MALLORCA TODAY - Mallorca give up against Depor

Real Mallorca 0 : 3 Deportivo La Coruña
A home game against league leaders Depor was never going to be easy for Mallorca but a three-nil loss was worse than might have been anticipated even for a side with Mallorca's troubles. Things might have taken a different course had a sixth-minute strike not been ruled out for offside or if Depor's Lux not made a double save from Alex Moreno and Nsue in the 35th minute. Five minutes later Depor went ahead through a penalty by Sissoko. Mallorca appealed for a penalty of their own shortly after, which resulted only in a booking for Nsue, and then, straight after the break, Depor went two up through Luisinho. With the fans jeering mercenary players and the board, Mallorca gave up. Borja added the third with 25 minutes to go.

Mallorca should avoid the drop (unless their financial matters force them to be relegated in any event), but relegation for solely footballing reasons can't be totally ruled out.

MALLORCA TODAY - Real Mallorca 2 : 3 Deportivo La Coruña

Mallorca, despite losing last time out to Real Madrid, had been on something of a roll. At home to bottom side Depor, Mallorca would have good reason to be confident. And so ...

Well, things started well enough, Victor putting Mallorca ahead after nineteen minutes, but Depor struck back within six minutes and from then on it was mostly downhill for Mallorca. The match was even enough, but Depor were making the better opportunities and after the break Marchena and then Riki with a header gave the visitors a lead that only a late goal from Nsue could cut. It wasn't enough and the result was frankly a disaster for Mallorca who now find Depor only a point behind them. It isn't all over as five points cover Depor in bottom place and Granada in sixteenth, but next week it is Barça away for Mallorca before they take on fellow strugglers Vigo (who drew with Barça yesterday) in a fortnight.

Mallorca:
Aouate; Hutton, Geromel, Nunes, Luna; Tissone (Márquez 77), Martí (Hemed 57), PIna; Alfaro, Victor (Nsue 56), Dos Santos
Goals: Victor (19), Nsue (86)
Yellows: Martí (31), Pina (38), Geromel (47)

 

Deportivo:
Aranzubia; Pablo, Aythami, Marchena, Silvio; Aguilar, Domínguez; Gama (Salomao 74), Valerón (Zé Castro 89), Pizzi; Riki (Oliveira 79)
Goals: Silvio (26), Marchena (48), Riki (60)

MALLORCA TODAY - Real Mallorca 0 (1) : 0 (1) Deportivo La Coruña (Copa del Rey)

A goalless draw in the return leg of the Copa del Rey tie, Mallorca advancing thanks to the away goal. The next match will be against Sevilla. A poor match in which Mallorca barely created a chance and rarely looked interested in doing so, preferring to hold on to the away-goal advantage. Just over 5,000 were in the stadium to at least see Mallorca get back to winning ways of a sort.

Mallorca:
Aouate; Ximo, Nunes, Fontás, Kevin; Fernández (Cris 55), Martí (Nsue 73), Márquez, Alfaro; Dos Santos (Victor 55), Arizmendi
Yellows: Arizmendi, Dos Santos, Márquez

Deportivo:
Lux; Pablo, Aythami, Inzúa, Do Santos; Pizzi (Gama 63), Vázquez, Santos (Valerón 80, Domínguez (Pinto 88); Camuñas, Bodipo