Valencia beat Elche 1-0 in a Valencian derby on matchday 11 of the Primera División, according to À Punt. Nigerian Umar Sadiq scored the only goal in the second half, finishing a counter-attack. Javi Guerra provided the pass and Arnaut Danjuma carried the ball. Sadiq had come on for Pablo Maffeo, and it was his first appearance after two months out with an injury.
Elche had most of the ball in the first half while Valencia defended. Elche's best chance of the half came when Lucas Cepeda hit the bar of Stole Dimitrievski's goal. Before the break Thomas Lemar was replaced by Facundo Buonanotte, and Lemar left the pitch injured. Elche improved after the interval and Luis Rioja had a good run down the left, but their chances in front of goal were not taken. In added time Dimitrievski saved a header from Fede Redondo to protect Valencia's lead.
It is Valencia's first win under Javier Aguirre and their second of the season. It ended a run of four matches without a win, but the team remain second from bottom, in the relegation zone. Elche, managed by Martín Anselmi, had top scorer Fer Niño back in the starting line-up. After the defeat they stay one point from the relegation zone, and their good run has ended. The source does not give the minute of the goal, the match statistics or the exact points totals in the table.
