Escriba eager to move on

Fran Escriba was happy with the performance in the defeat to Sevilla, not the result, and wants to move on to the next game.

Los Rojiblancos took a 2-0 win from Martinez Valero through goals from Carlos Bacca and Kevin Gameiro, but Escriba believes Elche gave a good account of themselves.

“We played a good game. Sevilla were comfortable when it was 1-0 and the goal hurt us,” he said, AS reports.

“I’m happy with the players if not the result, which is the worst part. Sevilla are a far superior team to us but we competed well.”

Escriba rejected the chance to criticise the referee, Prieto Iglesias, for decisions made in the match, even though Adrian was denied a penalty.

“Talking about referees leads nowhere, either good or bad,” he replied.

“We’ve played a game that only detracts from the result. We fought to the end and it’s not a day of reproach.

“We have another difficult game next week, against Valencia, and we will try to score points to get out of the relegation zone as soon as possible.”

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