English:
Mallorca defeated Espanyol 3-1 in a thrilling match played at the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix. Despite Mallorca dominating possession (62%), it was their clinical finishing that proved decisive. An own goal by Muriqi in the 53rd minute gave Espanyol an early lead, but Mallorca quickly responded. Muriqi missed a penalty in the 63rd minute, however Asano scored for Mallorca in the 65th minute, assisted by Darder. Espanyol struggled to create chances, managing only two off-target shots. In stoppage time, Muriqi scored a penalty to seal the victory for Mallorca, who had 20 shots on goal, 7 of which were on target. Espanyol committed 12 fouls and received two yellow cards, while Mallorca committed 10 fouls. The referee was Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez.
Substitutions espanyol: at minute 68 F. Calero came in and Exposito went out., at minute 81 A. Roca came in and Jofre went out., at minute 81 W. Cheddira came in and R. Fernandez Jaen went out., at minute 90 A. Aguado came in and U. Gonzalez went out.
Substitutions mallorca: at minute 76 A. Prats came in and D. Rodriguez went out., at minute 84 O. Mascarell came in and M. Morlanes went out., at minute 84 Valery came in and T. Asano went out., at minute 90 A. Sanchez came in and S. Darder went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Mallorca
Espanyol
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