Elche haven’t won at El Molinón for a decade, has been taken up to three times, always in the Second League. And ten years ago, a hero continues to add starting 11s to the Franjiverde team.

Fidel returns to Gijón, where he attended for 70 minutes in February 2013 In a match that the Elcheans took home and achieved an unprecedented 0-2 (with goals from Coro).

Elche CF’s current sporting director Sergio Mantecón also had minutes. in that meeting. Especially when he came on the field in ’55, he was the first to jump off the bench.

Both will be at the game this Wednesday but each will have different responsibilities.

So they were leaders

Julián Palomar, then INFORMACIÓN editor, titled the history “Flight to Primera”. This highlighted how the team from Elche extended their lead in third place to 13 points. Elche became the leader of the category.


Cover of the INFORMATION chronicle of the last Franjiverde victory at El Molinón INFORMATION

Under the management of Fran Escribá, there are names such as Xumetra, Dani Herrera, Damián Suárez, Etxeita, Pelegrín, Edu Albácar, Rivera, Aarón, Generelo, striker Coro or Carles Gil.Elche CF were winning the place which would later lead to promotion to the First League.


Fidel played with Pacheta in the last Sporting-Elche match in 2020, when Franjiverde was promoted. TFO/Aurelio Florez

four wins

Elche have won three times at El Molinón. Always in the Second League. There was a fourth in the Copa del Rey. Green Franji set Traveled to Asturias 21 times They will face Sporting and have the aforementioned four wins and six draws. He was defeated ten times.

They also achieved five draws in the Second League and fell four times. There were more defeats in the first, six. There was also a tie.

In total, Sporting and Elche played 41 matches, with 15 Franjiverdes wins, 13 draws and 12 Gijón wins.