Elche seal LaLiga return with dramatic last-gasp winner

Elche will return to LaLiga for the 2020-21 season after beating Girona 1-0 with a stoppage-time winner in the second leg of their promotion play-off final.

With Thursday s first leg in Elche finishing 0-0, the return clash in Catalonia also appeared set to finish without a goal in the regulation 90 minutes.

But Pere Milla headed in the decisive goal in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time, as Elche made the most of their numerical advantage following the dismissal of Cristhian Stuani, who was shown a red card after a VAR review deemed he stamped on an opponent.

Victory sees Elche return to LaLiga after five years away.

They were relegated from LaLiga in 2014-15 despite finishing 13th, as Elche became the first club in the division s history to be demoted due to their financial difficulties.

Since then, they have dropped as far as the third tier, but Elche now join champions Huesca and second-placed Cadiz in earning promotion to Spain s top tier.

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