The Majorca has established itself in the leadership of the SmartBank League by defeating Cartagena 2-1 with goals from Amath NDiayé Y Alvaro Gimenez, this penalty, indicated by the referee after reviewing the VAR. The goal of the albinegros was the work of David Forniés, which beat Manolo Reina with a left foot from outside the area after game time (63 ').
The team of Luis Garcia adds 60 points in the table after his 18th victory of the season, second in a row in They are Moix after defeating, also, Almeria.
The vermilions take hold in the lead, but suffered to defeat a Cartagena that only succumbed on the island due to a maximum fault reviewed by the VAR in the last minutes.
The Murcian team, who had added 8 of the last 15 points in play, fought until the end and could not avoid a defeat that leaves them on the edge of the relegation zone.
The Balearic team found a prize for the dominance it exercised in the first half in injury time, when the 0-0 seemed immovable.
Save Seville gave a millimeter assistance to the Senegalese Amath Ndiayé (min. 46) to beat the goal Chichizola, put his team ahead and score his eighth goal of the season.
Before that action, the two teams had opportunities to open the scoring: the Albinegro scorer Ruben Castro failed to empty door (min. 17), and shortly after, Amath He would also finish off wide when he was in an unbeatable position. He too VAR annulled a goal of Dani Rodriguez for offside (min. 37).
Neither team had sufficient clarity in the last pass to take advantage of the spaces, which were scarce in the first 45 minutes, with the exception of the goal by Amath, which rose to the scoreboard in the only error of the close visiting defense.
The Majorca He lowered the rhythm of the actions in the resumption with the aim of defending the 1-0 with the possession of the ball and surprising the counterattack, but the shoe of David Forniés (min. 63) varied all his plans.
Cartagena drew level with an unstoppable left-footed shot from their left side, which bounced off a defender before beating Manolo Reina.
The 2-1 came after possible hands in the visiting area that went unnoticed at first, but were sanctioned by the referee after consulting with the VAR.
Giménez, one of the signings in the winter market, was in charge of executing the maximum foul to score the goal that reinforces the Majorcan leadership in the table.
The Murcian team turned to Reina's goal in search of a tie and did not make it easy for the leader, who ended the game defending a vital victory for their interests.
(+) See the summary of the match
two – Majorca: Queen; Joan Sastre, Valjent (Russo, min. 85), Raíllo, Cufré; Baba (Jordi M'Boula, min. 64), Salva Sevilla (Febas, min. 82); Antonio Sánchez, Dani Rodríguez, Amat (Víctor Mollejo, min. 82); Abdón Prats (Álvaro Giménez, min. 64)
1 – Cartagena: Chichizola; Simón, Andújar, Datkovic, Forniés; Delmás (Cayarga, min. 77), Azeez (Jurado, min. 83), Aburjania (Carrasquilla, min. 83), De Blasis; Rubén Castro (Cristian, min. 69), Elady.
Goals: 1-0, min. 46: Amath Ndiayé; 1-1, min. 63: David Forniés; 2-1, min. 81: Álvaro Giménez.
Referee: Ávalos Barrera (Catalan Committee). He admonished the locals Baba, Dani Rodríguez, Raíllo and the visitors Aburjania, Azeez, Carrasquilla.
Incidents: Match corresponding to the twenty-eighth day of the SmartBank League played at the Visit Mallorca Estadi without an audience in the stands. A minute of silence was observed in memory of former Majorcan players Ángel Gómez Benito “Bolao” and Martí Mora Moragues and of partner number 4 Miguel Busquet Suau
.