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First Division - Day 33

Valencia 2 - Elche 1

Valencia: Guaita; Barragán, Rubén Vezo, Javi Fuego, Bernat; Michel (Fede 46’), Oriol Romeu, Dani Parejo, Piatti; Vargas (Paco Alcácer 63’), Jonas (Keita 75’). 4-4-2.
Elche: Manu Herrera; Damián Suárez, Botía (Lombán 33’), Pelegrín, Domingo Cisma; Carlos Sánchez, Rubén Pérez (Aarón Ñíguez 63’); Coro, Javi Márquez, Fidel (Boakye 75’); Cristian Herrera. 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
1-0. 22. Piatti. Collected wayward Michel shot and turned ball past Herrera.
1-1. 28. Coro. Struck shot past Guaita from near post following Sánchez cross.
2-1. 61. Parejo. Latched on to Damián clearance and drilled low shot in to net.

Yellow cards: Rubén Pérez 53’, Piatti 69’, Domingo Cisma 71’, Barragán 71’, 92’, Dani Parejo 83’, Javi Fuego 92’ / red cards: Barragán 92’.

Valencia are still in with a chance of reaching the Europa League spots after they beat regional rivals Elche 2-1, the result taking them to within seven points of seventh placed Real Sociedad. The Ches were on a high after their epic comeback against Basel on Thursday night, and Piatti gave them the lead midway through the first half with a low shot past Manu Herrera after a half-hit shot by Michel came to him in the area. Just six minutes later however Coro equalized after connecting with a Carlos Sánchez cross, and only a good stop by Guaita prevented Cristian Herrera from putting the visitors ahead. Shortly before half time Dani Parejo brought a good save out of Manu with a well struck free kick, and with just over an hour gone Parejo latched on to a poor clearance to drill a long shot past the keeper. The visitors still had a great chance to level the scores again though when they were awarded a penalty for a foul by Piatti in Cristian, but Guaita just got enough on Damián Suárez’s spot kick to turn it round the post. Boakye also fired a late shot wide, but even though Barragán got himself sent off for a second booking, the visitors were not able to prevent a defeat which leaves them just four points above the drop zone.