PALMA DE MALLORCA. Mallorca beats Levante 1-0 after I. Baba scored just 1 goal (74′).
J. L. Morales missed a decisive penalty (85′). That would have allowed Levante to draw the match.
J. L. Morales missed 1 penalty (85′) for Levante.
The match was played at the Iberostar Estadi stadium in Palma de Mallorca on Saturday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz who had the assistance of Marcos Cerdán Aguilar and Ignacio Alonso López. The 4th official was Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25.6 degrees Celsius or 78.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Mallorca was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Levante that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Mallorca was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mallorca won the match.
Mallorca shot 9 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Levante shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Mallorca received 4 yellow cards (I. Baba, J. Costa, J. Mboula and A. Ndiaye). On the opposite side, Levante received 4 yellow cards (R. Marti, G. Melero, Rober Pier and Pepelu).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Mallorca will have 11 points to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, Levante will stay with 4 points to stay in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Mallorca will play away with Real Sociedad on the 16th of October with a 8-5 head to head statistic in favor of Real Sociedad (1 draw).
Levante will host Getafe on the 17th of October with a 9-9 head to head record.
Mallorca – Formation
Mallorca started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luis García Plaza decided to play with the following team: Manolo Reina , Pablo Maffeo , Martin Valjent , Franco Russo , Jaume Costa , Iddrisu Baba , Iñigo Ruiz De Galarreta , Dani Rodriguez , Kang-in Lee , Amath Ndiaye and Fernando Niño .
The home team had on the bench: Abdón Prats, Ángel Rodríguez , Joan Sastre, Febas, L. Junior, D. Greif, Antonio Sánchez, Salva Sevilla, Rodrigo Battaglia , M. Hoppe, Jordi Mboula and Brian Oliván.
Substitutions
Mallorca made 5 changes: F. Nino for Angel (67′), I. Ruiz de Galarreta for R. Battaglia (81′), Lee Kang-In for J. Mboula (81′), J. Costa for B. Olivan (89′) and P. Maffeo for J. Sastre (89′).
Best player: Pablo Maffeo
The player that probably impressed the most for Mallorca was Pablo Maffeo even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 23 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
Levante – Formation
Levante started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Francisco José López Fernández played with: Aitor Fernández , Jorge Miramón , Óscar Duarte , Róber Pier , Carlos Clerc , Jorge de Frutos , Pepelu , Gonzalo Melero , Pablo Martínez , Roger Martí and José Luis Morales .
They had on the bench: Dani Cárdenas, Coke , N. Vukčević, Álex Blesa, Shkodran Mustafi , Postigo, Rúben Vezo , Son, Álejandro Cantero , N. Radoja, Enric Franquesa and Pablo Cuñat.
Substitutions
Levante made 5 changes: C. Clerc for E. Franquesa (46′), J. de Frutos for A. Cantero (77′), O. Duarte for S. Mustafi (77′), J. Miramon for Coke (86′) and P. Martinez for R. Vezo (87′).
Best player: Aitor Fernández
The player that probably impressed the most for Levante was the goalkeeper: Aitor Fernández. His rating is 8.14. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Atlético Madrid – FC Barcelona – 2-0
- Mallorca – Levante – 1-0
- Cádiz – Valencia – 0-0
- Osasuna – Rayo Vallecano – 1-0