MALLORCA TODAY - Real Mallorca suffer third defeat

Third match of the season and the third defeat. Real Mallorca lost 3-0 this afternoon away against Sporting Gijón and ended up once more with only nine players on the pitch, Agus and Ximo both getting their marching orders, Agus being dismissed after only 14 minutes. The way things are going, Mallorca are heading for a second successive relegation.

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MALLORCA TODAY - Sporting Gijón 2 : 3 Real Mallorca

Mallorca, up to thirteenth with 33 points, away at Gijón (on the northern coast of Spain in Asturias), second from bottom in nineteenth position with 24 points. The home team started brightly enough, but it was Mallorca who took the lead just on the half hour through Nunes. Sporting's brightness was not dulled, though, going close and then replying through Colunga but having been inferior to a stronger Mallorca. More or less straight from the kick-off, a second own goal in successive matches in favour of Mallorca restored their lead, but Sporting were never less than sporting and Botía equalised after twenty minutes of the period, only for Mallorca to retaliate once more, thanks to Álvaro. Important win this for Mallorca who are now surely pretty much safe from relegation. Nine rounds of matches to go, including Bilbao and Real Madrid (on the last day) away plus Barcelona at home at the weekend, but otherwise points available, though probably not enough to raise hopes of a Europa League spot.

Sporting:
Pablo; Lora, Botía, Orfila, Canella; Gálvez (Castro 57), Cases; Mendy (Carmelo 72), Trejo (De las Cuevas 54), Colunga; Barral
Goals: Colunga (38), Botía (65)
Yellows: Cases (78), Canella (90)

Mallorca:
Aouate; Cendrós, Chico, Nunes, Cáceres (Bigas 65); Martí, Tissone, Nsue, Alfaro (Pina 72); Victor (Hemed 75), Álvaro
Goals: Nunes (29), Orfila (46 o.g.), Álvaro (76)
Yellows: Tissone (45), Cáceres (64), Cendrós (73), Bigas (90)