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First Division - Day 38

Mallorca 4 - Valladolid 2

Mallorca: Dudu Aouate; Hutton, Geromel, Bigas, Luna; Martí (Tomas Pina 88'), Tissone; Alfaro (Pereira 83'), Javi Márquez, Giovani (Nsue 74'); Víctor Casadesús. 4-2-3-1.
Valladolid: Jaime; Rukavina, Jesús Rueda, Marc Valiente, Peña; Alvaro Rubio (Javi Baraja 66'), Víctor Pérez; Ebert (Valdet Rama 75'), Alberto Bueno (Lolo Plà 71'), Omar Ramos; Larsson. 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
1-0. 17. Alfaro. Ran on to Víctor Casadesús pass and fired shot under Jaime.
1-1. 30. Alberto Bueno. Ran rebound in to net after Aouate saved from Omar.
2-1. 42. Martí. Collected ball outside area and struck long shot past keeper.
3-1. 57. Giovani. Ran through from midfield and drove angled shot past Jaime.
4-1. 68. Javi Márquez. Picked up Víctor pass and fired long shot in to net.
4-2. 72. Omar Ramos. Fired shot wide of Aouate after Bueno laid ball back.

Yellow cards: Geromel 49', Giovani 71', Javi Márquez 79'.

Mallorca came within a whisker of saving themselves from relegation after a 4-2 win over Valladolid, but in the end they left it too late, and they go down for the first time in sixteen years. It was almost an impossible feat, starting the day at the bottom of the table needing the three sides above them to fail, but they gave it their best shot, Alfaro running on to a Víctor Casadesús through ball to put them ahead with just over a quarter of an hour gone. Alberto Bueno made it all square after Aouate could only push out a shot by Omar Ramos, but before half time Martí restored the lead with an impressive shot from outside of the area, and a few minutes after the restart Giovani (who Mallorca had kept back from international duty in defiance of Mexico) ran through to make it three. Javi Márquez wrapped things up with a fourth before Omar got another for the visitors, but when the players heard that Celta had won by a single goal, they knew that their efforts were all in vain.