Valencia bounce back from third-minute red card to defeat Getafe in La Liga opener
Valencia overcame a third-minute red card to beat Getafe 1-0 in a bruising opening game in Spain's La Liga on Friday.
Defender Hugo Guillamon was given a straight red for a dangerous tackle on Getafe's Serbian midfielder Nemanja Maksimovic.
After the referee consulted a video replay, it was the fastest sending off in the history of Liga season openers. The foul itself had been committed after just 39 seconds of the game.
Eight minutes after Guillamon's dismissal, Valencia were ahead. Russian winger Denis Cheryshev was brought down in the penalty area and Carlos Soler tucked away the spot-kick.