Espanyol lost 1-3 to Elche in LaLiga at RCDE Stadium. The visitors ran away with the match despite playing almost the entire night with 10 men after an early red card.

Match Summary

Federico Redondo Solari was sent off in the sixth minute, giving Espanyol a man extra at home almost from the start. That advantage never reached the scoreboard before half-time. Elche struck twice in a three-minute spell and left the interval in control.

Fernando Niño Rodríguez had Espanyol chasing from the 26th minute and scored again three minutes later. He had already been shown a yellow card in the 22nd minute. The double still stood at the break, and the hosts had to use the extra player in pursuit rather than from in front.

Espanyol saw more of the ball after the interval and pulled a goal back through Marcos Fernández in the 72nd minute. Germán Valera answered six minutes later and restored Elche's two-goal cushion. Espanyol could not force another, and the visitors closed out the 1-3 win.

Key Moments

The red card for Federico Redondo Solari was the first swing, and not in Espanyol's favor. With 11 against 10 for more than 80 minutes, the home side still spent the night trying to recover.

Elche's burst before the half-hour flipped the numerical story. A team a man down went in two goals up, which meant Espanyol's extra player had to be used to chase the game.

The other decisive stretch came after Espanyol scored. A path back lasted only a few minutes. Once Elche found a third, the home pressure never produced an equalizer.

Match Statistics

Espanyol held 66 percent of possession and outshot Elche 21 to 9, but the visitors put six shots on target to the hosts' four. Corners were even at three apiece. Each side collected two yellow cards, and Elche's red was the only dismissal of the night.

What the Result Means

Espanyol sit eighth in La Liga with seven points from six matches and a goal difference of plus two. Their last five games have brought one win, one draw and three losses. Elche are 20th, with two points from six matches and a goal difference of minus eight, and they have one draw and four losses in their last five. The sides are five points apart.

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