Espanyol beat Elche 1-0 on Sunday, 19 February 2023 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Carlos Del Cerro Grande. It was played at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Óscar Gil received a yellow card for Espanyol at 43'. Brian Oliván received a yellow card for Espanyol at 44'.
Second half: Elche made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Magallán replacing Bigas. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 64', with Rubén Sánchez replacing R. Pierre-Gabriel. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 65', with Javi Puado replacing Aleix Vidal. José Ángel Carmona received a yellow card for Elche at 71'. Elche made their 2nd substitution at 76', with E. Ponce replacing R. Nteka. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Denis Suárez replacing Edu Expósito. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 77', with Brian Oliván replacing Simo. José Ángel Carmona received a yellow card for Elche at 81'. José Ángel Carmona received a red card for Elche at 81'. Espanyol made their 5th substitution at 86', with Óscar Gil replacing Nico Melamed. Elche made their 3rd substitution at 88', with Fidel replacing Josan. Elche made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with Gumbau replacing Gonzalo Verdú. Espanyol took the lead at 90+2' when Darder scored, with the assist credited to Nico Melamed, making the score 0-1. Edu Expósito received a yellow card for Espanyol at 90+6'.
Elche used 4 substitutions while Espanyol used 5 substitutions. Elche got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Espanyol got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Elche outshot their opponent (19-11).
- Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
- Physical contest: 5 yellows, 1 reds.
