Spanish LALIGA

Elche vs Espanyol, 2021-22 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA
Elche
  • 23': Lucas Boyé
  • 84': Darío Benedetto
FT
2 - 2
Espanyol
  • 51': Manu Morlanes
  • 52': Raúl de Tomás

About

Elche are hosting Espanyol at Martínez Valero, Elche, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adrià Pedrosa.
  • 3': Foul by Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol).
  • 3': Gonzalo Verdú (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Javier Pastore (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrián Embarba.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Darder.
  • 6': Foul by Gonzalo Verdú (Elche).
  • 6': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
  • 9': Javier Pastore (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Offside, Elche. Pedro Bigas tries a through ball, but Fidel is caught offside.
  • 10': Foul by Omar Mascarell (Elche).
  • 10': Óscar Melendo (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Fidel (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol).
  • 13': Attempt missed. Raúl Guti (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Sergi Darder (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Óscar Melendo.
  • 21': Foul by Javier Pastore (Elche).
  • 21': Óscar Melendo (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Sergi Gómez.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Raúl Guti (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 23': Goal! Elche 1, Espanyol 0. Lucas Boyé (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 25': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
  • 25': Javier Pastore (Elche) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Johan Mojica.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Óscar Gil (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Óscar Melendo (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Offside, Espanyol. Leandro Cabrera tries a through ball, but Adrián Embarba is caught offside.
  • 34': Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Gonzalo Verdú (Elche).
  • 34': Gonzalo Verdú (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Foul by Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol).
  • 37': Gonzalo Verdú (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Antonio Barragán.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Sergi Darder (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 42': David López (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
  • 44': Foul by Johan Mojica (Elche).
  • 44': Óscar Gil (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Óscar Melendo (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David López with a headed pass.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Elche 1, Espanyol 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Elche 1, Espanyol 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Espanyol. Manu Morlanes replaces David López.
  • 45': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Wu Lei.
  • 47': Foul by Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol).
  • 47': Raúl Guti (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Antonio Barragán (Elche) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol).
  • 51': Goal! Elche 1, Espanyol 1. Manu Morlanes (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raúl de Tomás.
  • 52': Goal! Elche 1, Espanyol 2. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrià Pedrosa with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 54': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Kiko Casilla.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Adrià Pedrosa with a cross.
  • 57': Foul by Gonzalo Verdú (Elche).
  • 57': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 58': Foul by Antonio Barragán (Elche).
  • 58': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
  • 59': Óscar Gil (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Fidel (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raúl Guti.
  • 62': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Raúl de Tomás.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Johan Mojica (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Guti.
  • 63': Offside, Elche. Gonzalo Verdú tries a through ball, but Lucas Boyé is caught offside.
  • 63': Substitution, Elche. Tete Morente replaces Omar Mascarell.
  • 64': Substitution, Elche. Gerard Gumbau replaces Lucas Pérez.
  • 64': Substitution, Elche. Darío Benedetto replaces Javier Pastore.
  • 65': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pedro Bigas.
  • 65': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Lucas Boyé.
  • 66': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Adrián Embarba with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Substitution, Espanyol. Yangel Herrera replaces Sergi Darder.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Tete Morente (Elche) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Boyé.
  • 69': Foul by Pedro Bigas (Elche).
  • 69': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Yangel Herrera (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (Elche) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tete Morente with a cross.
  • 74': Diego López (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Foul by Gerard Gumbau (Elche).
  • 75': Yangel Herrera (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Substitution, Espanyol. Aleix Vidal replaces Óscar Melendo because of an injury.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Melamed.
  • 77': Foul by Adrián Embarba (Espanyol).
  • 77': Tete Morente (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
  • 78': Yangel Herrera (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Aleix Vidal (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Gerard Gumbau (Elche).
  • 82': Substitution, Espanyol. Fran Mérida replaces Óscar Gil because of an injury.
  • 82': Substitution, Elche. Pere Milla replaces Antonio Barragán.
  • 83': Substitution, Elche. Helibelton Palacios replaces Raúl Guti.
  • 84': Goal! Elche 2, Espanyol 2. Darío Benedetto (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 86': Foul by Helibelton Palacios (Elche).
  • 86': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Helibelton Palacios (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 87': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Lucas Boyé.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 88': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Gonzalo Verdú.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adrián Embarba with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Darío Benedetto (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tete Morente.
  • 90': Foul by Adrián Embarba (Espanyol).
  • 90': Johan Mojica (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Pedro Bigas (Elche) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Darío Benedetto (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Helibelton Palacios.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Pere Milla (Elche) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Darío Benedetto.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Diego López.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
  • 90'+6': Sergi Gómez (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Elche 2, Espanyol 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Elche 2, Espanyol 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 5
42.4 Possession 57.6
20 SHOTS 12
7 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
341 Accurate Passes 494
403 Passes 553
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
20 Crosses 21
0.2 Cross % 0.1
58 Long Balls 52
27 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 13
12 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 7
17 Effective Clearances 18
17 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Martínez Valero
Location: Elche, Spain
Attendance: 13,449

LALIGA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 21 +35 52
2 Real Madrid 21 +28 51
3 Atlético Madrid 21 +21 44
4 Villarreal 20 +16 41
Full Table

Line-Ups

ELC Elche (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
1 Kiko Casilla (GK)
6 Pedro Bigas Yellow Card
5 Gonzalo Verdú Yellow Card
22 Johan Mojica
19 Antonio Barragán
21 Omar Mascarell
8 Raúl Guti
9 Lucas Boyé
12 Lucas Pérez
15 Javier Pastore
16 Fidel
Elche Substitutes:
Pere Milla, Darío Benedetto, Josema, Helibelton Palacios, Pablo Piatti, Diego González, Josan, Guido Carrillo, Edgar Badía, Enzo Roco, José Antonio Morente, Gerard Gumbau.

ESP Espanyol (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Diego López (GK) Yellow Card
4 Leandro Cabrera
24 Sergi Gómez
3 Adrià Pedrosa
12 Óscar Gil
14 Óscar Melendo
10 Sergi Darder
15 David López
11 Raúl de Tomás
7 Wu Lei
23 Adri Embarba
Espanyol Substitutes:
Fran Mérida, Nicolás Melamed, Aleix Vidal, Manu Morlanes, Álvaro Vadillo, Lorenzo Morón, Dídac Vilà, Fernando Calero, Joan García, Landry Dimata, Rubén Sánchez, Yangel Herrera.

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