Sevilla reached the final of the Copa del Rey in defeat as they fell 1-0 to a fired up Getafe, but go through courtesy of their 2-0 victory last week. A rampant Getafe were all over Sevilla from start to finish, with Pedro Leon and Manu constant threats down the wings, and Boateng and Casquero dominating Romaric and Zokora in the central areas. Manolo Jimenez charged up an already electric atmosphere inside the Coliseum as he was unceremoniously sent to the stands after 25 minutes, complaining that Boateng deserved a red for an elbow on Diego Perotti. In a scene reminiscent of Arsene Wengers debacle at Old Trafford last year, he sat in the stands only to be approached by aggrieved Getafe fans. He wisely exited the arena.Back on the pitch, Andrés Palop embarked upon another of his one-man missions to win Sevilla the cup as he thwarted a whole host of Getafe chances, the most notable of which was a prodigious one-handed stop from a Boateng drive with only seconds remaining. Roberto Soldado did manage to get the better of the Sevilla keeper on 51 minutes with another classy finish in what is turning out to be an excellent season for the ex Real Madrid hotshot, but they couldnt add the vital second goal. So Sevilla await the winner of tomorrows semi-final between Racing Santander and Atlético Madrid, although with the Madrileños taking a 4-0 lead up north to Cantabria, Sergio Canales and company will have to pull something pretty special out of the bag for it not to be an all red and white final.
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