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Elche Delivers a Resounding Defeat to Rayo Vallecano at Home
Elche C.F. convincingly defeated Rayo Vallecano at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, in a match corresponding to the 17th round of La Liga. The final score reflected the home side’s superiority with a decisive victory.
Elche opened the scoring early in the 6th minute with a goal by H. Fort, assisted by A. Rodriguez. Despite Rayo Vallecano having slightly more possession (54% compared to Elche’s 46%), the home team showed greater effectiveness in front of goal. A. Rodriguez extended Elche’s lead in the 67th minute, assisted by P. Bigas. The rout continued in the 70th minute with a goal from G. Valera, again assisted by A. Rodriguez. In added time, M. Neto sealed the victory with a fourth goal, assisted by Josan.
The match was marked by intense play, reflected in the yellow cards shown to N. Mendy (22′), U. Lopez (57′) and F. Lejeune (82′) for Rayo Vallecano, and to A. Febas (79′) and Josan (84′) for Elche.
Regarding overall statistics, Elche made 17 shots, of which 5 were on target and 9 off target, while Rayo Vallecano attempted 18 shots, with 8 on target and 6 off target. Elche also earned 4 corners, while Rayo Vallecano had 5.
Substitutions elche: at minute 12 H. Fort came in and M. Neto went out., at minute 80 A. Rodriguez came in and Y. Santiago went out., at minute 80 M. Aguado came in and Josan went out., at minute 81 P. Bigas came in and L. Petrot went out., at minute 89 R. Mir came in and A. Boayar went out.
Substitutions rayo vallecano: at minute 33 I. Balliu came in and F. Perez went out., at minute 60 O. Valentin came in and P. Diaz went out., at minute 75 N. Mendy came in and Luiz Felipe went out., at minute 75 Pacha came in and J. Vertrouwd went out., at minute 75 U. Lopez came in and G. Gumbau went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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