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Elche didn't just beat Rayo Vallecano, they dismantled them, putting the game to bed before halftime and never letting up. Federico Redondo Solari opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, Fernando Niño Rodríguez doubled it 13 minutes later, and Germán Valera put the finishing touch on the 3-0 rout in the 68th. For a Rayo Vallecano side sitting 14th in La Liga, this is about as rough as it gets at home. Elche, meanwhile, climb to 18th but will take real confidence from this, having split their last two meetings with Rayo evenly before Friday's lopsided result tipped the scales their way. Three different scorers, zero reply from the hosts, and a result that will sting far more than the table position suggests. None of Elche's three goalscorers crack La Liga's top ten this season, with Kylian Mbappé still running away with the scoring charts, but on this night it didn't matter who was doing the finishing. Watch how Redondo Solari's opener unraveled Rayo's defense in the 23rd minute, the goal that set the tone for everything that followed.
