Mallorca 1 - Osasuna 1
Mallorca: Leo Franco;
David Cortés, Nadal, Fernando Niño, Toni González; Nagore
(Marcos 72'), Colsa, Nené; Eto'o; Jesús Perera, Bruggink (Correa
80'). 4-3-1-2. Osasuna: Sanzol; Izquierdo, Mateo, Josetxo, Antonio
López; Puñal, Pablo García; Valdo (Palacios 88'),
Iván Rosado (Muñoz 81'), Moha; Bakayoko (Webó 69').
4-2-3-1.
Team changes: Mallorca:
Nadal, Nagore, Nené, Jesús Perera for Lussenhoff, Poli, Campano,
Marcos / Osasuna: Mateo for Cruchaga.
Goals: 1-0. 83. Nadal.
Sank to knees to head corner down into net past Sanzol. 1-1. 84.
Webó. Ran on to long ball over defence to shoot in from wide angle.
Osasuna hold on to the last
Champions League spot with a 1-1 draw at managerless Mallorca. Javier Aguirre's
side are proving to be one of the revelations of the season, and they should
have taken the lead in a first half which they dominated, with Bakayoko and
Valdo both missing chances to put them ahead.
Mallorca had still not found
anyone to take over after Pacheco was sacked last week, and Tomeu Llomparte
stood in as he had done the season before. The caretaker manager had lined up
with several changes, including a third forward Jesús Perera, and the ex
Albacete man was the only one to test Sanzol before the break.
The second half started as
the first had ended, with Bakayoko breaking through but firing a shot tamely at
Leo Franco. Gradually the home side came back though, with Muñoz
deflecting an effort from Eto'o onto the post and Fernando Niño claiming
a penalty when brought down by Muñoz in the area a few minutes later.
The goals finally arrived
within a minute of each other near the end, with Nadal heading home a corner
seven minutes from full time to put the locals in front. Whilst they were still
celebrating though, Osasuna took a quick kick off, and Valdo found Webó
for him to beat Leo Franco with a shot from a tight angle. |