Three points of pure life added
a
sore
Valencia
against
Elche
.
They do not unblock all the problems that
Javi Gracia's
team drags
, but they stretch the gap with the bottom part now the calendar marks visits to
San Mamés
and
Valdebebas
.
Not beating Almirón's team, willful but poor in arguments, would have been a blow that might end up striking the Navarrese on the bench.
He was given extra time by Wass's goal in the first half, but did not alleviate Soler's suffering when he missed a penalty.
Until the last moment, Valencia walked on the edge.
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Whoever stumbled on the Mestalla was heading down a dangerous path.
Valencia and Elche have become as direct as unexpected rivals.
The Valencianists for their poor first round, which forces them to live with their head turned towards the tail of the table;
The people of Elche, despite being prepared, are looking for a continuous impulse that does not condemn them before recovering the postponed matches of the first round.
It was vital not to make mistakes.
Wass was the first to do so, wasting a false start by Edgar Badía to open the scoring in the 10th minute.
The goal frajinverde failed almost as a response to another incomprehensible mistake by Jaume that had no consequences.
Elche endured, stretching with Mojica's escapes behind Correia's back turned into lateral centers without a finisher.
The first part was played in that Mestalla tribune band.
Because if the Portuguese full-back is lax in defense and forces continuous aid, the Colombian throws himself with such joy that he always left Wass at an advantage.
And that's where the goal and the penalty came.
Racic unloaded on Guedes who, back to the starting position, gave a flash cutting Josan and placing perfect at the far post for the comfortable finish of Wass before the disappearance of Mojica.
Valencia had taken the first step while Tete Morente could not take advantage of Correira's mistakes.
Again it was the Danish midfielder with total freedom he placed a ball in the area that Vallejo could not push because he was run over by
Barragán
.
The opportunity to increase the advantage appeared and Javi Gracia did not even want to look.
However, there is nothing easy this season at Mestalla.
The infallible
Carlos Soler
, with seven penalties scored this season, could not fool a very fast Badía and the game went to rest after Jaume flew to tap out a very distant volley from Mojica.
Almirón aired his eleven at halftime to look for a comeback that Carlos Soler could make uphill if his play to the heart of the area had not crashed into stumbling blocks on defense.
He was even able to push a rejection that fell after a Guedes center that Vallejo crashed in the face of Diego González.
Valencia did not feel comfortable despite their advantage.
They continue to tremble in defense and Elche smelled it.
Almirón's team took the game from area to area and cornered the locals to force the error that gave them wings.
This time they failed.
Look to Gracia's side for a quiet week as the club scramble to close out the loan of Wolverhampton striker
Patrick Cutrone
.
He is neither the midfielder nor the center-back who asked for grace, but he is a reinforcement that will cause Rubén Sobrino to leave for Cádiz.
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