Daniel Calvo had put Elche on the edge over Real Madrid just after the hour mark before Benzema scored. The 2 late goals scored by Karim Benzema in the last 20 minutes helped Real Madrid to win against Elche by 2-1 on Saturday. Elche was about to score many times with the several fine saves forced by Thibaut Courtois. The scoring for Elche was opened around 5 minutes from half-time by Guido Carrillo after a ball was dropped into the box by Tete Morente that he headed for the goal.
For the chances that Madrid missed, they had to pay when Elche was put ahead by Calvo with a goal from the corner after 61 minutes. But, this lead was not a long-lasting one because just 10 minutes later, Benzema scored one for Madrid. Madrid will get the victory was decided in the 91st minute when Benzema hit the shot after receiving the ball.