Atletico Madrid beat Elche 1-0 on Saturday, 01 May 2021 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Mario Melero Lopez. It was played at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero.
First half: VAR intervened at 18' for Atletico Madrid (Goal cancelled). Atletico Madrid extended the lead at 23' when Marcos Llorente scored, with the assist credited to Y. Carrasco, making the score 0-2. T. Lemar received a yellow card for Atletico Madrid at 36'. Y. Carrasco received a yellow card for Atletico Madrid at 41'. VAR intervened at 45' for Atletico Madrid (Goal cancelled).
Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Elche made their 1st substitution at 46', with H. Palacios replacing Barragán. Elche made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Tete Morente replacing P. Piatti. Atletico Madrid made their 1st substitution at 57', with T. Lemar replacing João Félix. Atletico Madrid made their 2nd substitution at 65', with Á. Correa replacing Koke. Pere Milla received a yellow card for Elche at 69'. Elche made their 3rd substitution at 71', with Pere Milla replacing Nino. L. Boyé received a yellow card for Elche at 75'. Barragán received a yellow card for Elche at 76'. Elche made their 4th substitution at 80', with I. Marcone replacing Josan. Elche made their 5th substitution at 80', with Josema Sánchez replacing Víctor Rodríguez. Atletico Madrid made their 3rd substitution at 82', with L. Suárez replacing Saúl. Atletico Madrid made their 4th substitution at 82', with J. Giménez replacing Felipe. S. Savić received a yellow card for Atletico Madrid at 90'.
Elche used 5 substitutions while Atletico Madrid used 4 substitutions. Elche got 3 yellow cards, while Atletico Madrid got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Atletico Madrid outshot their opponent (6-11).
- Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
- Atletico Madrid had the sharper finishing (1-4 shots on target).
