A header from Vedat Muriqi left the three points in Son Moix for a Mallorca that was clearly superior to Rayo Vallecano and sits in the noble zone of the LaLiga EA Sports table, with a small margin compared to its pursuers.
The first warning was given by Robert Navarro a few seconds after the kick-off with a powerful volley that crashed into a goal post after a high shot from Vedat Muriqi. The Kosovar striker was active in his comeback after the muscle injury, but he was very well escorted by his dance partner, Lejeune, relentless in the duels against all the vermilion attackers.
Mallorca was clearly superior to Rayo and deserved the victory
It was Muriqi who threatened again with a header after a precise cross from Mojica and surpassed Moomin in the jump, but the chipped shot ended up over the crossbar. The pupils of Íñigo Pérez, who was returning to what was his home during his time as a footballer, were uncomfortable when the ball was released, but they found their escape route through the right side with the good connection between Ratiu and De Frutos.
On that side came opportunities for the Madrid team and Camello was about to take advantage of a counterattack well executed by Ratiu in which the striker finished with power and the ball went slightly wide of Dominik Greif’s goal.
On the edge of half-time Robert Navarro once again had a very clear scoring opportunity after a ball combed by Muriqi that left the Catalan winger alone in the small area, but Batalla became huge to stop the first shot and, in the second instance, Navarro He shot to the side of the goal without an angle.
Mallorca came out much more vertical in the second half and were able to score thanks to a sharp shot by Cyle Larin from the edge of the area that forced Batalla to fly to deflect the ball into a corner kick. Immediately afterwards, a powerful cross from the Canadian striker was deflected by the Rayo goalkeeper, but the rebound fell into the boots of Mojica who shot from point-blank range without much success and Darder, in the second instance, also tried but did not go over the wall. visitor.
The vermilion siege continued and two minutes later Larin did not see the arrival of Samú Costa on the second line and prevented the Portuguese from finishing unopposed, but the play continued at the feet of Darder with a shot without danger for the visiting interests.
Mallorca’s Kosovar striker Vedat Muriqi celebrates his goal against Rayo with the fans.
The coach of the Vallecano team tried to change the dynamic with the entry of four players, including James Rodríguez, but he could not prevent the game from being tilted towards his goal.
Larin was able to break the tie with a centered header that once again caused Batalla to stop, by far the best of his team in Son Moix, and Muriqi lost the option in a one-on-one in which the ball fell to his less capable leg and could not control after a precise exit from the Argentine goalkeeper.
With a quarter of an hour remaining, a corner kick taken by the recently introduced Dani Rodríguez found Muriqi unmarked to push the ball into the back of the Rayista goal.
The visitor’s reaction was gradual during the last fifteen minutes, locking the Balearic team in their field and finding space on the wings but without putting Greif in trouble.
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Even so, those from Arrasate were able to extend the lead on the scoreboard with a counterattack by Dani Rodríguez and Abdón Prats that could not culminate in an advantage situation and in the 95th minute they starred in another action in which Antonio Sánchez scored, but it was annulled by Dani’s previous offside.
With this victory, RCD Mallorca stands with 17 points and sits in the noble zone of the table, while Rayo Vallecano loses the opportunity to surpass the Balearic team and remains with 13 points in the middle part of the classification.
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Technical sheet:
Mallorca, 1 – Rayo Vallecano, 0
RCD Mallorca: Greif; Maffeo, Valjent, Raíllo, Mojica; R. Navarro (Valery, m.73), Samú Costa, Morlanes (Mascarell, m.77), Darder (A. Sánchez, m.84); Larin (D. Rodríguez, m.73), Muriqi (Abdón, m.84).
Rayo Vallecano: Battle; Ratiu, Lejeune, Mumin (Aridane, d.72), Balliu; De Frutos, Unai López (Valentín, m.63), Gumbau (Ciss, m.53), Álvaro García; Isi (James, m.63), Camello (Guardiola, m.53).
Goal: 1-0, m.76, Muriqi.
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas (Committee of Castilla-La Mancha). He gave a yellow card to the local player Morlanes (m.38) and the visitor Mumin (m.37).
Incidents: Match corresponding to the tenth day of LaLiga EA Sports played at the Mallorca Son Moix Stadium in front of 18,316 spectators. Before kick-off, a commemorative shirt was given to Mallorca player Dani Rodríguez to mark the 250 games he has worn the vermilion shirt.
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