Have a good day for Elche CF and not just because a win over Real Zaragoza (2-0) keeps the streak alive. The run now stands at six consecutive victories, with the team collecting 14 points from 18 in recent matches.
History and photo gallery of Elche-Zaragoza: Elche takes the lead
The Elche squad took advantage of rivals slipping up, narrowing the gap and climbing the standings. Franjiverdes are positioned in ninth place, two points off the playoff spots and five behind direct promotion, a margin that keeps the dream of returning to higher divisions very much alive.
In Sunday’s fixtures, Espanyol sat sixth, a promotion challenger, but could only settle for a 1-1 draw with Huesca at El Alcoraz. On Saturday, November 18 at 21:00, Sebastián Beccacece’s team heads to the RCD Stadium in Cornellà-El Prat, and another victory could see them leapfrog the Canaries in the table.
For its part, Tenerife slipped up, losing 0-1 to Villarreal B at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López, a setback that briefly pushed Elche higher in the standings. The win over Real Zaragoza last week had already tightened the gap and reshaped the midtable picture heading into the weekend’s schedule.
Sporting de Gijón could not break through against Amorebieta in a 1-1 draw at El Molinón-Enrique Castro Quini. The result kept the team in a relegation zone, while Elche gained a small advantage in the race for direct promotion, stretching the gap to the teams just above them.
TOP TEN CLASSIFIED:
1-Leganés 34 points
2-Sporting de Gijón 28
3-Valladolid 28
4-Eibar 26
5-Ferrol Racing 26
6-Spanish 25
7-Lifting 24
8-Tenerife 23
9-ELCHE 23
10-Real Zaragoza 23
Eibar still has a match to play today, hosting Albacete in Ipurúa. A victory there could lift them to second in the standings with 29 points, which would push Elche back by a point or two in the chase for direct promotion.
There is still plenty of ball to unfold. If Beccacece’s side maintains this upward trajectory, they can stay firmly in the conversation for a season of advance and possibly a return to the top flight in the days ahead.