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Its 4 goals in 6 home matches for Fidel! Image courtesy Elche CF
Elche 1-1 Real Madrid
In a game that could have been won by either side Elche closed 2020 with a valuable draw last night against current La Liga champions Real Madrid in the Estadio Martinez Valero.
In an impressive defensive performance the home side were delighted with their point which moves them up to 15th on 16 points although Real Madrid had little to celebrate with the 1-1 draw, losing ground in the La Liga title race to leaders Atletico Madrid.
A header from Luka Modric gave the champions the lead in the 20th minute but Elche found their way back into the game when Fidel Chaves levelled from the penalty spot early in the second half.
Atlético extends Liga lead after Real Madrid draws at Elche
By JOSEPH WILSONDecember 30, 2020 GMT
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Luis Suárez led Atlético Madrid to a 1-0 victory over Getafe in the 500th game for coach Diego Simeone, extending its Spanish league lead after Real Madrid drew 1-1 at Elche on Wednesday.
The Uruguay striker used a powerful and precise header to send Yannick Carrasco’s lob from a free kick into the lower corner of Getafe’s net in the 20th minute. It was Suárez’s eighth goal in the league this season since leaving Barcelona for one of its top rivals.
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Immediate Reaction: Elche 1 - 1 Real Madrid
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Elche 1 - 1 (Chaves; Modric). Here’s our quick reaction. Still to come: Player ratings, post-game podcast, post-game quotes, and plenty more.
Real Madrid’s last game of the calendar year encompassed some of the trends that arose for the team in 2020. One trend in particular that stood out: The struggles of penetrating an organized low block.
Tonight, Elche, whose head manager Jorge Almiron stayed home due to testing positive for coronavirus, were managed by assistant Jesus Muñoz, and stayed compact defensively, while hoping to create danger on the counter-attack from Fidel Chaves, Lucas Boye, and Emiliano Rigoni. Fidel had some success against Lucas Vazquez and Dani Carvajal, though nothing major. Rigoni exploited the space left behind by Marcelo on the opposite side, and Boye was Elche’s main offensive lynchpin.