Valencia takes the three points from Mallorca thanks to a goal from Gabriel

Mallorca, which conceded the third loss in their stadium (also fell against Osasuna and Barcelona), sees their progression in the table that had started with consecutive wins against Cádiz and Athletic slowed down.

The game was intense from start to finish. Ilaix Moriba He was sent off in stoppage time for a double warning and also left the bench with a direct red card for protesting the Majorcan coach Luis Garcia Plaza (minute 84).

The clash measured the sensations of a victorious Balearic team as host in their last two appointments and a depressed Valencia for his recent poor results in the championship.

The strong pressure imposed by the Che team throughout the field and Gabriel Paulista’s early-bird goal made it difficult for the local game, which noted the loss of Ruiz de Galarreta, their benchmark in midfield and who received signs of affection with encouragement banners in the stands and the shirts of his teammates.

Without the player from Eibar, who will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last matchday against Betis, the mission of judiciously moving the ball fell to Anthony Sanchez and the veteran Save Seville.

Valencia, with three centrals (Diakhaby, Paulista and Alderete) and significant casualties such as those of Gayàthe goal Cillesen and the side Correiatook advantage of the advantage on the scoreboard to impose the most favorable pace of play for their interests.

Carlos Soler was very active and Bryan Gil it was a nightmare for Maffeo on the left flank; also the wide Valencian zone exhibited muscle with Hugo Hard -substituted in the second half by Ilaix -and Racic.

José Bordalás dispensed with the Portuguese Gonçalo Guedes, perhaps thinking about the second leg of the Copa del Rey against Athletic.

The first part was intense, very difficult due to the continuous interruptions of the game. The referee Vázquez Figueroa showed five yellow cards in that period: Gil, Alderete, Diakhaby, Mamardashvili they saw it by Valencia and Take Kubo in Majorca.

Mallorca, for its part, has been looking hard for its benchmark in attack since its arrival in the winter market Vedat Muriqi, that with his 1.94 meters in height, he is always a threat in the aerial balls.

Against the team that also showed skill with their feet and was very close to equalizing in the 6th minute in a hand to hand that Mamardhasvili solved correctly.

Mallorca decidedly sought the 1-1, even at the cost of leaving space for the visiting counterattacks. James Costa had the goal after a great assist from Kubo and also proved it Maffeo from outside the area.

With the match completely open, chances followed one another in both goals. Luis García Plaza’s team tried it in every possible way: with Kubo on the right, Muriqi looking for all the centers, Amath -Angel’s substitute- trying to impose his speed, to which they added, and to the desperate Abdón Prats and Kang in Lee.

But Valencia was a wall. He resisted the incessant harassment of his rival to take away Sound Moix three points that stop a bad run and leaves him in an optimal situation to face the second leg of the semifinals of the Copa del Rey against Athletic in Mestalla.