ELCHE. The fear of losing took over this Sunday the duel of ‘firsts’ outside the elite who want to return to it as soon as possible.
Elche y Real Valladolid They tied a close match in the first half and a little more open in the second, but with few opportunities. Of course, if there had been a goal, it would have been very strange if it had not gone to the franjiverdes, since they seemed closer to scoring than the blanquivioletas. The point does not make those from poor or Sebastián Beccacece nor to those of Paulo Pezzolanoalthough it is true that it helps the latter to continue at points of ‘play-off’ for promotion to LaLiga EA Sports.
Same eleven, with nuances
With the same eleven footballers (but some playing a different role) who had started the match the previous day, which closed with an away victory over the Tenerifewith a 1-5-3-1-1/1-3-5-2 implemented by Matías Dituro in the goal, escorted by the usual defense of three central defenders made up of Mario Gaspar, Peter Rice y Cleric; this time ‘Nico’ Fernandez in the right lane in the offensive phase and Career on defense and ‘Tete’ Dying on the left; It’s here y Febas in the engine room with Rodrigo Mendoza in front; and Mourad As a reference in attack, Beccacece was betting on facing a tactical duel with few arrivals to both areas and much fewer clear chances.
The exfranjiverdes Luis Perez e Ivan Sanchez on the right side were the main source of danger for Real Valladolid, who feared losing (they had come from three consecutive games without scoring or scoring: they had lost in The ceramic and in the Jose Zorrilla con Ferrol Racing before the winter break and in The Plantation after the same) and the fact that the point was enough to keep them hooked on the ‘play-off’ zone (although outside of it due to the general goal difference) was more powerful than Elche, who did not lose their temper either. , did appear slightly closer to the goal thanks to actions in the 35th and 42nd minutes: in the first, the result of a robbery by Morente in the three quarters, Mendoza surpassed Masip with a Vaseline from outside the area, but the ball hit the crossbar; in the second, a cross from the right by Carreira to the heart of the area that John barely managed to finish, a second play after a foul by Luis Pérez on Mendoza and kicked by ‘Nico’ Fernández.
In the second half, which both Beccacece and Pezzolano decided to face with the same eleven with which they had started the first act, Real Valladolid took a step forward from the start, stifling the release of the green-franji ball and beginning not only to accumulate quota of prominence with the ball, also begin to test Dituro through Sergio Escudero with the foot and Monchu with the head. Of course, as the minutes passed, Elche managed to balance the duel and, little by little, began to make arrivals to the rival area, such as a good partnership between Morente and Mendoza that led to a one-on-one between John and Masip and in the that the blanquivioleta goalkeeper prevailed.
With just over 20 minutes left until the 90th, Beccacece inaugurated the rotations with the entry of ‘Nico’ Castro y Manu Nieto by Mendoza and Mourad, respectively, movements to which Pezzolano responded with the help of César de la Hoz by Victor Messenger y Luca Rosa by Anwar.
Precisely Nieto and/or Castro were going to star in two of the few chances in the final stretch of the duel: first, a good combination between the two that closed the Argentine footballer on loan from the Genk with a shot into the side of the net; later, a lack of Juric on ‘Nico’ Fernández and bounced by ‘Nico’ Castro, in which John’s header narrowly missed the target.
Elche finished the match with two points, as they jumped Borja Garcés jumped for a limping Febas in the 89th minute, in a change window that also allowed Josan enjoy minutes… but few, because the Murcian referee Salvador Lax Francowho had replaced the Puertollan native at the last minute due to injury. Damaso Arcediano Monescilloordered an addition of just three minutes.
0 – Elche CF: Dituro, Mario Gaspar, John It’s here, Rice, Dying ‘Tete’ (Josanmin. 89), Febas (Borja Garcésmin. 89), Mourad (‘Nico’ Castromin. 68), ‘Nico’ Fernandez, Carlos Clerc, Career y Rodri Mendoza (Manu Nietomin. 68).
0 – Real Valladolid: Masip, Luis Perez, David Torres, Victor Messenger (César de la Hozmin. 72), I love it, Mamadou Sylla, Monchu (Raúl Moromin. 85), Ivan Sanchez (Kennedy Nunesmin. 85), Escudero, Juric y Anwar (Lucas Rosamin. 72).
Goals: –
Arbitrations: the murcian Salvador Lax Franco reprimanded him with a yellow card Rodrigo Mendoza y John Come for him Elche already Sergio Escudero y César de la Hoz for him Real Valladolid.
Incidences: meeting assigned to day 23 in LaLiga Hypermotion disputed in the Martínez Valero stadium of Elche before 12,334 spectators. Before the start of the crash, two agents of the National Police Corps They held the kick-off in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the body. Furthermore, the players of the Elche They wore an elastic band in support of their partner Oscar Planolong-term injured.