Elche lost more than one player with the expulsion of Jonathas, whom El Yamiq upset and his head, from the game and the tie. The people from Elche lost their reference for attacking the Moroccan central after the VAR review, in a successful decision by Ávalos Barrera, which marked the meeting and the crossing. A loss at the height of that of Luis Suárez. Real Zaragoza, who commanded during the 90 minutes, forgave and leaves the tie open for La Romareda.
Those of Víctor Fernández began marking ground at Martínez Valero. Active per band, with Eguaras moving the team in the center and Kagawa leaving very classy appearances. Those from Pacheta tried to find in Jonathas their lighthouse that would give them light by lowering the long balls; But El Yamiq, hesitates until the last minute, took his license plate and gave him no room for maneuver. Until the Brazilian's head went off. From there, the Aragonese smelled blood and the locals grew smaller without the presence of Jonathas. They tried Kagawa, Guti and Burgui, in a heads up that could have sunk the locals more, but Edgar Badía was striving to get to the break alive. He and the fans, who tried to make themselves known from outside the stadium, were the best Franco-green news.
Without a reference, Martínez Valero became eternal for the locals. Víctor Fernández read the moment of the match and took a step forward, withdrawing veteran Zapater to give entry to Soro in a clear declaration of intent.s. Pacheta did the same, withdrawing Nino and Mfulu and giving entry to Fidel and Escriche to gain meters on the battered green. With more spaces, Burgui began to come up and generate assiduouslyd, but the clearest was Linares after a failure by Verdú, who tried to control in the area and obscured an apparently simple play. Only Pere Milla appeared with a timid head butt after a burst of faith. But the chances, and the game, fell from the side of the hands. Elche could not do more than endure the attacks. But Zaragoza wasted the gift of Jonathas.
Changes
Alberto Soro (56 ', Zapater), Fidel (57 ', Nino), Dani Escriche (57 ', O. Mfulu), Manolin (70 ', Pere Milla), André Pereira (77 ', Linares), Daniel Calvo (82 ', Tekio), Josan (82 ', Folch), Javi ros (85 ', Eguaras), Alex White (85 ', Shinji Kagawa)
Cards
Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera
VAR Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Jonathas (29 ', Red) Shinji kagawa (43 ', Yellow) Jose Ma (70 ', Yellow) Fidel (86 ', Yellow) Gonzalo verdu (93 ', Yellow