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Feb 22, 2014 at 3pm UK
 
Elche

3-0

Illarramendi (34'), Bale (72'), Isco (81')
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Half-Time Report: Asier Illarramendi gives Real Madrid the lead

A goal from Asier Illarramendi gives Real Madrid a 1-0 half-time lead over Elche in La Liga.

Asier Illarramendi's first-half strike has given Real Madrid a 1-0 half-time lead over Elche in La Liga this afternoon.

Madrid threatened after only four minutes as Manu Herrera got down well to deny Karim Benzema at the bottom corner of the Elche goal.

Real Madrid's Welsh striker Gareth Bale vies with Elche's midfielder Alberto Rivera during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid vs Elche at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on February 22, 2014© Getty Images

The hosts almost found the lead when Angel di Maria whipped in a corner, which somehow evaded Herrera and smashed onto the crossbar, leaving the defence to clear their lines.

In an opening period dominated by Madrid, the title-chasers' best chance came in the 30th minute when Di Maria found Jese, but the young striker could only turn his effort wide of the post.

The miss wasn't to prove too costly, though, as Illarramendi grabbed his first league goal of the season with a drilled effort from the edge of the box, leaving Madrid to go into half time 1-0 up.

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