La Liga: Mallorca recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Valencia 2-1
VALENCIA. Mallorca was capable to turn the table against Valencia to win 2-1.
VALENCIA. Mallorca found a way to turn the table against Valencia to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Valencia to strike first with a penalty of E. Cavani at the 51′. Then it was a penalty in the 66′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Lee Kang-In gave the win to Mallorca in the 83′ minute with a goal. Valencia was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Estadio de Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez with the assistance of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was Fulgencio Madrid Martínez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.47 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.
Match Statistics
Valencia was in firm control of the ball 68% while Mallorca was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Valencia was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Mallorca managed to find the solution to win this match.
Valencia shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Mallorca shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Valencia received 3 yellow cards (Gabriel Paulista, Y. Musah and H. Guillamon). On the opposite side, Mallorca received 5 yellow cards (R. Battaglia, V. Muriqi, I. Ruiz de Galarreta, D. Rodriguez and A. Raillo).
After playing this encounter, Valencia will stay with 15 points like Villarreal to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Mallorca will have 9 points like Espanyol and Getafe to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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4'4'
C. Ozkacar
M. Diakhaby
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16'16'
R. Battaglia
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51'51'
E. Cavani (Penalty)
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55'55'
Iddrisu Baba
Antonio Sánchez
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57'57'
D. Rodriguez
J. Copete
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55'55'
I. Baba
A. Sanchez
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60'60'
V. Muriqi
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65'65'
Gabriel Paulista
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66'66'
V. Muriqi (Penalty)
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67'67'
H. Guillamon
Nico
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71'71'
Y. Musah
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74'74'
H. Duro
J. Kluivert
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74'74'
Marcos Andre
A. Almeida
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76'76'
M. Nastasic
M. Valjent
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79'79'
G. Gonzalez
J. Costa
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83'83'
Lee Kang-In
D. Rodriguez
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86'86'
I. Ruiz de Galarreta
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90'90'
H. Guillamon
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90'90'
D. Rodriguez
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90'90'
A. Raillo
Next match
In the next match in the Mallorca will host Espanyol on the 28th of October with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Mallorca (4 draws).
Valencia: Formation and Lineups
Valencia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ivan Gennaro Gattuso chose to play with the following team: Giorgi Mamardashvili , Thierry Correia , Gabriel Paulista , Mouctar Diakhaby, José Luis Gayà , Yunus Musah , Nicolás González , André Almeida , Justin Kluivert , Edinson Cavani and Samuel Lino .
Substitutes
Valencia made 4 changes: M. Diakhaby for C. Ozkacar (4′), Nico for H. Guillamon (67′), J. Kluivert for H. Duro (74′) and A. Almeida for Marcos Andre (74′).
Top player: Edinson Cavani
Probably the most impressive player in Valencia was Edinson Cavani.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
Mallorca: Formation and Lineups
Mallorca started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the opposite side, Javier Aguirre Onaindía played with: Predrag Rajković , Pablo Maffeo , Martin Valjent , Antonio Raíllo , Copete , Jaume Costa , Antonio Sánchez , Rodrigo Battaglia , Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta , Kang-in Lee and Vedat Muriqi .
Substitutes
Mallorca made 5 changes: R. Battaglia for A. Ndiaye (55′), J. Copete for D. Rodriguez (57′), A. Sanchez for I. Baba (55′), M. Valjent for M. Nastasic (76′) and J. Costa for G. Gonzalez (79′).
Top player: Dani Rodríguez
Probably the most impressive player in Mallorca was Dani Rodríguez even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 9 passes (66% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 57′.
Results of the day
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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