Valencia beat Elche 2-0 on Sunday, 23 April 2023 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez. It was played at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero.
First half: Y. Musah received a yellow card for Valencia at 14'. Elche made their 1st substitution at 17', with Bigas replacing L. Blanco. Valencia took the lead at 19' when Samuel Lino scored, with the assist credited to E. Cavani, making the score 0-1. Valencia extended the lead at 42' when Gonzalo Verdú scored (Own Goal), making the score 0-2.
Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Elche made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Gonzalo Verdú replacing E. Roco. Valencia made their 1st substitution at 46', with Nico González replacing Javi Guerra. John Nwankwo received a yellow card for Elche at 47'. E. Roco received a yellow card for Elche at 62'. Elche made their 3rd substitution at 64', with Pere Milla replacing N. Fernández Mercau. Elche made their 4th substitution at 64', with Raúl Guti replacing Álex Collado. Valencia made their 2nd substitution at 72', with Samuel Lino replacing Alberto Marí. Valencia made their 3rd substitution at 72', with E. Cavani replacing Toni Lato. Elche made their 5th substitution at 78', with Tete Morente replacing Josan. Valencia made their 4th substitution at 80', with Y. Musah replacing Diego López. Clerc received a yellow card for Elche at 84'. Valencia made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with M. Diakhaby replacing E. Cömert.
Elche used 5 substitutions while Valencia used 5 substitutions. Elche got 3 yellow cards, while Valencia got 1 yellow card.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (7-5).
- Elche controlled possession (66%).
- Valencia had the sharper finishing (1-3 shots on target).
