La Liga: Cádiz tops Elche 3-0
CáDIZ. Cádiz was eventually too good for Elche.
CáDIZ. Cádiz was in the end too much to handle for Elche with the goal of A. Negredo (80′), R. Sobrino (83′) and C. Lozano (90′).
The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla stadium in Cádiz on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández who had the assistance of José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Diego Sánchez Rojo. The 4th official was Alonso De Ena Wolf. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 24.5 degrees Celsius or 76.14 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 60%.
Match Statistics
Cádiz was in firm control of the ball 55% while Elche was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Cádiz was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Cádiz won the match.
Cádiz shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Elche shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Cádiz received 1 yellow card (L. Hernandez). On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Elche.
Also, Elche didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after E. Ponce (Elche) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (67′).
After playing this encounter, Cádiz will have 32 points like Mallorca to move up in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Elche will stay with 39 points like Espanyol to stay in the 13th place.
Match Events
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20'20'
L. Hernandez
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59'59'
Tete Morente
P. Milla
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63'63'
E. Ponce
G. Carrillo
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63'63'
Fidel
Josan
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65'65'
T. Alarcon
Jose Mari
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65'65'
V. Chust
Fali
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67'67'
E. Ponce
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73'73'
R. Sobrino
C. Akapo
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80'80'
A. Negredo
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82'82'
P. Piatti
Kike
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82'82'
I. Marcone
R. Guti
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83'83'
R. Sobrino
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85'85'
C. Lozano
A. Negredo
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85'85'
I. Carcelen
L. Perez
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90'90'
C. Lozano
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Cádiz will play away with Real Sociedad on the 12th of May with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Real Sociedad (1 draw).
Elche will host Atlético Madrid on the 11th of May with a 8-0 head to head record in favor of Atlético Madrid (1 draw).
Cádiz: Formation and Lineups
Cádiz started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Sergio González Soriano chose to play with the following team: Jeremías Ledesma , Carlos Akapo , Luis Hernández , Fali , Alfonso Espino , Iván Alejo , José Mari , Álex Fernández , Oussama Idrissi , Álvaro Negredo and Lucas Pérez .
Substitutes
Cádiz made 5 changes: Jose Mari for V. Chust (65′), Fali for T. Alarcon (65′), C. Akapo for R. Sobrino (73′), A. Negredo for C. Lozano (85′) and L. Perez for I. Carcelen (85′).
Top player: Álvaro Negredo
Probably the most impressive player in Cádiz was Álvaro Negredo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Elche: Formation and Lineups
Elche started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the other side, Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez played with: Édgar Badía , Antonio Barragán , Omar Mascarell , Pedro Bigas , Josan , Raúl Guti , Gerard Gumbau , Helibelton Palacios , Kike Pérez , Guido Carrillo and Pere Milla .
Substitutes
Elche made 5 changes: P. Milla for Tete Morente (59′), G. Carrillo for E. Ponce (63′), Josan for Fidel (63′), Kike for P. Piatti (82′) and R. Guti for I. Marcone (82′).
Top player: Helibelton Palacios
The player who no doubt impressed Elche the most was Helibelton Palacios.
His rating is with 26 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga
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