Spanish LALIGA

Elche vs Espanyol, 2025-26 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
Elche
  • 42': Marc Aguado
  • 90': Rafa Mir (P)
FT
2 - 2
Espanyol
  • 7': Enrique García
  • 57': Carlos Romero
  • Red Card 90'+5': Charles Pickel

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Marc Aguado (Elche).
  • 6': Foul by Tete Morente (Elche).
  • 6': Pere Milla (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Goal! Elche 0, Espanyol 1. Kike García (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pol Lozano following a fast break.
  • 9': Foul by Kike García (Espanyol).
  • 9': Lucas Cepeda (Elche) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Handball by Germán Valera (Elche).
  • 10': Attempt blocked. André Silva (Elche) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Germán Valera.
  • 10': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Omar El Hilali.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Léo Pétrot (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Cepeda with a cross.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. André Silva (Elche) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Aleix Febas (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 12': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
  • 13': Carlos Romero (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Marc Aguado (Elche).
  • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Carlos Romero (Espanyol).
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Foul by Lucas Cepeda (Elche).
  • 16': Pere Milla (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': André Silva (Elche) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Pol Lozano (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Pere Milla (Espanyol).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Foul by Germán Valera (Elche).
  • 24': Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by Pedro Bigas (Elche).
  • 25': Pere Milla (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Carlos Romero (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 27': Foul by Clemens Riedel (Espanyol).
  • 27': Rafa Mir (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
  • 29': Lucas Cepeda (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Aleix Febas (Elche) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol).
  • 29': Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Foul by Carlos Romero (Espanyol).
  • 31': Lucas Cepeda (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Léo Pétrot (Elche).
  • 35': Kike García (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol).
  • 36': Germán Valera (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Handball by Rafa Mir (Elche).
  • 42': Handball by Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol).
  • 42': Goal! Elche 1, Espanyol 1. Marc Aguado (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 44': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Marc Aguado (Elche).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Aleix Febas (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol).
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. David Affengruber (Elche) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Lucas Cepeda.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Pere Milla (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matías Dituro (Elche). Assisted by Edu Expósito with a through ball.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Matías Dituro.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Elche 1, Espanyol 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Elche 1, Espanyol 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Elche. Victor Chust replaces Pedro Bigas.
  • 46': André Silva (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Clemens Riedel (Espanyol).
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Carlos Romero (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pere Milla.
  • 48': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
  • 48': Tete Morente (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Aleix Febas (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol).
  • 50': Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Lucas Cepeda (Elche) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Rafa Mir (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Tete Morente with a cross.
  • 57': Goal! Elche 1, Espanyol 2. Carlos Romero (Espanyol) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Edu Expósito following a fast break.
  • 58': Substitution, Espanyol. Charles Pickel replaces Pol Lozano.
  • 58': Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces Pere Milla.
  • 60': Aleix Febas (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Kike García (Espanyol).
  • 62': André Silva (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Clemens Riedel (Espanyol).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Edu Expósito (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlos Romero.
  • 66': Handball by Aleix Febas (Elche).
  • 66': Substitution, Elche. Josan replaces Tete Morente.
  • 67': Attempt saved. André Silva (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Josan with a cross.
  • 67': Foul by Victor Chust (Elche).
  • 67': Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Offside, Espanyol. Kike García is caught offside.
  • 69': Foul by Charles Pickel (Espanyol).
  • 69': Léo Pétrot (Elche) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Foul by David Affengruber (Elche).
  • 71': Kike García (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Substitution, Elche. Álvaro Rodríguez replaces André Silva.
  • 73': Substitution, Elche. Grady Diangana replaces Lucas Cepeda.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Germán Valera (Elche).
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Aleix Febas (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
  • 74': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josan.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Germán Valera (Elche) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 75': Offside, Elche. Grady Diangana is caught offside.
  • 76': Substitution, Elche. Adrià Pedrosa replaces Germán Valera because of an injury.
  • 76': Substitution, Espanyol. Roberto Fernández replaces Kike García.
  • 76': Substitution, Espanyol. Ramon Terrats replaces Edu Expósito.
  • 77': David Affengruber (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Roberto Fernández (Espanyol).
  • 77': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josan following a set piece situation.
  • 78': Delay in match (Elche).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Foul by Charles Pickel (Espanyol).
  • 82': Grady Diangana (Elche) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Ramon Terrats (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matías Dituro (Elche). Assisted by Jofre Carreras.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Jofre Carreras (Espanyol) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ramon Terrats following a fast break.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Rafa Mir (Elche) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Adrià Pedrosa with a cross.
  • 86': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Marko Dmitrovic.
  • 86': Penalty conceded by Carlos Romero (Espanyol) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 88': VAR Decision: Penalty Elche.
  • 90': Goal! Elche 2, Espanyol 2. Rafa Mir (Elche) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Elche. Álvaro Rodríguez is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ramon Terrats (Espanyol).
  • 90'+1': Léo Pétrot (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Rafa Mir (Elche) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josan with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol).
  • 90'+3': Grady Diangana (Elche) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
  • 90'+5': Rafa Mir (Elche) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Charles Pickel (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Second yellow card to Charles Pickel (Espanyol).
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Grady Diangana (Elche) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Aleix Febas.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Clemens Riedel (Espanyol).
  • 90'+6': Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Substitution, Espanyol. Miguel Rubio replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 90'+7': Rafa Mir (Elche) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 90'+8': Rafa Mir (Elche) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+10': Attempt saved. Rafa Mir (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Adrià Pedrosa.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Elche 2, Espanyol 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Elche 2, Espanyol 2.

Statistics

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23 Fouls 14
4 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 3
6 Saves 2
29.5 Possession 70.5
9 SHOTS 17
4 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
172 Accurate Passes 524
249 Passes 594
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 8
9 Crosses 25
0.0 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 45
13 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 5
7 Effective Tackles 4
12 Tackles 6
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
5 Interceptions 6
40 Effective Clearances 24
40 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio Martínez Valero
Location: Elche, Spain
Attendance: 25,028

LALIGA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 38 +59 94
2 Real Madrid 38 +42 86
3 Villarreal 38 +26 72
4 Atlético Madrid 38 +18 69
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ELC Elche (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Matías Dituro (GK)
22 David Affengruber
6 Pedro Bigas
21 Léo Pétrot
14 Aleix Febas
24 Lucas Cepeda
8 Marc Aguado
11 Germán Valera
15 José Antonio Morente
9 André Silva
10 Rafa Mir
Elche Substitutes:
John Donald, Federico Redondo, Adrià Pedrosa, Gonzalo Villar, Víctor Chust, Adam Boayar, Grady Diangana, Martim Neto, Josan, Álvaro Rodríguez, Iñaki Peña, Buba Sangaré.

ESP Espanyol (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
13 Marko Dmitrovic (GK)
6 Leandro Cabrera
38 Clemens Riedel
22 Carlos Romero
23 Omar El Hilali
10 Pol Lozano
4 Urko Gonzalez Yellow Card
11 Pere Milla
24 Tyrhys Dolan Yellow Card
19 Enrique García
8 Edu Expósito
Espanyol Substitutes:
Ramón Terrats, Jofre Carreras, Roberto Fernández, Ángel Fortuño, Cyril Ngonge, Fernando Calero, Charles Pickel, Miguel Rubio, Rubén Sánchez, Pol Tristan, José Salinas.

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