MALLORCA TODAY - Espanyol 3 : 2 Real Mallorca

An incident-filled match with Mallorca perhaps unlucky to get nothing from their visit to Barcelona. Espanyol were in control early on, Mallorca surviving a penalty appeal for handball against Kevin and having little attempt on goal, save for a Dos Santos effort. The home side, on top, scored through a free kick by Simao that hit the inside of the post and went in. Mallorca came back into the game, though, and Dos Santos was luckier when a mistake by Moreno let him in to equalise, Márquez then getting on the end of a loose ball and putting Mallorca ahead just before the break. In the second half, Espanyol resorted to a more long-ball game without threatening until Moreno, heading against the bar, rallied the home team, and a Nunes foul on Longo in the area gave Verdú the chance to bring the score back to 2-2. Victor came close to restoring Mallorca's lead, but with Luna sent off for a second yellow, Baena pounced six minutes before the end to give Espanyol the win. Mallorca stay in the relegation zone in 18th place, and the Osasuna-Deportivo bottom-of-the-table clash on Sunday could end with Mallorca being pushed further into relegation trouble. Next up for Mallorca at home to Malaga on Sunday week.


Espanyol:
Casilla; López, Colotto, Moreno, Capdevila; Forlín, Baena; Rui Fonte (Longo 46), Verdú (Christian 85), Simao, García (Tejera 90)
Goals: Simao (17), Verdú (68 - penalty), Baena (84)
Yellows: Verdú (28), Forlín (39), Tejera (90+)

Mallorca:
Aouate (Miño 61); Nsue, Geromel, Nunes, Kevin (Hemed 62); Pina, Márquez (Martí 79); Pereira, Dos Santos, Luna; Victor
Goals: Dos Santos (36), Márquez (42)
Red: Luna (80)
Yellows: Luna (45), Pina (65), Hemed (78)

MALLORCA TODAY - Espanyol 1 : 0 Real Mallorca

Mallorca away at Espanyol who were fifth in La Liga before the match, though only six points ahead of Mallorca in fourteenth spot (on 22 points). Things were even enough until the Slovak Vladimir Weiss, once of Manchester City, shot Espanyol ahead. Immediately after half-time, Mallorca having made two changes in the break, goalkeeper Aouate received a red card for a questionable foul on Rui Fonte. Weiss hit the post as soon as Calatayud had come into goal from the free kick resulting from the Aouate incident, and the game got a bit feisty. A man down, Mallorca strove for an equaliser but ended up feeling unlucky and rather harshly done by after a creditable performance from which they deserved to get something.


Espanyol:
Casilla; Galán, Rodríguez, Moreno, Didac; Forlin (Gómez), Baena; Weiss, Verdú, Romaric (López 84); Rui Fonte (Thievy 55)
Goal: Weiss (18)
Yellows: Forlin (51), Moreno (58), Baena (76), Thievy (80)

Mallorca:
Aouate; Cendrós, Chico, Ramis, Cáceres; Joao Victor (Pina 45), Martí; Pereira (Ogunjimi 45), Alfaro (Calatayud 49), Castro; Victor

Yellows: Cendrós (45), Chico (87)
Red: Aouate (46)

MALLORCA TODAY - Real shock Espanyol

Real Mallorca this evening won away at Espanyol with a winner coming from Nsue in the eighty-second minute. Espanyol, fifth in La Liga, lost for the fourth time at home, despite having dominated the first half and leading 1-0 at half-time. It should, though, have been one apiece at the break, Castro having missed a penalty in the fifth minute. Webó it was who brought the scores level on 63 minutes. Real Mallorca move up to tenth, level on points with Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad, but having played one game more and with an inferior goal difference.

Espanyol
Kameni; Chica, Amat, Galán, Javi López; Verdú (Dátolo, sub 76), Duscher (Rui Fonte, sub 87); Luis García (Manu Molina, sub 65), Sergio García, Callejón, Álvaro.
Goal: Álvaro, 18 min.

Real Mallorca
Aouate; Cendrós, Nunes, Ramis, Ayoze; Nsue, J.Víctor, Tejera (Pina, sub 83), Pereira; Castro (Aki, sub 80), Webó (Rubén, sub 90).
Goals: Webó, 63 min.; Nsue, 82 min.