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Elche 1-2 Real Madrid: Vinicius Junior strikes twice to down 10-man Elche as Real go top of La Liga on goal difference
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Published 30/10/2021 at 16:22 GMT+1
Vinicius Junior scored a stunning goal in either half to help Real Madrid to a 2-1 win over Elche that takes them top of La Liga on goal difference from Real Sociedad. Vinicius' contribution took his league tally to seven so far this season and means that Madrid will remain top until Sociedad take on Athletic Bilbao in the Basque derby.
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Two goals from Vinicius Junior helped Real Madrid to a 2-1 win against 10-man Elche that took Los Blancos top of La Liga on goal difference.
Madrid started the day second following their goalless draw against Osasuna on Wednesday night, but it took them less than 22 minutes to open the scoring in southern Spain.
Mariano Diaz played Vinicius into space with a delightful flick and the Brazilian forward did the rest, producing an unerring left-footed finish into Kiko Casilla’s net.
The score remained the same at half-time, but Elche’s chances of finding a way back into the contest suffered a blow in the 64th minute when Raul Guti was shown a second yellow card.
Nine minutes later Luka Modric fed Vinicius in the box and after beating the covering defender, the striker delivered an exquisite dinked finish with his right foot to beat Casilla.
The goal was his seventh in La Liga this season and put his side within touching distance of three points.
Elche substitute Pere Milla struck late on to set up a nervy final few minutes for Madrid, but Los Blancos held on to go top on goal difference.
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