QUINTANAR DEL REY, Spain (Interstat) — Elche U19 earned a 2-1 victory at CD Quintanar on Wednesday in the Copa del Rey Juvenil, overcoming a late deficit with two second-half goals.

Ali Houary, a substitute, opened the scoring for the visitors in the 48th minute at Estadio San Marcos. CD Quintanar equalized through Eric Iglesias in the 70th. The match appeared headed for a draw until Elche’s Héctor Fort, another substitute, netted the decisive goal in the 117th minute.

The result, which outperformed a statistical projection of a 1-1 draw, gave Elche a winning start in the competition.