A goal from the Pole matusz klich two minutes from the end of the game allowed the leeds united win the Festa d’Elx Trophy against a Elche resurrected after arriving at his bank of Pablo Machin.
The Elche team showed clear signs of improvement in their game, more vertical and offensive, compared to the last games in the league and only the many changes in the second half and the offensive quality of leeds leaving him at the end without his trophy.
The meeting began at a pace that was as busy and boisterous. In minute 3 the referee disallowed a goal on Pere Milla and shortly after John saved a sung goal against summerville in an action where both players were injured.
The Elche he was comfortable with the three central system implemented by machine before the one leeds who hardly created any danger under the pressure of the Elche midfield.
The most offensive version of Josan and Clerc
The group from Elche invaded the space as much as possible through its lines, where josan Y clerk They offer their most offensive version.
Roger Marty he had the option to score twice, but his shots missed the English goal. And on the eleventh shot into space, on the brink of rest, the Elche finally found the prize thanks to josanto lose Joel Robles on his way out with a mild Vaseline.
In the second part, Pablo Machin made seven substitutions at once, but the team stayed true to the pattern of play in the first half against a leeds can’t find spaces.
The Elchewith a dynamic game, submitted once to leedsthough the English team knew how to suffer and take advantage of a spark of quality to level the game.
After the backlash, Greenwood attend to gelhartwho only need to push the ball into the net at the first dangerous arrival of leeds In the second half.
The game opened after the draw and the leedsrefreshed with changes, he enjoyed the spaces to run. Matthew Joseph he was able to put his team ahead with a chip that went up, but also the Elche had his choice in a shot of Nico that was cleared joel or in a header from Fidel.
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Elche: Edgar Badia; Palacios, John (Gonzalo, min. 13), Rice; Josan, Mascarell, Guti, Pere Milla, Clerc, Roger and Lucas Boyé. Werner, Quina, Collado, Fidel, Ponce, Lirola, Lautaro Blanco, Gumbau, Coca, Pamies and Nico also played
leeds united: Joel Robles; Luke Ayling, Cooper, Struij, Hjelde, Marc Roca, Forshaw, Harrison, Gelhardt, Summerville (Greenwood, mi. 11) and Rodrigo Moreno. Perkins, Gnonto, Drameh, Klich, Gyabi and Mateo Joshep also played
Referee: Sánchez Martínez (C. Murciano). He showed yellow cards to Raúl Guti and Coca for Elche, and to Forshaw and Hjelde for Leeds United
the objectives: 1-0, min. 44: Joshan. 1-1 min. 59: Gelhardt. 1-2 min. 88: Cliche.
happenings: match equivalent to the LXI Festa d’Elx Trophy played at the Martínez Valero stadium before 12,117 spectators. The president of Elche, Joaquín Buitrago, and the mayor of Elche, Carlos González, presented the Leeds captain with the champion’s trophy.
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Source: La Verdad
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