Hercules vs Elche, 2017-18 Spanish Copa del Rey, Third Round

· Spanish Copa del Rey

Hercules

FT
0 - 1

Elche

59': Gonzalo Verdú

About

Hercules are hosting Elche at José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish Copa del Rey.

Match Commentary

31': Primi (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Substitution, Elche. José Juan replaces Guillermo because of an injury.
59': Goal! Hércules 0, Elche 1. Gonzalo Verdú (Elche) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Edu Albácar with a cross.
63': Substitution, Hércules. Miguel Ángel Nieto replaces Gerardo Navarrete.
65': Benja (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Substitution, Elche. Sory Kaba replaces Benja.
69': Substitution, Hércules. Checa replaces José Gaspar.
76': Substitution, Elche. Daniel Provencio replaces Javi Flores.
77': Substitution, Hércules. Óscar Díaz replaces Peña.
82': Juanjo Nieto (Hércules) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Nino (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': José Juan (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': José Juan (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Statistics

ELC		HER
0	Fouls	0
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
100	Possession	0
1	SHOTS	0
1	ON GOAL	0
1.0	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
1	Accurate Crosses	0
1	Crosses	0
1.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey

Venue: José Rico Pérez
Location: Alicante, Spain
Attendance: 11,450

Line-Ups

Hercules (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Falcón (GK)
4	Mikel Santamaría
5	Samuel
3	Francisco Romero
2	Juanjo
10	José Gaspar
6	Pepelu
8	Gerardo Navarrete
9	Carlos Fernández
7	Chechu
11	Mohamed Ezzarfani

Hercules Substitutes:

Oscar Diaz, Miguel Nieto, Checa, Iván Buigues, James Connor.

Elche (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Guillermo (GK)
4	Primitivo Férriz
5	Gonzalo Verdú
3	Edu Albácar
2	Tekio
7	Nino
8	Diego Benito
11	Javi Flores
6	Manolín
9	Benja
10	Iván Sánchez

Elche Substitutes:

Roman Golobart, Sory Kaba, Juan Jose, Lolo Plá, Daniel Provencio.

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