Procession and victory. In Elche, it has become a tradition to celebrate such an important date in the culture and traditions of the city of palm trees with football smiles. The data speaks for itself: The last defeat of the Franjiverde team at home in this celebration took place 44 years ago.
Led by Elche in 1978 Roque Olsen They lost to Sporting de Gijón in a First Division match (the last of the elites the Elche people have ever played in their own fiefs), falling 1-2. legendary hatred Asturians advanced as far as Gómez Voglino matched, but DoriaFrom a ten-minute penalty, it allowed visitors to take home a loot that no one had ever gotten before on Palm Sunday.
Since then, Elche has played 12 matches in their stadium on this day that changes from year to year in the calendar. Nine of them ended in victories (Casilla in 1979, 1981 and 1986, Granada in 1984, Valdepeñas in 1992, Gimnàstic in 1994, Alavés in 2009, Murcia in 2013 and Sevilla Atlético in 2017), three of which were tied ( Atletico de Madrid B in Recreativo 1987 and 1996 and 2000).
All sorts of stories, from the duels in the Second and Second B and the first victories over different generations of the Madrid subsidiary, to the bitter victory over Seville five years ago that seemed to give Franjiverdes peace of mind and was only the beginning of a disaster. the end of the campaign that resulted in relegation; A fantastic 4-4 against Recreativo in 1996 (an insane score, 0-2 to 3-2, then 3-4 in favor of Huelva and definitely Cuxart just a quarter of an hour away) or a significant victory over Murcia in 2013 served to bury the only moment of doubt that “Elche of Records” had. Frank writes.
Away from home, Elche played their last match on Palm Sunday in 2019 against Albacete and drew. pacheta on the bench. In 2020, the pandemic stopped football and there was an election day in 2021. On this date, Elche’s last game in the First Division was in a 2-1 loss to Valencia in 2014.
9 franjiverdes victories on Elche on Palm Sunday since 1979, one by one INFORMATION
Short win.
The streak began in 1979 with a 2-1 win against Castilla, where Trobbiani and Nando scored, and even fell short due to both missed chances by the Elche players and poor refereeing that kept the Whites sideline alive.
Castile again.
In 1981, Elche won once again on Palm Sunday against Real Madrid subsidiary, which played in the Cup Winners’ Cup that same season. Chomín and Kostic returned from the first goal of a team on the verge of promotion to the First Division.
Boria and Miguel, the heroes.
A busy day in 1984. The match started with a resounding referee error, which Miguel Recio resolved by saving the penalty. The stands overflowed and Boria’s one foot led the team to victory. An introduction was made at the end of the course.
Castile, the proper sacrifice.
Elche beat the white subsidiary on Palm Sunday for the third time in just seven years. Paco and Claudio scored early, but those from Elche made life difficult for the Lopetegui, Mel, Aldana, Julio Llorente generation…
Redemption in Second B
In 1992, Elche spent its first years in the purgatory of the third category. They beat Valdepeñas with goals from Puche and Jesús in the final minutes, ten for the franciverde team red.
Broken drought.
Transition from second B took longer than desired. In 1994, Elche had a serious shortage of goals against Nàstic on Palm Sunday. Mir and Soriano dreamed of ascension, which didn’t happen until three years later (12 in that 1993/94).
15 years later.
Ten and a half years passed before a new victory in the city on Palm Sunday, a day when the procession was suspended due to rain. A goal by Santos almost guaranteed Claudio Barragán’s team to stay in the Second Division.
The Elche of Records.
The 2012/13 historic team won a lot and made it to Palm Sunday in the city. An early goal by Ángel cleared doubts after two consecutive defeats at Miranda de Ebro and Soria.
Joy before drama.
On Palm Sunday 2017, Elche beat Sevilla Atletico by multiple goals in one day. Alberto Toril’s team failed to win any more and went bankrupt. Nino that day was Álex Fernández and Borja Valle.