Match highlights
RCD Espanyol vs Elche CF highlights
How the goals came
26' Fer Niño opens the scoring for Elche CF → 29' Fer Niño extends Elche CF's lead (the winner) → 72' an own goal pulls one back for RCD Espanyol → 78' Germán Valera extends Elche CF's lead. Full time: 1-3, Elche CF win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 4 goals came after half-time.
26' Fer Niño (Elche CF) 0-1
The deadlock held until the 26th minute, when Fer Niño put Elche CF ahead. The visitors took a 0-1 lead at the RCDE Stadium, in front of 26,616 spectators. It was the first step of an advantage Elche would never surrender.
29' Fer Niño (Elche CF) 0-2
Three minutes after the opener, in the 29th, Fer Niño scored again for his second of the match. The quick double took Elche CF to 0-2 before the interval. Both goals to that point had come from the same player.
72' Own goal (RCD Espanyol) 1-2
The scoreline had stood since the 29th minute until the 72nd, when it finally moved. An own goal was credited to RCD Espanyol, bringing the hosts back to 1-2 through a goal they had not scored themselves. Fewer than 20 minutes remained.
78' Germán Valera (Elche CF) 1-3
Six minutes after the hosts had closed the gap, in the 78th, Germán Valera restored the two-goal cushion. At 1-3, the ground RCD Espanyol had regained was gone. The score held to the end, and Elche CF took the win away from home.
