HE majorca He gives himself a break at the table and gets the player into trouble. ray after that first league win (2-1) He celebrated the fourth of the last five days of the league tournament and the first of the second round after conceding a painful goal in front of his fans. Vedat Muriqi In the 91st minute.
Six-point advantage over goal-scoring Cádiz landing limitLet Mexican Javier Aguirre’s team go into the return match a little calmer in order to take part in the Copa del Rey final, which will be played at the Real Arena on February 27, after the 0-0 score in the first leg.
On the other hand, Almería’s Rayo coach Francisco Rodríguez said, Doesn’t get out of the hole after a new defeat in the last few days. They still have a -7 point lead at the bottom of the table, but the team is showing signs of losing momentum.
A conflict broke out to escape from the bottom of the table both teams need it badly points. And this urgency was evident from the first minute, when Nastasic was given the first yellow card for pushing Kike Pérez at the entrance to the field.
Rayo wanted a penalty, but referee Munuera Montero did not give it; Shortly after, Lejeune’s catch on Muriqi also saw no foul.
The quality of football was poor in the first half of the match. the remains of significant physical wear and tear.
Soon we began to see what the evolution of actions would be: high pressure, minimized risks and a keen eye to take advantage of any mistakes from the opponent.
Mallorcan players faced Vedat Muriqi, who could not fully recover physically from his injury, which had been away from the matches for 2 months.
But Kosovar The only source Javier Aguirre has due to the loss of suspended Cyle Larin and Abdón Prats’ problems running the offense.
In defence, ‘Vasco’, as usual, chose Matija Nastasic in the five-man line, replacing the injured Martin Valjent.
El Rayo encountered the incident in an area that was often against its own interests -7 defeats and 2 draws in the last visit to Palma- with attacking duo Sergio Camello-Kike Pérez.
Francisco saved France’s Pathé Ciss in the middle of the field, leaving Raúl de Tomás and Radamel Falcao, the two strikers in the low hours, on the bench.
The clearest scoring chance came from Isi Palazón almost at the end of the first half. The Murcian winger grabbed the rebound from the vermilion’s small area but failed to shoot.
Mallorca entered the half-time break Yellow cards to Nastasic, Dani Rodríguez and Muriqiand the red one that Munuera Montero showed to the club doctor, which was greatly objected to by Majorcan fans.
Aguirre granted entry Abdon Prats During the restart to strengthen the attack.
‘Vasco’ changed the system and decided to be without fullback Nacho Vidal, one of five defenders, to meet the second period with a 4-4-2.
This change was immediately apparent when Antonio Sánchez scored unmarked to take advantage of Óscar Valentín’s poor clearance when heading into the penalty area.
HE Majorcan midfielder’s goal calmed the game The locals were looking for an equalizer against Rayo, with Trejo and Raúl de Tomás on the field, even if it meant leaving space behind.
1-1 followed a defensive error. Uruguayan Gío González intercepted the ball to goalkeeper Rajkovic and The break reached Álvaro García who equalized the score These were the times when his team was having its worst time.
Mallorca made their debut in the winter market with Serbian Nemanja Radonjic, who was loaned from Turin. However, he faced a very tough Rayo on defense. They only gave up in the 91st minute thanks to Muriqi’s perfect header.