March 4, one of the matches of the 24th round of the Spanish Football Championship was held. Majorca (Spain) and Elche (Spain) met.
Spanish Championship, round 24
Mallorca (Spain) - Elche (Spain) - 0:1 (0:0)
Goals: Boyer (89)
Warnings: R. Nteka (11), Jose Angel Carmona (39), Antonio Rillo (49), Boyer (65), Copete (65), V. Murica (77)
In a La Liga soccer match held at the Visit Mallorca Estadi stadium, Mallorca faced Elche. The first half passed in a tense struggle, both teams were unable to break the deadlock. At halftime the score was 0-0, and the second half was all on the line. The second half began with a substitution in the Elche squad: J. A. Carmona was replaced by Tete Morente. In the 49th minute, Mallorca's A. Raiollo received a yellow card, and Elche's R. Nteka made way for E. Ponce. Tensions continued to rise when L. Boyer and J. Copete quickly received yellow cards.
Elche's Fidel was introduced in the 67th minute and G. Verdu replaced D. Gonzalez for the visitors in the 74th minute. V. Murica of Mallorca was given a yellow card in the 77th minute, which added drama to the match. Mallorca made a flurry of substitutions in the final minutes, releasing D. Rodriguez, J. Costa, Lee Kang-Yin and A. Sanchez to try and salvage the result. Elche did not give up either, and in the 89th minute, L. Boye finally managed to turn the tide of the match, putting the guests ahead. However, Mallorca thought they could equalize at the very last moment, but a goal by V. Murica's goal was canceled due to a foul. Elche got the win, leaving Mallorca to regret the missed chances. The final score was 0-1, to the delight of the Elche fans.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Mallorca - Real Madrid and Elche - Valladolid.
| Mallorca | Elche | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals on goal | 6 |
| 14 | Shots | 14 |
| 6 | Blocked kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Kicks from the penalty area | 9 |
| 9 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 5 |
| 17 | Violations | 14 |
| 6 | Corner | 7 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 56% | Ball possession | 44% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 5 | Saves by goalkeeper | 3 |
| 448 | Total assists | 365 |
| 348 | Accurate passes | 271 |
| 78% | Accuracy of transmissions | 74% |