Mallorca saves a bad version of Valencia (2-1)

An endless story in the Valencia code. A match that many fans have seen again and again and which they certainly imagined when Rioja scored from eleven meters to give Baraja’s team the lead. With the score 0:1, the script seemed to be writing a local comeback to demonstrate once again that this lineup is incompetent. to control the moments, and this is what leads to the fact that he is currently in decline. Larin’s goal in stoppage time in a first half in which offside was more than likely at first, and another goal from Abdon in the closing stages of the second half, were enough to give Arrasate and company three points and keep their eyes on Europe. The complete opposite of Pipo’s team, who did not have the best day in Palma from the bench in managing change. After defeat, Valencia will be watching from the sofa to see what Valladolid, Las Palmas, Espanyol and the rest of the pack do over the weekend, which again leaves a bad taste in the mouth. The joy was short-lived.

Valencia started the match with an advantage Guy’s left flank as the great offensive machine of the Pipo team. Captain Pedreguer actively participated in the opponent’s game and demonstrated his intentions to the timid Mallorca, in which Robert Navarro only seemed to suggest something different.. In one of them, Gaya found enough space to cross into the penalty area, and Diego Lopez came from behind and headed in, but his shot went wide of Greiff’s goal. It was a warning about the intentions of the team, which still scored a goal thanks to a gift from Mojica, very childish in relation to the action in the penalty area and in which, strangely enough, the referee did not see what happened. The coffee maker, after Javi Guerra’s cross, put out his arm to cut off the ball’s path, and Figueroa Vazquez called on him to come to the screen and see what happened. After the penalty was declared, Rioja faced Greiff head-to-head, with the Andalusian emerging victorious to give Valencia the lead.

Having scored a goal in their favor, Valencia lost their fame. Gaya appeared less on the opponent’s field, Hugo Duro practically did not appear, and in the center Barrenechea had difficulty asking for the ball. However, and with all this, Mallorca only managed to organize a minimally dangerous action with Larin’s shot after Darder’s pass from the front in an action that Mamardashvili stopped without any problems. But Valencia, as they have shown throughout the season, suffer greatly to maintain results, and they showed it again in a game that ended with Larin’s goal in the 47th minute and eleven seconds. The referee who first canceled it finally, after a VAR warning, awarded the goal.

Missing from the second part

The second half was an example of how minutes pass and nothing happens. In fact, Mallorca began the window of change in 70th place after Robert Navarro’s muscle injury, and until that point little happened. The fear of both ended up creating a cold atmosphere. And in these scenarios, Valencia always tends to lose. A counter-attack by Darder, who teamed up with Maffeo and regained control of the ball, ended with the midfielder crossing straight into the head of Abdon, who had just entered the field. With Valencia’s defense looking at full strength, the striker landed the easiest shot of his career.

With Abdon’s 2-1 win, Valencia showed where their other big problems lie. Baraja was certainly wrong to orchestrate the changes, but the line-up that the sports management left him is a typical bad joke. Dani Gomez once again showed that scoring goals costs him a lot and that Pipo’s team composition is quite fair. Almost in the 90s, the Madrid striker had a very easy chance of becoming a first division striker, and his shot, half bitten off at the beginning of the match, was not even a stick. Thus ended a match that righted Valencia’s woes and made it clear that, of course, what happened to Betis was a mirage. You will have to suffer. And a lot.

Technical details Mallorca – Valencia