On 29 April, one of the matches of the 32nd round of the Spanish football championship took place. Elche (Spain) and Rayo Vallecano (Spain) met.
Spain Championship, round 32
Elche (Spain ) - Rayo Vallecano (Spain) - 4:0 (1:0)
Goals: Tete Morente (45 +1), Boye (52), Fidel (53), Gerard Gambo (72).
Warnings: A. Iraola (37), Clerc (40), Alvaro Garcia (45+4), E. Saveljic (71)
In a recent La Liga match held at the Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero, Elche produced a dominant performance against Rayo Vallecano. At half-time, the score was 1-0 in favour of Elche, but they scored three more goals in the second half to win the match with a final score of 4-0. There were some interesting developments in the match, starting with a red card for Rayo Vallecano player F. Lejeune in the 27th minute. This was followed by yellow cards for Rayo Vallecano's A. Iraola in the 37th minute and Elche's C. Clerc in the 40th minute. However, it was in the 45th minute that Elche's Tete Morente scored the first goal of the match. Then, just before the break, Rajo Vallecano's A. Garcia was given a yellow card.
The second half began with a substitution in Rayo Vallecano, where A. Garcia was replaced by A. Mumin. However, it was Elche who took control of the game when L. Boye scored his second goal in the 52nd minute. Fidel added another goal for Elche just a minute later. Rayo Vallecano tried to get back into the game by making three substitutions in a row, releasing I. Palazon, O. Trejo and R. de Tomas. However, in the 72nd minute, Elche scored again and G. Gumbau found himself in the goal net. Elche also made several substitutions in the second half, releasing G. Verdu, A. Collado, R. Guti, N. Mercau and E. Ponce. Rayo Vallecano's E Saveljic also received a yellow card in the 71st minute. The match ended in a comfortable win for Elche over Rayo Vallecano. Elche's impressive play allowed them to dominate the match and win all three points, which will give them confidence going forward in the championship.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Almeria - Elche, Rayo Vallecano - Valladolid.
| Elche | Rayo Vallecano | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 16 | Shots | 14 |
| 1 | Blocked kicks | 3 |
| 13 | Kicks from the penalty box | 8 |
| 3 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 6 |
| 13 | Offences | 16 |
| 3 | Corner | 8 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 51% | Possession of the ball | 49% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 2 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 5 |
| 356 | Total assists | 335 |
| 276 | Accurate passes | 270 |
| 78% | Accuracy of transmissions | 81% |