He Majorca He was left with a valuable point on his visit to Deportivo Alavés this Saturday after achieving an exciting draw (1-1) thanks to a saving goal scored by the Serbian central defender, Matija Nastasic, during the last minutes of the match.
Just three days before the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals against Real Sociedad, the team led by the Mexican Javier Aguirre He achieved an important result to lift the spirits of the Balearic team who left the Mendizorroza stadium satisfied.
In a match, corresponding to matchday 26 of LaLiga, which was marked by great care on the part of both teams, It was not until the 76th minute that the local team opened the scoring for Uruguayan Carlos Benavídez after connecting with a header from a corner kick taken by Luis Rioja.
Deportivo Alavés’ goal fell like a bucket of cold water on Mallorca, which had just lost to Real Sociedad (2-1) for the Spanish championship. However, the “Vasco” Aguirre team did not stop looking for the tie that ended up arriving at the end of the match.
It was in a play in which there were a series of rebounds inside the Alavés area and the ball ended up falling at the feet of the Serbian central defender. Matija Nastasic who, on the edge of the small area, finished without problems to put the final 1-1 on the scoreboard in the 88th minute.
The point achieved this Saturday leaves a good taste for Mallorca, which was on the verge of defeat but achieved a result that serves its objective of continuing to move away from the relegation spots. Now, Javier Aguirre’s team is in 16th place with 24 points.
The three relegation places in this season’s classification in Spain are occupied, so far, by Cádiz (17), Granada (14) and Almería (8), respectively when there are still 12 rounds of the championship to be played.
Additionally, This tie allows Mallorca to face Tuesday’s match against Real Sociedad in better spirits. Both teams will meet on Tuesday in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals after meeting earlier this month to a goalless draw.
After the cup match, in which the Balearic team could ensure its presence in the Copa del Rey final for the fourth time in its history, it will have to focus fully on LaLiga where it will have a couple of complicated matches in a row, receiving to Girona and then visit FC Barcelona.
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