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Espanyol vs Elche

Copa del Rey
Espanyol
2-1-4
1-3
Final
Elche
1-2-4
RCDE Stadium

Match pulse

ESPAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTELC
66%Possession34%
23Shots9
4On target6
3Corners3
3Saves4
14Fouls9
6'Federico RedondoELC22'Fer NiñoELC45'+4'Edu ExpósitoESP82'Clemens RiedelESP90'+1'Lucas CepedaELC
Team1H2HT
ESP011
ELC213

Who won: Elche 3-1

Elche beat Espanyol 3-1 on Friday, September 18, 2026 at RCDE Stadium. Goals for Espanyol: Víctor Chust (own goal) (72'). Goals for Elche: Fer Niño (26', 29') and Germán Valera (78').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.9Fer NiñoF
  2. 27.6Roy RevivoLB
  3. 37.4Germán ValeraLF
  4. 47.1Matías DituroG
  5. 56.4Javier MorcilloCM
  6. 66.3Gonzalo VillarRM
  7. 76.3Lucas CepedaRF
  8. 86.3Rubén SánchezSUB
  9. 96.3José Antonio MorenteSUB
  10. 106.2Bryan ZaragozaAM-L
  11. 116.2CalaAM-R
  12. 126.2Thomas LemarLM

Team stats

ESPELC
14Fouls9
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1
9Offsides2
3Corner Kicks3
3Saves4
66Possession34
23SHOTS9
4ON GOAL6
0.2On Target %0.7
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
448Accurate Passes193
509Passes282
0.9Pass Completion %0.7
8Accurate Crosses2
42Crosses3
0.2Cross %0.7
37Long Balls79
24Accurate Long Balls23
0.6Long Balls %0.3
5Blocked Shots1
12Effective Tackles10
16Tackles17
0.8Tackle %0.6
11Interceptions11
13Effective Clearances38
13Clearances38

Player of the game

Fer Niño

ELC · 2 G

7.9

Deserved to win

52%
ESP · 1.30 xG
30%
Draw
19%
ELC · 0.66 xG

Espanyol deserved better: 52% on chances, lost 1-3

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Espanyol 1, Elche 3.
  2. Second Half ends, Espanyol 1, Elche 3.
  3. 90'+4'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

  4. 90'+4'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javi Hernández with a cross.

    R. Fernández

  5. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+3'ELC

    Foul

    Foul by Tete Morente (Elche).

  7. 90'+2'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.

    T. Dolan

  8. 90'+1'

    Yellow card

    Lucas Cepeda (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    L. Cepeda

  9. 90'+1'ELC

    Free kick won

    Javi Hernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Lucas Cepeda (Elche).

  11. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  12. 90'ELC

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Elche. Conceded by Marko Dmitrovic.

  13. 90'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Javier Morcillo (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol).

    J. Morcillo

  14. 88'ESP

    Handball

    Handball by Javi Hernández (Espanyol).

  15. 87'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Pere Milla (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Edu Expósito.

    P. Milla

  16. 87'

    Offside

    Offside, Espanyol. Tyrhys Dolan is caught offside.

  17. 84'

    Offside

    Offside, Espanyol. Roberto Fernández is caught offside.

  18. 82'

    Yellow card

    Clemens Riedel (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    C. Riedel

  19. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Clemens Riedel (Espanyol).

  20. 82'

    Free kick won

    Abiel Osorio (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  21. 81'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Abiel Osorio (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Germán Valera.

    A. Osorio

  22. GOAL78'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    G. Valera · ast J. Antonio Morente

    Goal! Espanyol 1, Elche 3. Germán Valera (Elche) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tete Morente following a fast break.

    ESP 1 - 3 ELC
  23. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Revivo

    Substitution, Elche. Matia Barzic replaces Roy Revivo.

    M. Barzic

  24. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Lemar

    Substitution, Elche. Tete Morente replaces Thomas Lemar.

    J. Morente

  25. 76'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Marcos Fernández (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan with a cross.

Leaders

ESPELC
Total Shots
Javi Hernandez
3
Lucas Cepeda
2
Accurate Passes
Edu Expósito
72
Germán Valera
24
Defensive Interventions
Unai Núñez
13
Víctor Chust
15
Saves
Marko Dmitrovic
3
Matías Dituro
4

Season seriesESP leads series 3-0-2