LEBRIJA, Spain (Interstat) — Getafe overcame a two-goal first-half deficit and defeated Lebrijana 3-2 in a global football match at Lebrijana’s home ground. Lebrijana seized control early and led 2-0 by the 23rd minute, but Getafe answered before halftime and completed the comeback after the break. Getafe improved to 1-0 in this competition and 3-7-5 across all competitions. Lebrijana fell to 2-1 in the competition and 3-1 overall.

Pepe Tejero Gomez put Lebrijana ahead in the 10th minute. Romero S. doubled the lead in the 23rd minute. Getafe responded just before halftime when Abdelkebir Abqar scored in the 45th minute, and Borja Mayoral pulled Getafe level in the second minute of first-half stoppage time. Orel Mangala then scored the winner in the 68th minute, giving Getafe its first lead of the match.

Abqar played 90 minutes and scored once for Getafe. Mayoral also logged 90 minutes and one goal. Tejero Gomez played 63 minutes and scored once for Lebrijana. Kiko Femenia played 90 minutes and supplied an assist for Getafe, while Jesus Serrano Salguero played 90 minutes and recorded an assist for Lebrijana. Mangala played 44 minutes, scored once and was booked.

Sazonov S. was booked for Getafe in the ninth minute, Davinchi followed in the 30th, and Lebrijana’s Milano W. and Galvez Jimenez I. were cautioned in the 32nd and 39th minutes, respectively. Mangala O. received a yellow card in the 75th minute. Getafe made a triple substitution at halftime, with Davinchi, Risco A. and Sazonov S. among the players involved in the changes. Lebrijana made substitutions involving Bustos J. and Parrales M. in the 60th minute, Tejero P. in the 63rd, and Santos J. and Milano W. in the 74th. Getafe later made changes involving Martin M. in the 79th and Danfakha I. K. in the 80th.

The first half produced five goals and five yellow cards, and Getafe’s response before the interval reshaped the match. Abqar’s goal cut the deficit to 2-1, and Mayoral’s equalizer in first-half stoppage time sent the teams into the break level. After Mangala scored in the 68th minute, Getafe protected the lead through the closing stretch. Lebrijana pushed for another equalizer but could not find a third goal.

Getafe’s halftime changes helped the visitors maintain pressure after the break, and Mangala’s finish in the 68th minute capped the turnaround. Lebrijana made five substitutions in the second half as it sought to respond, but Getafe held through the final minutes. The match included 10 substitutions in all, with Getafe and Lebrijana each using five.

Getafe’s previous results this season included a 4-0 loss at Athletic Bilbao, a 5-2 home loss to Lugano, a 1-1 home draw with Rayo Vallecano, a 1-1 draw at Univ. Craiova, a 3-0 loss at Barcelona, a 1-0 home win over Malaga, a 1-0 loss at Betis, a 0-0 draw at Betis, a 1-1 home draw with Dep. A Coruna and a 1-1 home draw with Celta. Lebrijana had beaten Ceuta 6 de Junio 2-1 and had won twice by 5-0 over 6 de Junio. Getafe’s upcoming schedule includes Sevilla at home, a trip to Villarreal, home matches against Club Atletico de Madrid and Espanyol, a home match with Valencia, a trip to Real Sociedad, a home match with Levante, a trip to Real Madrid, a trip to Elche CF Ilicitano and a home match with Athletic.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Lebrijana 4, Getafe 0, while Interstat’s ELO system gave Getafe a 75.6 percent probability to win. Getafe entered as a pregame favorite with a spread of -3.5. The total score of 5 went under the over-under line of 4.5.