Rayo Vallecano beat Elche 2-1 on Sunday, 17 October 2021 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Santiago Jaime Latre. It was played at Estadio de Vallecas.
First half: Elche took the lead at 14' when L. Boyé scored, making the score 0-1. Rayo Vallecano leveled the score at 26' when Mario Hernández scored, with the assist credited to Santi Comesaña, making the score 1-1. Gumbau received a yellow card for Elche at 28'.
Second half: Rayo Vallecano made their 1st substitution at 62', with Sergi Guardiola replacing R. Nteka. Elche made their 1st substitution at 65', with D. Benedetto replacing Raúl Guti. Elche made their 2nd substitution at 65', with Gumbau replacing Josan. Elche made their 3rd substitution at 65', with P. Piatti replacing Lucas Pérez. Rayo Vallecano took the lead at 65' when R. Nteka scored, with the assist credited to Ó. Trejo, making the score 2-1. Rayo Vallecano made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Mario Hernández replacing Kévin Rodrigues. Rayo Vallecano made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Ó. Trejo replacing Unai López. Elche made their 4th substitution at 78', with Josema Sánchez replacing J. Mojica. Elche made their 5th substitution at 79', with Fidel replacing G. Carrillo. Unai López received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 81'. Rayo Vallecano made their 4th substitution at 83', with E. Saveljich replacing N. Maraš. Rayo Vallecano made their 5th substitution at 84', with Santi Comesaña replacing P. Ciss. Álvaro García received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 90+1'. Kiko Casilla received a yellow card for Elche at 90+3'.
Rayo Vallecano used 5 substitutions while Elche used 5 substitutions. Rayo Vallecano got 2 yellow cards, while Elche got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (10-7).
- Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
