Real Madrid vs Elche, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Real Madrid held to surprise draw by Elche
Real Madrid gave a glimmer of hope to their title rivals following a surprise 2-2 draw at home to Elche on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt missed. Lucas Boyé (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raúl Guti.
- 11': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 14': Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 15': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
- 17': Hand ball by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 18': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Lucas Vázquez.
- 19': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Gerard Gumbau.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 20': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Tete Morente (Elche).
- 24': Substitution, Elche. Fidel replaces Tete Morente because of an injury.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
- 25': Foul by Helibelton Palacios (Elche).
- 25': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Diego González (Elche).
- 27': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Alaba with a through ball.
- 30': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
- 30': Foul by Luka Modric (Real Madrid).
- 30': Lucas Boyé (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Hand ball by Gonzalo Verdú (Elche).
- 32': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez with a cross.
- 32': Penalty Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 32': Penalty conceded by Helibelton Palacios (Elche) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 33': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot is just a bit too high. Karim Benzema should be disappointed.
- 34': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Helibelton Palacios.
- 35': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Casemiro.
- 40': Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 40': Lucas Boyé (Elche) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Goal! Real Madrid 0, Elche 1. Lucas Boyé (Elche) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fidel with a cross.
- 44': Attempt missed. Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 45'+3': Foul by Gonzalo Verdú (Elche).
- 45'+3': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 45'+4': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Edgar Badia.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Real Madrid 0, Elche 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 0, Elche 1.
- 46': Foul by Luka Modric (Real Madrid).
- 46': Gerard Gumbau (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Raúl Guti.
- 49': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Lucas Pérez (Elche).
- 50': Foul by Fidel (Elche).
- 50': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': VAR Decision: No Penalty Real Madrid.
- 53': Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 53': Lucas Boyé (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Fidel (Elche).
- 55': Fidel (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Jovic replaces Karim Benzema because of an injury.
- 61': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Foul by Lucas Pérez (Elche).
- 62': Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 63': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Gonzalo Verdú (Elche).
- 63': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Toni Kroos.
- 65': Offside, Real Madrid. Luka Modric tries a through ball, but Luka Jovic is caught offside.
- 66': Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
- 66': Gerard Gumbau (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
- 70': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Lucas Pérez (Elche).
- 71': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
- 72': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 72': Pere Milla (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Eder Militão (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior with a cross.
- 75': Hand ball by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 76': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
- 76': Lucas Boyé (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Goal! Real Madrid 0, Elche 2. Pere Milla (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Boyé.
- 78': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Diego González.
- 78': Casemiro (Real Madrid) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Substitution, Real Madrid. Isco replaces Eden Hazard.
- 79': Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Lucas Vázquez.
- 80': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Gonzalo Verdú.
- 81': Penalty conceded by Pere Milla (Elche) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 81': VAR Decision: Penalty Real Madrid.
- 82': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Elche 2. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 86': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Gonzalo Verdú.
- 87': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Gonzalo Verdú.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 88': Substitution, Elche. Josan replaces Lucas Pérez.
- 89': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Johan Mojica.
- 89': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
- 89': Raúl Guti (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 90'+1': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Gonzalo Verdú.
- 90'+2': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Elche 2. Eder Militão (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Helibelton Palacios (Elche).
- 90'+4': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by David Alaba (Real Madrid).
- 90'+5': Pere Milla (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': David Alaba (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Elche 2.
- 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Elche 2.
Statistics
 ELC |
RMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 6 | Saves | 0 |
| 35.3 | Possession | 64.7 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 271 | Accurate Passes | 541 |
| 344 | Passes | 617 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 7 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 25 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 2 |
| 32 | Clearances | 2 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 39,796
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 39,796
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 4 | +6 | 12 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 4 | +10 | 10 |
| 3 | Espanyol | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Getafe | 4 | +2 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 4 | David Alaba  |
| 3 | Éder Militão |
| 23 | Ferland Mendy |
| 17 | Lucas Vázquez |
| 14 | Casemiro |
| 8 | Toni Kroos |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
| 20 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 7 | Eden Hazard |
Elche (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Edgar Badía (GK) |
| 4 | Diego González |
| 5 | Gonzalo Verdú |
| 22 | Johan Mojica |
| 14 | Helibelton Palacios |
| 2 | Gerard Gumbau |
| 8 | Raúl Guti |
| 10 | Pere Milla |
| 11 | José Antonio Morente |
| 12 | Lucas Pérez |
| 9 | Lucas Boyé |
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