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Week  37	Getafe	3	v	1	Cadiz
Date 7th May 2006	Pulido 69 mins				Lucas Lobos 20 mins
	Pachon 80 mins
	Riki 89 mins
	Diego Rivas				Bezares
	Vívar Dorado
	Güiza

Cadiz finally went down to the Segunda Liga but not after a spirited effort at Getafe. Cadiz named the same starting XI for the must win game, with Berrizo partnering Paz in the middle of defence.

Both teams came out and created chances, with Getafe looking for a win in front of their fans for the final home game of the season, while Cadiz obviously needed the three points to keep alive any hopes of a miraculous survival. In the first ten minutes Limia responded well to two long shots, whereas at the other end Pavoni wasn’t decisive enough when well placed. Paz was then man handled in the box but neither the referee or the linesman noticed, although 3,000 travelling fans certainly did. Paunovic then had a good chance on the 15 minute mark, but fortunately it was on his weaker side and he failed to make the chance count. Shortly after Cadiz snatched a vital goal, and fittingly it was Lucas Lobos who scored. A long ball down the left seemed to force Lobos wide, but he lofted a wonderful volley into the far corner of Luis Garcia’s goal to make it 6 goals in 8 games. It is no wonder that the Getafe chairman asked of his availability after the game with such a record in a struggling team. With the travelling Cadistas starting to dream of a miracle, the away team grew in confidence, and went in search of a second. On the half hour mark Pavoni headed wide when he found some space in the box. In the 37^th minute Riki showed why he has so many admirers amongst the bigger Spanish teams, when he raced past Paz only to see his shot well saved by the feet of Limia.

0-1 at the break and as a result Schuster bought on Jerez born Güiza to try and spark Getafe into life. Getafe started the second half brightly but the travelling defence coped admirably. Paunovic again found himself with just Limia to beat, but again the Yugoslav let Cadiz off the hook. In the 60^th minute the Cadiz fans were boosted with two goals scored elsewhere in the country. Goals for Zaragoza and  Osasuna against Alaves and Racing meant a win here could lead to an exciting final day of the season. Fleurquin almost made it a double celebration with a long range effort, but his shot just missed. The results elsewhere would only help if Cadiz could hold on. The match then changed when the impressive Paz went off injured. The previously solid looking defence didn’t adapt to the change well, and as they had previously threatened, Getafe equalised. Pulido punished a poor clearance to level, leaving Limia to hurriedly kick the ball up to the centre circle as even a draw would not be enough for los amarillos. Estoyanoff was brought on for Enrique to introduce some more pace up front. Schuster replied by bringing on Pachón, who scored a far post header with almost his first touch. As Cadiz threw caution to the wind, the impressive Riki added a third, to give Getafe a flattering 3-1 win. The Cadiz players returned to the field long after the final whistle to once again pay homage to their faithful following, but now next weeks finale at home to Malaga will have nothing riding on it apart from Andalusian bragging rights.