Inside League on par with Second LeagueDirect promotion positions and play-off places are usually determined by: very little difference margin. Some teams even reach the end of the regular competition with equal points and Achieving or falling short of the goal can be determined by the individual goal rating..
In recent months, Elche improved significantly, especially in terms of results. Sebastián Beccacece’s team had a great streak of six matches without losing against Espanyol (2-0) last Saturday.had added 14 points out of a possible 18.
Green Franjires They face another heavy favorite in the promotion battlelike a budgie painting.
to the community of Elche Difficult to advance in the fight against direct rivals. Elche have only managed to beat one of the six teams currently in the top six places, two of which received direct promotion and four of which won promotion. Curiously, Leader Leganés beat at Martínez Valero (1-0).
He defeated four of them against the other five and barely managed a draw.
before that Sport Gijonsecond place, El Molinón-Enrique lost 2-0 to Castro QuiniWe are in one of the worst matches of this season.
The only positive note was against Valladolidclassified third compared to achiever A reliable draw with one less in Nuevo José Zorrilla.
During his visit last Saturday Fourth Espanyol also returned empty handed.
It ranks fifth Eibar and Franjiverde didn’t achieve anything positive either They fell in Ipurúa, 2-1.
And before that Ferrol RacingElche, who were surprisingly in sixth place due to their recent promotion, suffered a major defeat on the opening day of the championship and were relegated. 0-1, Martínez Valero.
While they all look at the glass half full, The Beccacece team will need to win four in the second round of the championship: Sporting, Valladolid, Eibar and Espanyol.. The Franjiverdes are showing that they are quite determined as locals, especially in the last bets, so that they can improve their poor results in the first round and gain a certain goal score.
Leganés and Racing will also play away against Ferrol.
However, bad dynamics do not only occur against the players in the top seven places. DAmong the teams ranked between seventh and fourteenth, Elche’s team, which placed tenth, also did not achieve good results.. before that I grew upThe seventh-placed team could not pass the draw at Martínez Valero in the absence of their match against Racing de Santander in Ciutat de València today, Monday (21:00). (0-0). During your visit than handgot one point for eighth place (1-1). Before santanderinos They also drew at home (1-1). And in front of you In Burgos, El Plantíofell with an echo (4-0). He has yet to play against eleventh-placed Oviedo.
One of the theoretical promotion candidates that Elche managed to win was ninth-placed Tenerife (2-1); and Real Zaragoza (2-0) in 12th place.. Both in the last two fights at Martínez Valero. So for now the goal average is in his favor.
reality treatment
Last Saturday’s defeat against Espanyol meant the cure for reality and further proof that to win matches you need to be safe in defense and effective in attack. Something Elche have improved significantly but are reverting to their old ways Cornellà-El Prat Proscenium Stadium.
Beccacece admitted at the end of the match that what they lacked was better defense against Espanyol’s two goals. more strength and more determination and decision in the few opportunities they have when the three-quarter line is reached.
“There are things we need to adjust, especially in the first goal where we can put better pressure on the left wing.When they change direction; or to have run better at the defensive line to prevent Braithwaite from going in alone. This kind of thing shouldn’t happen when there are so many people in line with the ball. It’s something we have to keep adjusting“, the Argentinian coach admitted.
Midfielder Áleix FebasThe coach, once again one of the prominent names of the Green-French team, said with similar expressions: “We started better than them. They caught us on the counter attack, where we needed to defend better, and scored the first goal. A few minutes later the second goal came and things got even more complicated.“.
Febas also admitted that “We must continue to grow as we do. We lacked the spark of the three-quarter line. “We made some crosses but we have to be more careful in the last meters and defending.”
Despite this, the Catalan player is optimistic. “We will continue on our way. We knew we would go on a very complex field, against a tough opponent, but “League Two is very long and we will continue to fight.”.
1 Leganes 1-0
2 Sports 2-0
3 Valladolid 1-1
4 2-1 at Eibar
5 Espanyol 2-0
6 Ferrol 0-1
7 0-0 Raise
1-1 over 8 hands
9 Tenerife 2-1
12 Zaragoza 2-0
13 Santander 1-1
14 Burgos 4-0