Mallorca tops Espanyol 1-0 with a goal scored by D. Rodriguez. HIGHLIGHT

PALMA DE MALLORCA. Mallorca conquers Espanyol 1-0 after D. Rodriguez scored a goal from 27minute.

Mallorca tops Espanyol 1-0 with a goal scored by D. Rodriguez. HIGHLIGHT

PALMA DE MALLORCA. Mallorca defeats Espanyol 1-0 after D. Rodriguez scored a goal from 27minute.

The match was played at the Iberostar Estadi stadium in Palma de Mallorca on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26.5 degrees Celsius or 79.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Mallorca started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up. On the other side, Espanyol adopted for a conservative formation (4-4-2).

Mallorca – Formation

Luis García Plaza decided to play with the following team: Manolo Reina, Pablo Maffeo, Martin Valjent, Franco Russo, Brian Oliván, Iddrisu Baba, Salva Sevilla, Takefusa Kubo, Dani Rodriguez, Jordi Mboula and Fernando Niño.

The home team had on the bench: Lago Júnior, Josep Gaya, Abdón Prats, Aleix Febas, Amath Ndiaye, Jaume Costa, Dominik Greif, Pablo Gálvez, Víctor Mollejo, Aleksandar Sedlar, Iñigo Ruiz De Galarreta and Rodrigo Battaglia.

Espanyol – Formation

On the other side, Vicente García Plaza played with: Diego López, Óscar Gil, Sergi Gómez, Leandro Cabrera, Dídac Vila, Adrián Embarba, David López, Sergi Darder, Javi Puado, Landry Dimata and Raúl de Tomás.

They had on the bench: Loren Morón, Aleix Vidal, Gori, Álvaro Vadillo, Fran Mérida, Miguelón, Keidi Bare, Manuel Morlanes, Oier Olazábal, Nicolás Melamed, Óscar Melendo and Fernando Calero.

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 11 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 69 Attack 91
  • 43 Dangerous attack 32
  • 87 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 16 Total 17
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Mallorca was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Espanyol that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Match Timeline

19'
Dani Rodríguez(goal)
27'
31'
Leandro Cabrera- Yellow
37'
46'
55'
Nico Melamed- sub ->A. Embarba
Manu Morlanes- sub ->D. Lopez
55'
Manu Morlanes- Yellow
56'
61'
68'
70'
Brian Oliván- Yellow
75'
75'
80'
86'
Abdón Prats- sub ->F. Nino
86'
86'
90'
Sergi Gómez- Red
90'

After this match, Mallorca will have 7 points while Espanyol will stay with 2 points.

In the next match in the La Liga, Mallorca will play away Athletic Club on the 13th of September with a 11-4 head to head in favor of Athletic Club (7 draw). Espanyol will host Atlético Madrid on the 11th of September with a 15-10 head to head in favor of Atlético Madrid (7 draw).