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Espanyol Secures Victory in Hard-Fought Home Match Against Elche
The RCDE Stadium witnessed a tense and competitive match between Espanyol and Elche, corresponding to the tenth matchday of La Liga. Despite a favorable ball possession for Elche (68% compared to Espanyol’s 32%), the home team managed to prevail with a solitary goal by C. Romero in the 47th minute, assisted by Exposito.
The match was marked by intensity and midfield battles. Referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea showed a total of six yellow cards to Espanyol players (C. Riedel, P. Lozano, P. Milla, L. Cabrera) and two to Elche players (R. Mir, A. Nunez).
Espanyol, despite having less possession, proved more effective in front of the opponent’s goal, with 16 total shots, 7 of which were on target. Elche, on the other hand, tried to find the equalizer with 11 shots, but only 4 of them found the net defended by the Espanyol goalkeeper. Corners also favored Espanyol with 4, while Elche only had 2. Ultimately, the home team managed to maintain the lead and earn three important points in their fight for qualification.
Substitutions espanyol: at minute 46 C. Riedel came in and F. Calero went out., at minute 65 Jofre came in and T. Dolan went out., at minute 75 Exposito came in and U. Gonzalez went out., at minute 75 C. Romero came in and J. Salinas went out., at minute 82 P. Milla came in and O. El Hilali went out.
Substitutions elche: at minute 56 M. Neto came in and R. Mendoza went out., at minute 56 L. Petrot came in and A. Pedrosa went out., at minute 70 G. Valera came in and Josan went out., at minute 70 M. Aguado came in and A. Rodriguez went out., at minute 79 P. Bigas came in and V. Chust went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Espanyol
Titulares:
Elche
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