La Liga: Mallorca recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat Cádiz 2-1
PALMA DE MALLORCA. Mallorca managed to turn the table against Cádiz to win 2-1.
PALMA DE MALLORCA. Mallorca succeeded in turn the table against Cádiz to win 2-1. It was Cádiz to strike first with an early goal of R. Alcaraz at the 8′. Then it was a penalty in the 20′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, V. Muriqi gave the win to Mallorca in the 66′ minute with a penalty.
The match was played at the Iberostar Estadi stadium in Palma de Mallorca on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In the presence of 13,226 spectators. The referee was Carlos del Cerro Grande who had the assistance of Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez and Gonzalo García González. The 4th official was Víctor Pérez Peraza. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.05 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 67%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Mallorca was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Cádiz that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Mallorca was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Mallorca won the match.
Mallorca shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Cádiz shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Mallorca received 2 yellow cards (I. Ruiz de Galarreta and A. Ndiaye). On the other side, Cádiz received 4 yellow cards (I. Carcelen, J. Ledesma, L. Perez and V. Chust).
After this encounter, Mallorca will have 20 points to stay in the 17th place. On the other side, Cádiz will stay with 18 points to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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8'8'
R. Alcaraz
I. Alejo
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20'20'
S. Sevilla (Penalty)
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60'60'
I. Carcelen
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62'62'
R. Sobrino
I. Alejo
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62'62'
J. Jonsson
S. Sanchez
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65'65'
J. Ledesma
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66'66'
L. Perez
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66'66'
V. Muriqi (Penalty)
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69'69'
I. Ruiz de Galarreta
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70'70'
A. Ndiaye
Angel
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75'75'
L. Hernandez
A. Fernandez
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77'77'
A. Ndiaye
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82'82'
A. Sanchez
S. Sevilla
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84'84'
V. Chust
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89'89'
R. Battaglia
T. Kubo
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89'89'
A. Prats
V. Muriqi
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90'90'
A. Perea
L. Perez
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90'90'
O. Idrissi
V. Haroyan
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Mallorca will host Athletic Club on the 14th of February with a 12-4 head to head in favor of Athletic Club (7 draws).
Cádiz will host Celta de Vigo on the 12th of February with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Celta de Vigo (2 draws).
Mallorca: Formation and Lineups
Mallorca started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luis García Plaza chose to play with the following team: Sergio Rico , Pablo Maffeo , Martin Valjent , Antonio Raillo , Brian Oliván , Iñigo Ruiz De Galarreta , Salva Sevilla , Takefusa Kubo , Ángel Rodríguez , Dani Rodriguez and Vedat Muriqi .
Substitutes
Mallorca made 4 changes: Angel for A. Ndiaye (70′), S. Sevilla for A. Sanchez (82′), T. Kubo for R. Battaglia (89′) and V. Muriqi for A. Prats (89′).
Top player: Takefusa Kubo
The player who no doubt impressed Mallorca the most was Takefusa Kubo even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 13 passes (92% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses.
Cádiz: Formation and Lineups
Cádiz started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Sergio González Soriano played with: Jeremías Ledesma , Isaac Carcelén , Varazdat Haroyan , Víctor Chust , Alfonso Espino , Iván Alejo , Álex Fernandez , Rubén Alcaraz , Salvi , Álvaro Negredo and Lucas Pérez .
Substitutes
Cádiz made 5 changes: I. Alejo for R. Sobrino (62′), S. Sanchez for J. Jonsson (62′), A. Fernandez for L. Hernandez (75′), L. Perez for A. Perea (90′) and V. Haroyan for O. Idrissi (90′).
Top player: Rubén Alcaraz
Probably the most impressive player in Cádiz was Rubén Alcaraz.
His rating is with 1 goal, 35 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga
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