Areso penalty puts Elche ahead with first shot on target | OneFootball

Elche stunned San Mamés as Buonanotte put them 0-1 up in the 50th minute, converting a penalty won by Germán Valera after Jesús Areso’s foul.

The move arrived immediately after the restart from an Elche counter, with Valera again central. According to El Correo, the Atlético de Madrid academy graduate, now in his third season with Elche, used his nous to draw the foul.

Buonanotte took responsibility and found the top corner, beyond Unai Simón even though the goalkeeper guessed right.

It was Elche’s first shot on target of the game and it went in. Until then, Athletic had 13 efforts, with only one on target, and Robert Navarro had hit the bar.

The strike also put Elche ahead in this league for the first time this season. They had not been especially bright at San Mamés, but Valera proved the ideal weapon to hurt Athletic.

Source: El Correo

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