Fidel Chaves’ goal from a penalty in the opening minutes of the match allowed Elche to score the first three points of the season against Villarreal B and give the Elche team and its companions some peace of mind, after of the bad start of the League and rumors of the possible departure of players in the next days of the market.
Elche were better in the first half, when they had several chances to seal the match, but Villarreal B reacted after the break and led by Javier Ontiveros had a clear chance to level the scores.
The Elche team, their pride wounded after a bad start to the championship, took control of the game from the first minute and cornered the Villarreal subsidiary in their own area.
Before the first minute, Josan, one of the highlights of the first action, warned close to what was the prologue of a cascade of dangerous arrivals in the goal of Castellón.
Elche found the prize in the 7th minute after a penalty, after some hands made by Hugo Pérez, which Fidel converted the goal.
The goal did not rest Elche, with a dynamic and vertical game, with great popularity from the wingers Nico Fernández and Tete Morente, continued to knock on the door of the goal.
Villarreal B, outmatched, only became active when Ontiveros moved the ball, showing his quality in several actions without finding a shot.
Elche stepped on the accelerator again in the last section of the first period, where Nico Castro, with a shot that just reached the angle, and Tete Morente, who was denied the goal of Iker Álvarez with an excellent save, were seek judgment. before the break.
The script of the game completely changed at the beginning of the second period. Miguel Álvarez’s tactical change allowed the subsidiary to take the ball and the initiative of the game.
Villarreal B surrounded Edgar Badía’s goal, forcing him to intervene after two long shots by Rodrigo and Ontiveros.
Again Badia saved Elche with a great save from Rodrigo’s shot and moments after this it was Ontiveros, in full pressure on the subsidiary, who hit the goal with a great shot that fell to crossbar.
The Elche coach tried to stop the avalanche with the introduction of Febas and Lucas Boyé and the Elche team managed to move Villarreal B away from their place, with fewer changes.
Elche, already in the final stages, had their chance to sentence through Josan, but the winger did not hit the mark and Elche had to suffer until the end to secure the first victory on the course.
Data sheet:
1 – Elche: Badia; Josan, Mario Gaspar, Rice, Clerc; Tete Morente (Salinas, min. 84), Cristian Salvador (Raúl Guti, min. 37), Nico Castro (Óscar Plano, min. 84), Nico Fernández, Fidel (Aleix Febas, min. 58) and Mourad (Lucas Boyé, min 58).
0 – Villarreal B: Iker Alvarez; Lanchi (Requena, min. 71), Hugo Pérez (Rodrigo, min. 46), Espigares, Abraham, Carlos Romero (Diego Collado, min. 77); Carlo, Del Moral, Ontiveros (Tiago, min. 71), Fores (Ferrari, min. 71) and Jorge Pascual.
Referee: Sánchez López (Murcian Committee). He showed yellow cards to Josan and Clerc for Elche.
Goals: 1-0, min. 8: Fidel, punishment.
Incidents: Match corresponding to the third day of the Hypermotion League played at the Martínez Valero de Elche stadium before 13,318 spectators.
Source: La Verdad
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