La Liga: Elche draws 0-0 with Granada on Sunday
ELCHE. Elche 0-0 Granada ended up goalless.
ELCHE. Elche 0-0 Granada didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday..
The match was played at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero stadium in Elche on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Adrián Cordero Vega who had the assistance of Aitor Villate Martínez and Antonio Luis Cerezo Parfenof. The 4th official was Manuel Ángel Pérez Hernández. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.08 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 84%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Elche was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Granada that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Elche was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 1 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Elche to win the match.
Elche shot 17 times, 1 on target, 16 off target. On the other side, Granada shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Elche received 5 yellow cards (Tete Morente, Fidel, F. Rodriguez, F. Rodriguez and J. Pastore). On the other side, Granada received 3 yellow cards (D. Machis, L. Suarez and Quini).
(Elche) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (47′).
After playing this contest, Elche will have 15 points like Getafe and Deportivo Alavés to stay in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Granada will have 22 points like Osasuna to stay in the 12th place.
Match Events
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-5'-5'
Francisco Rodriguez
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-4'-4'
Francisco Rodriguez
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18'18'
Guido Carrillo (Goal confirmed)
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45'45'
Fidel
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45'45'
Jose Morente
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45'45'
Darwin Machís
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45'45'
Javier Pastore
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45'45'
L. Suarez
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47'47'
D. Gonzalez
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47'47'
Diego Gonzalez
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54'54'
Gonzalo Verdú
Javier Pastore
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64'64'
V. Diaz
Quini
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58'58'
Quini
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64'64'
Víctor Díaz
Quini
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69'69'
Pere Milla
Fidel
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69'69'
Josan
Jose Morente
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80'80'
Pablo Piatti
Guido Carrillo
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81'81'
Isma Ruiz
Maxime Gonalons
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81'81'
Alberto Soro
Antonio Puertas
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Elche will play away against Espanyol on the 10th of January with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Elche (2 draws).
Granada will host FC Barcelona on the 8th of January with a 13-3 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (2 draws).
Elche: Formation and Lineups
Elche started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez chose to play with the following team: Edgar Badia , Helibelton Palacios , Diego Gonzalez , Pedro Bigas , Johan Mojica , Jose Morente , Omar Mascarell , Gerard Gumbau , Fidel , Javier Pastore and Guido Carrillo .
Substitutes
Elche made 4 changes: J. Pastore for G. Verdu (54′), Tete Morente for Josan (68′), Fidel for P. Milla (69′) and G. Carrillo for P. Piatti (80′).
Top player: Gerard Gumbau
Probably the most impressive player in Elche was Gerard Gumbau.
His rating is with 44 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.
Granada: Formation and Lineups
Granada started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Robert Moreno played with: Luis Maximiano , Quini , Germán Sánchez , Raul Torrente Navarro , Carlos Neva , Antonio Puertas , Luis Milla , Maxime Gonalons , Darwin Machís , Luis Javier Suárez and Jorge Molina .
Substitutes
Granada made 3 changes: Quini for V. Diaz (64′), A. Puertas for A. Soro (81′) and M. Gonalons for I. Ruiz (81′).
Top player: Maxime Gonalons
Probably the most impressive player in Granada was Maxime Gonalons.
His rating is with 48 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga
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