Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, February 22, 2015
Real Madrid WWLWW 2
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Elche WLLWW 0
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Martínez Valero · 31,512 att.

Match Report

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Ronaldo, Benzema score as Real Madrid go four points clear

Second-half goals from Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo earned Real Madrid a 2-0 win at struggling Elche that moved them four points clear at the top of the Primera Division.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
17
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
7
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
3
61
Possession
39
17
SHOTS
4
5
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
487
Accurate Passes
270
563
Passes
367
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
0
29
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.0
45
Long Balls
76
24
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
22
16
Tackles
28
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
13
Effective Clearances
18
13
Clearances
18

Head to Head

RMA leads series 3-0

Lineups

ELC · 4-4-1-1

  1. 25Przemyslaw TytonG
  2. 4David LombánCD-L
  3. 3Enzo RocoCD-R
  4. 21Edu AlbácarLB
  5. 2Damián SuárezRB
  6. 24Mario PasalicCM-L
  7. 8AdriánCM-R
  8. 7Aarón ÑíguezLM
  9. 17Víctor RodríguezRM
  10. 22JonathasF
  11. 20Faycal FajrRCF

Substitutes

  1. 35Rafa GálvezSUB
  2. 19Álvaro GiménezSUB
  3. 1Manu HerreraSUB
  4. 10CoroSUB
  5. 5Domingo CismaSUB
  6. 11Garry RodriguesSUB
  7. 9Cristian HerreraSUB

RMA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Iker CasillasG
  2. 2Raphaël VaraneCD-L
  3. 3PepeCD-R
  4. 12MarceloLB
  5. 15Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 8Toni KroosCM-L
  7. 16Lucas SilvaCM-R
  8. 23IscoLM
  9. 11Gareth BaleRM
  10. 7Cristiano RonaldoCF-L
  11. 9Karim BenzemaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Asier IllarramendiSUB
  2. 26Álvaro MedránSUB
  3. 20JeséSUB
  4. 18NachoSUB
  5. 13Keylor NavasSUB
  6. 17Álvaro ArbeloaSUB
  7. 14Javier HernándezSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Edu Albácar (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 38' Marcelo (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  3. 40' Jonathas (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 52' Aarón (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 56' Goal! Elche 0, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  6. 64' Substitution, Elche. Rodrigues replaces Aarón.
  7. 69' Goal! Elche 0, Real Madrid 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Isco with a cross.
  8. 71' Enzo Roco (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 75' Substitution, Elche. Rafael Gálvez replaces Mario Pasalic.
  10. 81' Substitution, Elche. Cristian Herrera replaces Adrián.
  11. 84' Substitution, Real Madrid. Asier Illarramendi replaces Lucas Silva.
  12. 89' Substitution, Real Madrid. Álvaro Arbeloa replaces Isco.
  13. 90'+3' Substitution, Real Madrid. Jesé replaces Karim Benzema.

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