Atlético Madrid vs Elche, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
2 - 0
2 - 0
Atlético defeats Elche to end winless run in Spanish league
— The World Cup break did some good for Atlético Madrid.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Elche. Clerc tries a through ball, but Roger is caught offside.
- 2': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Pedro Bigas.
- 4': Diego González (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid).
- 6': Offside, Elche. Edgar Badia tries a through ball, but Lucas Boyé is caught offside.
- 6': Foul by Roger (Elche).
- 6': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Offside, Atletico Madrid. João Félix tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Gonzalo Verdú (Elche).
- 8': Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Pere Milla (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Boyé.
- 10': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid).
- 10': Roger (Elche) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Pablo Barrios.
- 15': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 15': Attempt saved. João Félix (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 16': Foul by José Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
- 16': Lucas Boyé (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
- 21': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Dangerous play by Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid).
- 22': Pere Milla (Elche) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 23': Attempt missed. Raúl Guti (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 26': Foul by João Félix (Atletico Madrid).
- 26': Raúl Guti (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Helibelton Palacios (Elche).
- 26': Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Hermoso.
- 28': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 29': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 29': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
- 29': Omar Mascarell (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 30': Lucas Boyé (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Pedro Bigas (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31': Foul by Diego González (Elche).
- 31': Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by José Giménez.
- 35': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Barrios.
- 35': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 37': Attempt missed. João Félix (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Barrios.
- 39': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Marcos Llorente.
- 40': Foul by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
- 40': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Elche. Conceded by José Giménez.
- 44': Foul by Roger (Elche).
- 44': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Gonzalo Verdú (Elche).
- 44': Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Gonzalo Verdú (Elche).
- 45'+1': Gonzalo Verdú (Elche) is shown the red card.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mario Hermoso following a set piece situation.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Elche 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 0, Elche 0.
- 46': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 46': Omar Mascarell (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Félix.
- 48': Roger (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Foul by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
- 49': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 49': Pere Milla (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Foul by Diego González (Elche).
- 50': Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 53': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 53': Helibelton Palacios (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Second yellow card to Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) for a bad foul.
- 55': Hand ball by Pedro Bigas (Elche).
- 56': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross.
- 56': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Elche 0. João Félix (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 57': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Sergio Reguilón replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 58': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Raúl Guti (Elche).
- 61': Attempt saved. João Félix (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 61': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Edgar Badia.
- 63': Foul by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
- 63': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Clerc (Elche).
- 65': Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Foul by Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid).
- 66': Roger (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces João Félix.
- 67': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Helibelton Palacios.
- 69': Substitution, Elche. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Roger.
- 69': Substitution, Elche. Álex Collado replaces Lucas Boyé.
- 69': Foul by Omar Mascarell (Elche).
- 69': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Pere Milla (Elche) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Helibelton Palacios with a cross.
- 74': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Elche 0. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 76': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
- 76': Omar Mascarell (Elche) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Elche).
- 78': Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Offside, Elche. Clerc tries a through ball, but Pere Milla is caught offside.
- 79': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 79': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Koke replaces Pablo Barrios.
- 80': Foul by Álex Collado (Elche).
- 80': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Álex Collado (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 83': Substitution, Elche. Domingos Quina replaces Raúl Guti.
- 83': Substitution, Elche. Fidel replaces Pere Milla.
- 83': Substitution, Elche. Tete Morente replaces Helibelton Palacios.
- 86': Foul by Domingos Quina (Elche).
- 86': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Domingos Quina (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Fidel (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid).
- 88': Domingos Quina (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
- 89': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Koke.
- 89': Attempt saved. Pedro Bigas (Elche) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Collado with a cross.
- 90': Foul by Domingos Quina (Elche).
- 90': Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Second yellow card to Domingos Quina (Elche) for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Foul by Diego González (Elche).
- 90'+2': Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Koke tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Elche 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Elche 0.
Statistics
 ELC |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 37.7 | Possession | 62.3 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 284 | Accurate Passes | 523 |
| 348 | Passes | 590 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 14 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 13 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.2 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 16 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 48,119
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 48,119
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 19 | +33 | 49 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 20 | +26 | 48 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 18 | +20 | 41 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 19 | +17 | 38 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 15 | Stefan Savic |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso  |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 4 | Geoffrey Kondogbia |
| 34 | Pablo Barrios |
| 21 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 19 | Álvaro Morata |
| 7 | João Félix |
| 8 | Antoine Griezmann |
Elche (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Edgar Badía (GK) |
| 5 | Gonzalo Verdú  |
| 6 | Pedro Bigas |
| 4 | Diego González |
| 21 | Omar Mascarell |
| 8 | Raúl Guti |
| 23 | Carlos Clerc |
| 14 | Helibelton Palacios |
| 9 | Lucas Boyé |
| 18 | Roger Martí |
| 10 | Pere Milla |
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