India, March 23 -- Elche left the relegation zone in La Liga by defeating Mallorca 2-1 for its first victory of the year, while Sevilla's struggles continued in a 2-0 home loss to Valencia.

Elche scored twice in less than 10 minutes in the second half to earn the come-from-behind victory.

Mallorca went ahead with a goal by Pablo Torre in the 58th minute, but Elche rallied with scores by Rafa Mir in the 62nd and Tete Morente in the 71st. The result moved Elche to 16th place, one point above the drop zone. It hadn't won a match across all competitions since December 21. It had lost eight of its last 12 games with four draws.

Mallorca dropped to 18th place and entered the relegation zone. "Three months without a win, that's incredible," E...