Spanish LALIGA

Atlético vs Elche 2022-23 LaLiga

  • Red Card 53': Mario Hermoso
  • 56': João Félix
  • 74': Álvaro Morata
FT
2 - 0
  • Red Card 45'+1': Gonzalo Verdú
  • Red Card 90': Domingos Quina

Three sent off as Atletico Madrid seal home win over Elche

Atletico Madrid's Joao Felix and Alvaro Morata secured a 2-0 home win over Elche as the 10-man hosts moved up to third place in La Liga on Thursday

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 45'+1': Gonzalo Verdú (Elche) is shown the red card.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Elche 0.
  • 48': Roger (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Second yellow card to Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) for a bad foul.
  • 56': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Elche 0. João Félix (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 57': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Sergio Reguilón replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  • 66': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces João Félix.
  • 69': Substitution, Elche. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Roger.
  • 69': Substitution, Elche. Álex Collado replaces Lucas Boyé.
  • 74': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Elche 0. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 76': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  • 79': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Koke replaces Pablo Barrios.
  • 80': Álex Collado (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Substitution, Elche. Domingos Quina replaces Raúl Guti.
  • 83': Substitution, Elche. Fidel replaces Pere Milla.
  • 83': Substitution, Elche. Tete Morente replaces Helibelton Palacios.
  • 86': Domingos Quina (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Second yellow card to Domingos Quina (Elche) for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Cívitas Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 48,119

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+44 Real Madrid 29 72 1
+26 Barcelona 29 64 3
+25 Girona 29 62 5
+24 Athletic Club 29 56 5
Full Table

Statistics

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20 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 1
2 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 1
37.7 Possession 62.3
5 SHOTS 18
1 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
284 Accurate Passes 523
348 Passes 590
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 2
14 Crosses 16
0.1 Cross % 0.1
39 Long Balls 40
22 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 3
3 Effective Tackles 12
13 Tackles 22
0.2 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 8
16 Effective Clearances 14
16 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

ATM Atlético Madrid (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
13 Jan Oblak (GK)
15 Stefan Savic
22 Mario Hermoso Yellow Card
2 José María Giménez
4 Geoffrey Kondogbia
34 Pablo Barrios Yellow Card
21 Yannick Carrasco
14 Marcos Llorente
19 Álvaro Morata
7 João Félix
8 Antoine Griezmann

ELC Elche (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
13 Edgar Badía (GK)
5 Gonzalo Verdú Red Card
6 Pedro Bigas
4 Diego González
21 Omar Mascarell
8 Raúl Guti
23 Carlos Clerc
14 Helibelton Palacios
9 Lucas Boyé
18 Roger Martí Yellow Card
10 Pere Milla

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