Mallorca at home to Madrid. No contest?
First half was pretty unremarkable, Madrid having more of the game (not unexpectedly) but making little impression, until ... seven minutes before half-time, Hemed, the often-criticised Hemed headed Mallorca into the lead. Madrid came back, hit the post through a Sergio Ramos header, but it was one-nil at half-time. Mallorca probably should, though, have been two up, as a good shout for a penalty early in the half was turned down.
Mourinho went attacking from the outset of the second-half, bringing on Higuaín, and Madrid increased the pressure on Mallorca who had a goal by Victor ruled out for a dubious offside decision. The equaliser duly came through the sub Higuaín after 70 minutes, and then, six minutes before the end, after huge amounts of pressure, the dream was no more, Callejón putting Madrid ahead.
A good and often rearguard effort by Mallorca, but in the end the quality of Madrid told, as did the decisions of the referee.
Mallorca:
Aouate; Cendrós, Chico, Ramis, Cáceres; Tissone (Alfaro 86), Joao Victor, Pereira, Castro; Victor (Martí 83), Hemed (Ogunjimi 73)
Goal: Hemed (38)
Yellows: Cendrós (56), Tissone (57), Castro (82), Ogunjimi (87)
Madrid:
Casillas; Arbeloa (Kaká 58), Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo (Coentrao 59); Diarra (Higuaín 45), Alonso; Callejón, Özil, Ronaldo; Benzema
Goals: Higuaín (72), Callejón (84)
Yellow: Coentrao (86)
Attendance: 19,557
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