This Monday, Espanyol and Elche closed the 20th round of the Spanish Championship at the Cornellà-El Prat stadium in Barcelona. Playing away from home, on his birthday, Elche won 2-1 and escaped the relegation zone.
The score was opened just five minutes into the game. Morente received the ball on the right side of the attack, crossed low to the area and found Pere Milla, who pushed it to the back of the net, putting Elche in advantage.
Eight minutes later, Mojica threw the ball into the area and found Pere Milla, who scored his second goal of the match with a header and extended it to the visitors.
In stoppage time in the first half, Espanyol got a penalty and, in the kick, Raúl de Tomás reduced the score, sending the game to halftime with 2 to 1 for Elche.
At the beginning of the second stage, the home team grew in performance and balanced the match. Thus, both teams created opportunities, but the score did not change further.
With the result, Elche goes to 19 points and leaves the relegation zone, taking the 16th place. Espanyol, in turn, is in 11th place, with 26 points.
Both teams return to the field next weekend. On Saturday, at 12:00 (Brasília time), Espanyol will face Mallorca away from home, for the Copa del Rey. On Sunday, at 10:00 (Brasília time), Elche will host Villarreal for the 21st round of the Spanish Championship.
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