The Elche Chronicle
Player ratings15 Apr 2030
Both of them Ali Houary's — 9.89
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 9.89, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Squad15 Apr 2030
Alejandro Iturbe keeps Elche in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad15 Apr 2030
David Affengruber is carrying Elche
19 goals and a season average of 7.40. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.
Squad15 Apr 2030
Daniel Campos says Elche went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Market15 Apr 2030
Thomas McGill has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Elche they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad15 Apr 2030
Lucas Cepeda in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Elche this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match13 Apr 2030
Elche see off Valladolid
Three points for Elche, 4‑3 the final word against Valladolid in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Match13 Apr 2030
Nobody could stop scoring
7 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about Elche and Valladolid in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.
Player ratings15 Apr 2030
Gonzalo in the eights
A performance of 8.85 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
In brief
- Player ratings David Affengruber in the eights
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Martim Neto
- Market The Marc Aguado question follows Elche around