Mourad Propels Sarabia's Elche (1-0)

The Elche needed to win and they did. Mourad is emerging as the key man in moments of trouble. Last week against Granada and this time to give Éder Sarabia's team a victory against Mirandés, who arrived unbeaten at Martínez Valero in the early stages of the championship.

Elche should have taken the lead much earlier. They started the match very well with the same starting eleven as last week against Granada. And they had very clear chances both at the beginning of the first half and after the break.

First, it was Salinas who missed after a cross from Josán. And in the second half, it was Nico Castro who had a one-on-one with goalkeeper Raúl Fernández.

We had to wait until the 70th minute to find the reward for Elche's initiative and better football. A great header by the Spanish-Moroccan after a good cross from Diaby.

Mirandés pressed in the final minutes, but Elche defended with order and maintained their lead without too much trouble. The 1-0 leaves them in mid-table: three points from the promotion play-off zone marked by Málaga and three points from relegation marked by Deportivo de la Coruña.

Next Saturday, Elche travels to La Rosaleda, where Málaga awaits them at 9 p.m. Éder Sarabia has already announced that there "Mourad will play and ten more", clearly alluding to the excellent form of the ilicitanos forward.