Roy Revivo's Elche Secures First La Liga Win, Defeating Espanyol 2-0

Elche, with Israeli defender Roy Revivo in the starting lineup, achieved their first La Liga victory of the season, defeating Espanyol 2-0 in a Friday night match. The win came after a late equalizer by Real Madrid in their previous game.

Revivo played a crucial role in Elche's success, providing assists for both goals. In the 6th minute, Elche was reduced to ten players when Radondo received a red card after a VAR review. Despite the disadvantage, Revivo set up Pere Milla for the opening goal in the 26th minute, making it 1-0. Just three minutes later, Revivo delivered another brilliant assist to Milla, who scored his second goal to extend Elche's lead to 2-0.

Espanyol, who were missing the suspended Omar Al Hilali, struggled to recover from the two-goal deficit. The team had a historically strong home record against Elche, having lost only once in the last 60 years, a 2-1 defeat in January 2022. Thomas Lemar returned to Espanyol's starting lineup for this match.

Following this result, Elche remains at the bottom of the La Liga table, with two draws and four losses in their first six games. Espanyol also has a 2-1-3 record after six matches. The league table shows Barcelona leading with a perfect 6-0 record, followed by Betis and Real Madrid.