Elche avoided their mathematical relegation to Segunda after beating Rayo Vallecano (4-0) in a match in which the Madrid team accused the expulsion of its center-back Lejaume in the middle of the first act.
The Elche team, in need of self-esteem after six consecutive defeats, took advantage of the situation to pay tribute to themselves with goals from Morente, in the first half, and from Lucas Boyé, Fidel and Gumbau, in the second.
