Elche beat Celta Vigo 1-0 on Sunday, 03 October 2021 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Jose Luis Munuera Montero. It was played at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Josan received a yellow card for Elche at 35'.
Second half: Elche took the lead at 49' when D. Benedetto scored, with the assist credited to Fidel, making the score 1-0. Elche made their 1st substitution at 51', with Gonzalo Verdú replacing Diego González. Elche made their 2nd substitution at 56', with Diego González replacing Josema Sánchez. Elche made their 3rd substitution at 57', with Lucas Pérez replacing L. Boyé. Elche made their 4th substitution at 57', with Josan replacing P. Piatti. Barragán received a yellow card for Elche at 58'. Celta Vigo made their 1st substitution at 61', with Fran Beltrán replacing Denis Suárez. Celta Vigo made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Nolito replacing F. Cervi. Celta Vigo made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Brais Méndez replacing Thiago Galhardo. Celta Vigo made their 4th substitution at 71', with J. Murillo replacing A. Solari. N. Araújo received a yellow card for Celta Vigo at 72'. Hugo Mallo received a yellow card for Celta Vigo at 81'. Elche made their 5th substitution at 83', with D. Benedetto replacing Pere Milla. Omar Mascarell received a yellow card for Elche at 89'. Celta Vigo made their 5th substitution at 89', with R. Tapia replacing O. Yokuşlu. VAR intervened at 90+2' for Celta Vigo (Goal confirmed). Kiko Casilla received a yellow card for Elche at 90+8'. Santi Mina received a yellow card for Celta Vigo at 90+9'.
Elche used 5 substitutions while Celta Vigo used 5 substitutions. Elche got 4 yellow cards, while Celta Vigo got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (12-10).
- Celta Vigo controlled possession (55%).
- Elche had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).
