This Saturday morning, Elche added another defeat to the third and in principle the last friendly match in this preparation phase for the resumption of competition after the World Cup. Pablo Machín’s men lost (2-3) against the Belgian Genk, the outstanding leader of their league.
Ponce and Pere Milla were the authors of many Franjiverdes.. The Argentine striker put his team ahead in the 10th minute, but just four minutes later, the Belgians evened the match. Machín had to make a few substitutions in the first half, but the scoreboard remained unchanged.
Shortly after the duel resumed, Milla once again put the locals ahead with a pass from Lucas Boyé. However, Elche once again demonstrated one of the usual sins that dooms them to the last position of the table in LaLiga by seeing how they tracked the game backwards with two Belgian goals, one from a penalty.
Among the positive news was Fidel’s ability to play on the court for half an hour; this is one of the main shortcomings that the French and Greens noticed, as they barely made it to the start of the campaign. On the opposite side, local player Pamies and right-back Pol Lirola came into the game in the first half.
Like this, The people of Elche closed this friendly tour with another defeat, after harvesting against Leeds United (1-2) at the Festa d’Elx a few days ago. Before beating West Bromwich Albion (1-0) in the new coach’s first game. The squad will continue to prepare for the return of the match, which will be played on Tuesday 20 December in a match corresponding to the Second Round of the Copa del Rey against Guadalajara (19:00, Pedro Escartín stadium). . La Liga will return nine days later with a tough match against Atlético de Madrid at the Metropolitano on 29 December.
STAFF OF ELCHE: Werner (Edgar Badia, 46′), Gonzalo Verdú (Pere Milla, 46′), Domingos Quina (Omar Mascarell, 46′), Álex Collado (Fidel, 60′), Roger Martí (Josan, 46′) ), Eze Ponce (Boyé, 46′), Gumbau (Alfaro, 60′), Clerc (Raúl Guti, 46′), Pol Lirola (Fernández Mercau, 24′), Lautaro Blanco (Manu Cocca, 80′), and Pamies ( Carles) Frame, 6′).