ELCHE. Elche succeeded in snatch a draw against Real Valladolid with a late goal from T. Morente scored in the (90′) after Real Valladolid got a lead with a goal from C. Larin (5′).
The match was played at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero stadium in Elche on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 10,536 spectators. The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos who had the assistance of Diego Santaursula Aguado and José Antonio Garrido Romero. The 4th official was José Antonio Sánchez Villalobos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.4 degrees Celsius or 79.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 24 Total 5
- 10 On Target 1
- 9 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 0
- 97 Attack 96
- 71 Dangerous attack 29
- 80 Ball safe 99
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 18 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 2
- 0 Red Card 2
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Elche was in firm control of the ball 55% while Real Valladolid was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Elche had a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 10 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Elche to win the match.
Elche shot 24 times, 10 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Real Valladolid shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Elche received 4 yellow cards (Gerard Gumbau, Tete Morente, Pere Milla and Omar Mascarell). Regarding the opposition, Real Valladolid received 4 yellow cards (Óscar Plano, Roque Mesa, M. Hongla and Cyle Larin).
Also, Real Valladolid didn’t end the match with 11 players after
Real Valladolid had 2 players sent off: Roque Mesa (90′ for double yellow card) and M. Hongla (90′ for double yellow card).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Elche will have 13 points to hold in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Real Valladolid will have 28 points to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Real Valladolid will host Athletic Club on the 17th of March with a 10-4 head to head record in favor of Athletic Club (6 draws).
Elche – Formation

Elche started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Pablo Javier Machín Díez decided to play with the following team: Édgar Badía
, José Ángel Carmona , Helibelton Palacios , Enzo Roco , Lisandro Magallán , Carlos Clerc , Gerard Gumbau , Omar Mascarell , Fidel , Lucas Boyé and Randy Nteka .The home team had on the bench: Josan, Raúl Guti
, Axel Werner, Diego González, Lautaro Blanco , Tete Morente , Nicolás Fernández, Ezequiel Ponce , Pere Milla, Pol Lirola, Pedro Bigas and Gonzalo Verdú.Substitutions
Elche made 5 changes: Randy Nteka for Ezequiel Ponce (46′), José Ángel Carmona for Jose Morente (46′), Carlos Clerc for Lautaro Emanuel Blanco (63′), Gerard Gumbau for Raúl Guti (72′) and Enzo Roco for Nicolás Fernández Mercau (86′).
Best player: Lisandro Magallán
The most impressive player for Elche was Lisandro Magallán.
His rating is
with 28 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.Real Valladolid – Formation

Real Valladolid started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Juan José Rojo Martín played with: Sergio Asenjo
, Iván Fresneda , Joaquín Fernández , Jawad El Yamiq , Lucas Olaza , Martin Hongla , Gonzalo Plata , Álvaro Aguado , Iván Sánchez , Óscar Plano and Cyle Larin .The following players were sitting on the bench: Kike Pérez
, Lucas Rosa, Javi Sánchez , David Torres, Monchu, Sergio Escudero , Alvaro Aceves Catalina, Roque Mesa , Sergio León and Darwin Machís .Real Valladolid could not rely on the presence of Javi Sánchez (injured) and Sergio Escudero (injured).
Substitutions
Real Valladolid made 5 changes: Álvaro Aguado for Roque Mesa (57′), Joaquín Fernández for Javier Sánchez (62′), Iván Sánchez for Darwin Machís (63′), Lucas Olaza for Escudero (73′) and Óscar Plano for Kike Pérez (73′).
Best player: Sergio Asenjo
The player that probably impressed the most for Real Valladolid was the goalkeeper: Sergio Asenjo. His rating is 8.10. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Celta de Vigo – Rayo Vallecano – 3-0
- Elche – Real Valladolid – 1-1
- Real Madrid – Espanyol – 3-1
- Valencia – Osasuna – 1-0