Mallorca saves a point in numerical inferiority

Mallorca, in numerical inferiority from minute 70 for direct red to Copete, He saved a point from Son Moix against Osasuna, who didn’t worry too much throughout the game but in the latter part put the locals against the ropes. Both teams accepted the tie in their attempt not to suffer too much at the end of the season and establish themselves in the middle zone of the table.

In a game with little chance of danger, Mallorca survived, taking a slight advantage in the first half and holding on in the final period thanks to a goal. Rajkovic take care

Mallorca did not reserve any of its internationals after the FIFA break and took the field with a wandering eleven. The only thing new is the return to the central team Jose Copete before Slovakian casualties Martín Valjent and the Swede Ludwig Agustinsson, both injured. The Mexican Javier Aguirre He was not on the bench when serving a one-match ban due to the accumulation of bookings, with his assistant Toni Amor replacing him.

The Osasuna of Jagoba Arrasate, instead, he decided to circle back and book David García, Moncayola, Moi Gómez and Abdé, who are focused on the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals that on Tuesday they will play against Athletic Bilbao in San Mamés, where they will play with a 0-1 advantage in the first leg. The Spanish-Argentine is not there chemical avila, due to a soleus lesion, Ruben Pena nor the Serbian Darko Brasanac, allowed the latter. the Croatian Before Budimir, A former Majorcan player, he will return to Son Moix leading the attack at Osasuna.

The vermillions began to develop more danger. That in the first minute of the game he tried it Kang-in, but the South Korean fire rose a little. He is trying to 13′ Maffeo in search of the head of Muriqi, but cleared the red from behind. again Maffeo 20 minutes later, after a pass from Kang-in, he latched onto a volley and went up a bit. Mallorca’s serious warning.

He asked for a penalty in the 24th minute Daniel Rodríguez by pushing but the referee saw no penalty. ruben garcia For Osasuna he had a very dangerous action in his boots in an internship in the area, for some intense and alternating minutes. The Navarrese team reacted after a few initial minutes of doubt, and although it was not concerned with the goal Predrag Rajkovic In clear action, he was able to neutralize local attacks with good defense. They reached the half with a 0-0 draw: a Mallorca that was slightly superior and an Osasuna that couldn’t find holes in the vermilion defense.

No change in the second part. A cross shot from Dani Rodríguez went wide after a good assist from Maffeo in the 59′. The game was locked, with many fouls and interruptions and without any rhythm.

In the 70′ a decisive move came with a direct red card for the local Copete: a long ball for Rubén García, he won the game against Copete and he decided to grab him to stop him and lose him some key meters to get there before Rajkovic. Mallorca was left with ten men, but didn’t know how to take advantage of it.

Banks began to move. Baba’s shot was powerful in the area and would have surprised Herrera, but Aridane saved it before it reached the goal. The best opportunities come late in the game. A two-minute siege on Osasuna that saved the goal Rajkovic with the tips of the fingers. Kike left it facing Abde, the former Blaugrana hit him first and Rajkovic had to put his mitt on to keep out the goal and send it into a corner.