Mallorca seizes a 2-1 win against Rayo Vallecano. HIGHLIGHTS

SAN FERNANDO. Mallorca bested Rayo Vallecano to win 2-1. A goal from V. Muriqi was decisive in the 90min.

Mallorca seizes a 2-1 win against Rayo Vallecano. HIGHLIGHTS

SAN FERNANDO. Mallorca beat Rayo Vallecano to win 2-1. A goal from V. Muriqi was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Mallorca to strike first with a goal of Antonio Sánchez at the 48′. Then it was a goal in the 76′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Vedat Muriqi gave the win to Mallorca in the 90′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Estadio Iberoamericano 2010 stadium in San Fernando on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 16,735 spectators.​ The referee was José Luis Munuera Montero with the help of Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín and Antonio Ramón Martínez Moreno. The 4th official was Pablo Morales Moreno. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.96 degrees Celsius or 57.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 8 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 2 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 124 Attack 115
  • 36 Dangerous attack 38
  • 100 Ball safe 99
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 17 Total 11
  • 4 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Mallorca was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Rayo Vallecano that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rayo Vallecano was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Mallorca was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Mallorca shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rayo Vallecano shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Mallorca received 4 yellow cards (Matija Nastasić, Abdón Prats, Dani Rodríguez and Vedat Muriqi). On the opposite side, Rayo Vallecano didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Matija Nastasic- Yellow
1'
Vedat Muriqi- Yellow
39'
Dani Rodríguez- Yellow
41'
Abdón Prats- sub ->Nacho Vidal
46'
Antonio Sánchez(goal)
48'
Manu Morlanes- sub ->Sergi Darder
62'
61'
Raúl de Tomás- sub ->Sergio Camello
62'
Óscar Trejo- sub ->Pathé Ciss
68'
Pep Chavarría- sub ->Alfonso Espino
68'
Unai López- sub ->Kike Pérez
76'
Álvaro García(goal)
Samú Costa- sub ->Antonio Sánchez
79'
Nemanja Radonjic- sub ->Omar Mascarell
79'
Toni Lato- sub ->Jaume Costa
84'
87'
Andrei Rațiu- sub ->Pep Chavarría
Vedat Muriqi(goal)Dani Rodríguez
90'
Abdón Prats- Yellow
90'

Standings

After playing this contest, Mallorca has 23 points like Sevilla to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Rayo Vallecano will stays with 24 points to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Mallorca will host Real Sociedad on the 18th of February with a 13-5 head to head record in favor of Real Sociedad (3 draws).

Rayo Vallecano will host Real Madrid on the 18th of February with a 14-2 head to head record in favor of Real Madrid (1 draw).

Mallorca – Formation

Mallorca
G
7.3
D
Jaume Costa 11.Spain
7.3
84'
D
Giovanni González 20.Uruguay
6.6
D
7.0
D
Nacho Vidal 22.Spain
6.8
46'
D
Martin Valjent 24.Slovakia
D
Matija Nastasic 2.Serbia
6.4
1'
M
Omar Mascarell 5.Spain
7.3
79'
M
Dani Rodríguez 14.Spain
7.1
41'
M
Antonio Sánchez 18.Spain
7.1
79' Goals48'
M
Sergi Darder 10.Spain
7.0
62'
F
Vedat Muriqi 7.Kosovo
7.8
39' Goals90'
Substitutes
G
Dominik Greif 13.Slovakia
G
Iván Cuéllar 25.Spain
D
Toni Lato 3.Spain
6.4
84'
D
D
José Copete 6.Spain
M
Manu Morlanes 8.Spain
7.0
62'
M
Samú Costa 12.Portugal
6.4
79'
M
Nemanja Radonjic 23.Serbia
6.8
79'
F
Abdón Prats 9.Spain
6.4
46' 90'
F
Javi Llabrés 19.Spain

Mallorca started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Javier Aguirre Onaindía decided to play with the following team: Martin Valjent, Predrag Rajkovic  (7.3), Nacho Vidal (6.8), Giovanni González (6.6), Antonio Raíllo (7.0), Matija Nastasić (6.4), Jaume Costa (7.3), Antonio Sánchez (7.1), Omar Mascarell (7.3), Sergi Darder (7.0), Dani Rodríguez (7.1) and Vedat Muriqi (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Toni Lato (6.4), Siebe Van Der Heyden, José Copete, Abdón Prats (6.4), Samuel Costa (6.4), Dominik Greif, Javi Llabrés, Nemanja Radonjić (6.8), Iván Cuéllar, Yuzún Francisco Ley Pizá, Pau Mascaró and Manu Morlanes (7.0).

Substitutions

Mallorca made 5 changes: Nacho Vidal for Abdón Prats (46′), Sergi Darder for Manu Morlanes (62′), Antonio Sánchez for Samuel Costa (79′), Omar Mascarell for Nemanja Radonjić (79′) and Jaume Costa for Toni Lato (84′).

Player of the match: Vedat Muriqi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Mallorca was Vedat Muriqi.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 26 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 21.

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano
G
Stole Dimitrievski 1.Macedonia
7.5
D
Alfonso Espino 12.Uruguay
7.5
68'
D
Iván Balliu 20.Albania
7.1
D
Florian Lejeune 24.France
6.4
D
Abdul Mumin 16.Ghana
6.4
M
Álvaro García 18.Spain
7.3
Goals76'
M
7.0
M
Kike Pérez 14.Spain
6.7
68'
M
Pathé Ciss 21.Senegal
7.0
62'
M
Isi Palazón 7.Spain
6.4
F
Sergio Camello 34.Spain
6.4
61'
Substitutes
G
Dani Cárdenas 13.Spain
D
Andrei Rațiu 2.Romania
6.3
87'
D
Pep Chavarría 3.Spain
6.4
68'
D
Martín Pascual 4.Spain
D
M
Unai López 17.Spain
6.7
68'
M
Miguel Crespo 15.Portugal
M
Óscar Trejo 8.Argentina
6.3
62'
F
Radamel Falcao 9.Colombia
F
Bebé 10.Cape Verde
F
Jorge de Frutos 19.Spain
F
Raúl de Tomás 22.Spain
6.4
61'

Rayo Vallecano started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez played with: Stole Dimitrievski (7.5), Iván Balliu (7.1), Abdul Mumin (6.4), Florian Lejeune (6.4), Alfonso Espino (7.5), Óscar Valentín (7.0), Pathé Ciss (7.0), Isi Palazón (6.4), Kike Pérez (6.7), Álvaro García (7.3), Sergio Camello (6.4).

They had on the bench: Andrei Rațiu (6.3), Pep Chavarría (6.4), Martín Pascual, Radamel Falcao, Bebé, Dani Cárdenas, Miguel Crespo, Jorge de Frutos, Raúl de Tomás (6.4), Aridane Hernández, Unai López (6.7) and Óscar Trejo (6.3).

Rayo Vallecano could not rely on the presence of Andrei Rațiu (injured).

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Alfonso Espino for Pep Chavarría (68′), Kike Pérez for Unai López (68′), Sergio Camello for Raúl de Tomás (61′), Pep Chavarría for Andrei Rațiu (87′) and Pathé Ciss for Óscar Trejo (62′).

Player of the match: Alfonso Espino​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Alfonso Espino.

His rating is 7.5 with 34 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​