California-born Julian Araujo got his first goal of the season and veteran striker Cristian Herrera scored his first top-tier goal since the 2014-5 campaign as Las Palmas beat Getafe 2-0 in the Spanish league on Friday. (More Football News)
Getafe came into the game unbeate꧒n in its last eight but it was no match for a home side which dominated from kickoff.
Full back Araujo opened the scoring shortly before halftime wi༺th a loop🥃ing header.
Herrera came off the bench꧂ with five minutes remaining for only his third league appearance of the season and added a second in injury time after good work oꦚn the right from Marvin Park.
“I remember that the last goal I scored in the first division was in the '14-'15 season against Espanyol,” the 32-year-old Herrera told Movistar. “This is my first go𒁏al with this team fro꧑m where I am from and it provoked a lot of memories and emotions.
“Today I took my chance and so♏ now I just have to keep working away the same as always.”
The result could have beenꦇ a lot wors🥀e for the visitors, who played almost the entire second half with 10 men after Paraguay defender Omar Alderete was sent off. Sandro and Alberto Moleiro both had goals ruled out for Las Palmas.
The result lifts Las Palmas into eighth place with 21 points from 15 games, two more poin🍎ts than Getafe.
Real Mღadrid ❀tops the table on goal difference from Girona.
