriguez, Welsh player Gareth Bale scored Real Madrid's second goal.
At minute 78, Ronaldo scored the third goal for Real Madrid. Endi