Real Betis beat Elche 2-1 in a match that stayed tight to the end, with the second half closing at Real Betis 2, Elche 1. The final minutes brought cards, set pieces and a brief flurry of pressure before the result was settled.
The fourth official announced seven minutes of added time, and the closing stages gave both sides one last chance to change the score. Elche won a corner late, and Real Betis won one of their own, but neither side found a late equalizer or a cushion.
The late action carried the feel of a match that was being decided on small margins. Victor Chust of Elche was shown the yellow card, while Cucho Hernández of Real Betis was also booked. Natan of Real Betis later received a yellow card for a bad foul, underlining how contested the finish had become.
Earlier in the closing stretch, Matías Dituro kept Elche in the contest by saving a left-footed shot from Cucho Hernández. Sergi Altimira then tried a left-footed effort from outside the box, but it went just a bit too high. Rodrigo Riquelme was caught offside as Betis continued to push forward, but the final moments never produced another goal.
The result fits a match page built around late-event logs rather than a full narrative report, but the essentials were clear: Betis had enough to win, Elche had enough to keep it uncomfortable, and the gap was one goal. In a league where narrow results can matter quickly, a 2-1 finish away from the final whistle is the kind of scoreline that leaves both sides with something to take into the next round.
