Madrid (dpa) – Real Madrid reversed its two-goal deficit once morest its guest Elche and drew with it 2-2 during the match that brought them together on Sunday in the twenty-second round of the Spanish Football League. Elche Lucas Pouille scored two goals in the 42nd minute and Perry Milla in the 76th minute, while Real Madrid’s goals were scored by Luka Modric in the 82nd minute from a penalty kick and Eder Militao in the second minute of overtime for the match. Real Madrid player Karim Benzema missed a penalty kick in the 33rd minute
Real Madrid raised its score to 50 points at the top of the standings, four points ahead of Sevilla, and Elche raised its score to 23 points in fifteenth place.
In the 32nd minute, the referee awarded a penalty kick to Real Madrid following Hillbilton Palacios pushed Vinicius Junior into the penalty area, and Karim Benzema took the penalty kick in the 33rd minute, but his ball hit the crossbar.
After the penalty kick, Elche abandoned his defensive caution a little and alternated Real Madrid’s attacks in search of scoring the goal, which was already achieved in the 42nd minute when Fidel Chavez crossed a cross that Lucas Pouille met with a header to hug his net.
In the 51st minute, the referee awarded a penalty for Real Madrid following Diego Gonzalez pushed Eden Hazard into the penalty area, but following returning to the VAR technology, the referee canceled his decision, as he considered that the contact that occurred between the players was legal. Play remained confined to the center of the field until the 76th minute, which witnessed Elche scoring a second goal when Perry Milla received the ball on the right side to hit a powerful ball that hugged the net.
In the 82nd minute, following returning to the “VAR” technique, the referee awarded a penalty kick for Real following the ball touched Mila’s arm inside the penalty area, and Modric scored the penalty kick successfully, scoring the first goal for Real. The attacking pressure of Real continued, which resulted in the equalizing goal in the second minute of stoppage time when Vinicius Junior crossed a cross that Eder Militao rose to and met with a powerful header that hugged the ball into the net.
