La Liga: Valencia manages to draw 2-2 with Mallorca after recovering a 0-2 deficit
VALENCIA. Valencia manages to recover against Mallorca with a goal on the Angel 32' and an own goal from M. Diakhaby 38'.

VALENCIA. Valencia manages to recover against Mallorca with a goal on the Angel 32′ and an own goal from M. Diakhaby 38′. Valencia was far superior when it came to possession ball (72%)
The match was held at the Estadio de Mestalla Stadium in Valencia on Saturday and this began at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Carlos del Cerro Grande who was helped by Gonzalo García González and Ignacio Alonso López. The 4th official was David López Jiménez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.49 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 52%.
Match Statistics
Valencia was in firm control of the ball 72% while Mallorca was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Valencia was more aggressive with 87 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Valencia to win the match.
Valencia shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Mallorca shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Valencia received 4 yellow cards (M. Diakhaby, M. Gomez, D. Wass and M. Vallejo). On the opposite side, Mallorca received 4 yellow cards (Lee Kang-In, A. Prats, B. Olivan and R. Battaglia).
Also, Mallorca didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Lee Kang-In (Mallorca) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (56′).
After playing this encounter, Valencia will have 12 points like Espanyol to stay in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Mallorca will have 11 points like Villarreal to stay in the 13th place.
Match Events
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16'16'
M. Diakhaby
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31'31'
Lee Kang-In
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32'32'
Angel
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34'34'
M. Gomez
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38'38'
M. Diakhaby (OG)
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46'46'
Marcos Andre
M. Gomez
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46'46'
O. Alderete
M. Diakhaby
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46'46'
C. Soler
U. Racic
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52'52'
D. Wass
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56'56'
Lee Kang-In
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55'55'
A. Prats
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63'63'
F. Nino
Angel
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64'64'
M. Vallejo
H. Duro
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75'75'
L. Junior
D. Rodriguez
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75'75'
R. Battaglia
I. Ruiz de Galarreta
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75'75'
Jason
D. Foulquier
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77'77'
B. Olivan
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85'85'
J. Costa
A. Sanchez
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90'90'
R. Battaglia
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90'90'
G. Guedes
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90'90'
M. Vallejo
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90'90'
J. Gaya
Next matche
In the upcoming La Liga match, Valencia will play away with Real Betis on the 27th of October with a 17-8 head to head in favor of Valencia (5 draws).
Mallorca will host Sevilla on the 27th of October with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Sevilla (6 draws).
Valencia: Formation and Lineups
Valencia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager José Bordalás Jiménez chose to play with the following team: Jasper Cillessen , Dimitri Foulquier , Gabriel Paulista , Mouctar Diakhaby , José Luis Gayà , Hélder Costa , Uroš Račić , Daniel Wass , Hugo Duro , Maximiliano Gómez and Gonçalo Guedes .
Substitutions
Valencia made 5 changes: M. Gomez for Marcos Andre (46′), M. Diakhaby for O. Alderete (46′), U. Racic for C. Soler (46′), H. Duro for M. Vallejo (64′) and D. Foulquier for Jason (75′).
Top player: Daniel Wass
Probably the most impressive player in Valencia was Daniel Wass.
His rating is
with 55 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.Mallorca: Formation and Lineups
Mallorca started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Luis García Plaza played with: Manolo Reina , Pablo Maffeo , Martin Valjent , Franco Russo , Brian Oliván , Iddrisu Baba , Iñigo Ruiz De Galarreta , Antonio Sánchez , Kang-in Lee , Dani Rodriguez and Ángel Rodríguez .
Mallorca could not rely on the presence of F. Nino (injured).
Substitutions
Mallorca made 4 changes: Angel for F. Nino (63′), D. Rodriguez for L. Junior (75′), I. Ruiz de Galarreta for R. Battaglia (75′) and A. Sanchez for A. Ndiaye (85′).
Top player: Franco Russo
Probably the most impressive player in Mallorca was Franco Russo.
His rating is
with 15 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga