Elche stun Espanyol 3-1 despite red card
Reduced to ten men after six minutes, Elche beat Espanyol 3-1 with two goals from Fer Nino and a late strike from Valera to end their winless start.
Federico Redondo was sent off after just six minutes for a rough challenge in midfield.
Victor Chust's own goal on 72 minutes pulled Espanyol back into the game, and the hosts pushed forward looking for an equaliser. Elche broke instead. Germán Valera settled it on 78 with a quick counter-attack that Espanyol's defence could not track back to stop.
The result lifts Elche to 5 points and 17th in La Liga after a start that had brought only two points from the first six rounds. Espanyol stay on 7 points, ninth in the table, still waiting to find any rhythm going forward despite a late rally.
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