On April 23, one of the matches of the 30th round of the Spanish soccer championship was held. They met Elche (Spain) and Valencia (Spain).
Spain Championship, Week 30
Elche (Spain) - Valencia (Spain) - 0:2 (0:2)
Goals: Samuel Lino (19), Gonzalo Verdu (42)
Warnings: Yunus Musah (14), J. Donald (47), Roco (62), Clerc (84)
In a thrilling La Liga match at the Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero, Valencia won 2-0 over their rival Elche. Despite Elche's promising start, Valencia took the lead in the 19th minute thanks to a goal from S. Lino. In the 42nd minute, Elche conceded a goal from G. Verdu, doubling Valencia's lead. Elche made an early substitution in the 17th minute, releasing L. Blanco instead of P. Bigas. A few minutes later, in the 14th minute, Valencia received a yellow card - it was given to Y. It was given to J. Musa. To strengthen their lineup at halftime, Valencia made two substitutions: Nico was replaced by J. Guerra Moreno and E. Cavani by T. Lato. On the other hand, Elche replaced G. Verdu with E. Roco.
Elche received two yellow cards as the game progressed: H. Donald received one in the 47th minute and E. Roco in the 62nd minute. Elche made two substitutions on 64 minutes: R. Guti replaced A. Collado and P. Milla replaced N. Mercau. Valencia followed suit in the 72nd minute, fielding new players: E. Cavani instead of T. Lato and S. Lino instead of A. Mari. Both teams made their final substitutions in the last ten minutes of the game: Elche replaced Tete Morente with Josan in the 78th minute, and Valencia released M. Diahabi instead of E. Comert in the final minutes of the match. Elche put up a decent resistance, but Valencia held a two goal advantage, dominating the match thanks to excellent play on the pitch. The match ended with a score of 2-0 in favor of Valencia, who won their second consecutive victory in La Liga.
In the next round the rivals are waiting for the following matches: Celta - Elche, Valencia - Valladolid.
| Elche | Valencia | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals on goal | 3 |
| 7 | Strokes | 5 |
| 1 | Blocked strokes | 0 |
| 6 | Kicks from the penalty area | 5 |
| 1 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 0 |
| 12 | Violations | 6 |
| 11 | Corner | 6 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 66% | Ball possession | 34% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves by goalkeeper | 1 |
| 470 | Total assists | 250 |
| 413 | Accurate passes | 180 |
| 88% | Accuracy of transmissions | 72% |