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.
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
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).