Sunday, January 27, 2013

MALLORCA TODAY - Real Mallorca 2 : 3 Malaga

Mallorca at home to the petro-finance-fuelled but not as rich-as-some-think Malaga. A bad start for Mallorca, Bigas injured and substituted after only five minutes and the one-time new Maradona, Saviola, putting Malaga ahead five minutes later. And then worse ... Isco adding a second on fifteen minutes. An open game, Mallorca creating opportunities despite the setbacks and deservedly getting one back through Victor. Into the second half and it was all Mallorca, raining in efforts on goal if not necessarily testing Caballero. Or it was Mallorca until Monreal added a third for Malaga, a quarter of an hour or so into the half. Finally, Mallorca's attacking was rewarded, Dos Santos pulling one back from a direct free kick with 20 minutes to go. And two minutes later, Malaga's DeMichelis was shown a straight red. Game very much on, but ultimately game lost. Mallorca in 19th place, propped up only by the current yo-yo artists, Deportivo. Next up, away at mid-table Sociedad and then a clutch of games against average sides. The next four or five games will probably decide Mallorca's season.

Mallorca:
Calatayud; Nsue, Nunes, Geromel, Bigas (Kevin 5); Pina, Márquez; Pereira (Alfaro 61), Victor, Dos Santos; Hemed
Goals: Victor (26), Dos Santos (70)
Yellows: Pina (24), Kevin (36), Victor (36)

Malaga:
Caballero; Sánchez, Lugano, Weligton, Monreal; Toulalan, DeMichelis; Portillo (Duda 89), Saviola (Eliseu 67), Isco (Camacho 73); Santa Cruz
Goals: Saviola (10), Isco (15), Monreal (61)
Red: DeMichelis (71)
Yellows: DeMichelis (28), Caballero (65), Lugano (69)

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