Villarreal Edges Past Mallorca in a Thrilling Encounter
Villarreal triumphed over Mallorca by a score of 3-1 in a highly charged encounter at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix. The match was marked by intensity and yellow cards, with a total of 6 yellow cards and 1 red card issued.
Villarreal dominated possession, but Mallorca was more effective in attack. The first half was punctuated by yellow cards, as Samu Costa of Mallorca, S. Cardona and M. Valjent of Mallorca, and T. Barry of Villarreal were booked.
The second half commenced with a goal by Luis Costa for Villarreal in the 27th minute, assisted by A. Baena. Mallorca retaliated and drew level in the 57th minute with an own goal by Raúl Albiol.
The match became even more exciting when T. Lato received a red card for a foul in the 69th minute. Despite playing with one man less, Villarreal managed to score two more goals in the final minutes. In the 90th minute, Alex Perez scored the winning goal, while Mallorca failed to find an equalizer.
Mallorca: 55% possession, 9 shots (4 on target, 3 off target), 7 corners, 11 fouls, 3 yellow cards, 1 red card
Villarreal: 45% possession, 20 shots (4 on target, 9 off target), 6 corners, 9 fouls, 3 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Villarreal solidifies its position in the table with this victory, while Mallorca will need to improve its defense to achieve better results.
Substitutions mallorca: at minute 46 Valery came in and M. Domenech went out., at minute 62 R. Navarro came in and D. Rodriguez went out., at minute 63 S. Darder came in and T. Asano went out., at minute 72 J. Mojica came in and M. Morlanes went out., at minute 81 J. Copete came in and A. Sanchez went out.
Substitutions villarreal: at minute 63 Y. Pino came in and I. Akhomach went out., at minute 74 N. Pepe came in and D. Parejo went out., at minute 85 R. Terrats came in and S. Comesana went out., at minute 86 J. Bernat came in and S. Cardona went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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