Mallorca (1) 1 - Slovan
Liberec (3) 2
Mallorca: Leo Franco;
Olaizola, Nadal, Vicente (Cristian Díaz 75'); Campano, Paco Soler,
Paunovic (Novo 62'), Miguel Soler; Biagini, Eto'o, Luque (Carlos 62'). 3-4-3.
Slovan: Kinsky; Johana, Lukas, Holenak, Janu, Capek; Langer,
Kolousek, Jun (Neuman 60'), Stajner, Baffour (Moravec 81'). 5-3-2
Goals: 0-1. 55. Baffour.
On counterattack after Mallorca gave ball away in midfield. 0-2. 68.
Stajner. Lifted ball over Franco and Vicente and finished off on line. 1-2.
80. Eto'o (penalty). After Kinsky pulled down Carlos in the area.
Mallorca's participation in
the UEFA cup ended when they were defeated for the second time in a fortnight
by Slovan Liberec. Needing to win by at least two clear goals, Sergio Kresic
put out a side with three forwards, with Biagini lining up alongside Luque and
Eto'o. However the Czech side showed that their victory over Celta in the last
round was not just a fluke, producing better football throughout to leave the
Balearic Island side with no chance of qualifying. In the first minute they
gave a first warning, Leo Franco having to produce his best to keep out a shot
from Kolousek, and Mallorca didn't trouble Kinsky until just before half time,
when Biagini's shot caught the keeper out after deflecting off a defender.
Logic prevailed though when
Baffour scored for the visitors on a counterattack in the second half after
Mallorca gave the ball away in midfield, and Stajner added another a few
minutes later after a mix up between Leo Franco and Vicente let him through.
Sergio Kresic had replaced Paunovic and Luque with Novo and Carlos after the
first goal, and Carlos forced a penalty with ten minutes left on the clock
which Eto'o converted. But by then they needed four more to go through, and
that was totally impossible. Slovan go through to the last sixteen on merit,
and Mallorca end another disappointing campaign in European. |