Elche dominates Eibar and pushes for the lead in LaLiga Hypermotion

Elche CF beat SD Eibar 2-0 this Friday, with goals from Sory Kaba and Nico Castro, at the start of matchday 24 of LaLiga Hypermotion, where precisely the people from Elche have provisionally placed themselves in the lead. waiting for what UD Almería does this weekend against Albacete Balompié.

At the Martínez Valero Stadium, Nico Fernández soon began to show off his talent for the locals. However, the first clear chance was for Eibar before the quarter-hour mark, when Jorge Pascual headed a cross that came from the right wing and forced the rival goalkeeper to fly to clear that shot from a corner kick.

The response was from Nico Fernández himself, thanks to a slalom that he made from his field to the edge of the area and which culminated with a powerful left foot shot but without luck. His teammate Sory Kaba had another opportunity on the half hour mark, with a shot from point-blank range that he sent over the crossbar when he was in a clear position to score.

Of course, between Nico Fernández and Kaba they made it 1-0 just before the break, with the Argentine playmaker leaving Álvaro Carrillo on the right wing until he reached the baseline, where he gave up behind so that the Guinean striker could shoot inside the small area with the left hand.

After the restart, the team from Elche brought danger to the Eibar goal twice in five minutes. First with a collective play, started on the left side and ended with a low cross from the right side, which Carrillo cleared ‘in extremis’ for a corner; and then Jonmi Magunagoitia saved a shot from David Affengruber from close range.

The visitors lacked firepower up front and, to make matters worse, they conceded 2-0 in the 74th minute, two minutes after being left with one man less due to Carrillo’s double yellow card. The second franjiverde goal was created with a pass from Nico Fernández in search of a teammate and which Sergio Cubero touched, until the ball fell at the feet of an accurate Nico Castro.

Positioned at the front of the area, Elche’s number 21 tamed that ball and quickly hooked a high right hand that beat Magunagoitia without palliatives. This result put Elche at the top of the Second Division with 43 points, the same as Almería, and left Eibar with 32 points in the middle of the table.

–RESULTS AND SCHEDULES OF DAY 24.

-Friday.

Elche – Eibar 2-0.

-Saturday, January 25.

Córdoba – Racing de Santander 4:15 p.m.

Deportivo de La Coruña – Levante 18.30.

Huesca – Cartagena 18.30.

Tenerife – Eldense 21.00.

-Domingo 26.

Granada – Sporting de Gijón 14.00.

Albacete – Almería 16.15.

Oviedo – Castellón 16.15.

Malaga – Zaragoza 18.30.

Racing de Ferrol – Burgos 18.30.

-Monday 27.

Cádiz – Mirandés 20.30.