Roy Revivo Shines with Two Assists in Elche's 3:1 Victory Over Espanyol
Roy Revivo delivered two brilliant assists within three minutes to lead Elche to a 3:1 victory over Espanyol, securing their first league win of the season.
Twenty-six years after Haim Revivo last achieved the feat, his son Roy has joined an elite list of Israeli players involved in goals in the top tier of Spanish football. On Friday evening, making his fourth appearance for Elche and his third consecutive start, the young Revivo provided two assists within three minutes away against Espanyol, leading his side to a 3:1 victory and their first league win of the season.
A Dramatic Encounter
From a team perspective, the match began catastrophically with the early red card of defender Redondo Solari in the sixth minute, but that hardly fazed the Israeli full-back. The numerical disadvantage initially pushed Elche back, but Revivo drove the team's attacking transitions. In the 26th minute, he delivered a long pass toward Nino, who capitalized on a defensive misunderstanding to round the goalkeeper and slot into an empty net.
Just three minutes later, Revivo struck again. The Israeli spearheaded an Elche counter-attack and, despite being in a comfortable scoring position himself, opted to pass. He lofted a cross from the center toward the right side of the penalty area, where Nino volleyed it home to make it 2:0.
Spanish Media Praise
In Spain, where political relations with Israel have hit rock bottom, commentators were effusive in their praise of Revivo's passing display. Jonay Amaro, a journalist for the Spanish outlet "Ofisider," wrote:
Roy Revivo is the big news from the match against Espanyol; both goals came from his passes. He is the quiet star of the encounter. What an attitude while a man down.
He added that Revivo remained unfazed, moved the ball forward flawlessly, and orchestrated a brilliant partnership with Pere Míño. Football influencer Elsoko remarked on the poetic irony of the bottom-placed team escaping the mire through Revivo's assists, while Alejandro Ruiz of "Información" simply noted that Revivo possesses a "golden foot."
