Luca Zidane backs Eibar against Elche

He Elchedespite playing one of the best games of the season, could not get past the draw against Eibar (0-0) in a match marked by a great performance by the goalkeeper Luca Zidanethat with its stops, especially in the first half, hindered the success of the Elche team.

The home team deserved more, but once again the lack of success in front of the rival goal prevented the possibility of adding three points and closing the gap with a direct rival who, in addition, scores of the direct promotion zone.

The group from Elche had an unparalleled performance, as they completely destroyed the Eibar with deep and dynamic gameplay.

Elche began to create clear scoring chances with only Mourad’s weak goal, denied on shot, and Luca’s saves preventing them from becoming goals.

The Spanish Moroccan attacker from Elche sent Mario Gaspar’s drop shot into the clouds inside the area and Nico Fernández and Nico Castro soon found the Eibar goalkeeper’s reflection.

Throughout the offensive avalanche, led by the verticality and quality of Tete Morente and Febas, a goal was disallowed by Nico Fernández due to an alleged foul on Luca, who took excessive risks by attempting to dribble in Elche player inside the area.

The action unleashed the fury of Elche fans and the team’s coach, Sebastián Beccacece, who ended up being sacked.

The controversy kept Elche out of the game for several minutes and gave peace of mind to Eibar, who had their attacking option with a Bautista shot going over the crossbar.

Elche regained the thread of the game late in the first half, where they pushed Eibar against their goal through triangulations, unchecking and depth.

Mourad again had two clear scoring chances, but in the first he missed his header too far and in the second he found Luca’s reflexes again.

The Eibar goalkeeper, in a state of grace, even had time to show off again before the break to take another shot from Nico Castro from the angle.

After the break, Elche maintained their offensive inertia and threatened again with a shot from Nico Fernández that hit the side of the net.

Eibar managed to balance the match as the minutes ticked by and began to find space behind Elche’s midfielders, who were increasingly focused on the attack.

The big chance for the Basque team came from Stoichkov, with Dituro reflexively taking a close-range shot from the small area after a good counterattack.

The action encouraged Eibar and scared Elche. The Basque team, increasingly comfortable, began to monopolize possession, but the entry of Manu Nieto and Borja Garcés again tilted the game towards Luca’s area.

The goalkeeper of the Basque team, in a thrilling finale, again frustrated Elche with a save from Borja Garcés, already in stoppage time, which allowed Eibar to save a point.