On March 19, one of the matches of the 26th round of the championship of Spain took place. They met Betis (Sevilla) and Majorca (Spain).
Spain Championship, Week 26.
Betis (Sevilla) - Mallorca (Spain) - 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: Iglesias (48)
Warnings: Jaume Costa (31), Nastasic (54), Guardado (81), J. Aguirre (84)
On a memorable night in La Liga, Real Betis defeated Mallorca 1-0 at the Benito Villamarin Stadium. Both sides started the game with such intensity that one would have expected this to be a high-scoring encounter. However, due to a lack of clinical finishing, the first half ended 0-0. In the 31st minute Mallorca received a yellow card, as J. Costa was sent off for a rough tackle. Betis continued to press and was finally rewarded with a goal in the 48th minute. B. Iglesias gave the hosts the lead with a header from a corner. Mallorca kept pushing forward, but Betis's defense held firm, thwarting the attacks of the guests. In the 54th minute Mallorca received another yellow card as M. Nastasic was sent off for a foul. Mallorca began to make substitutions in the 57th minute, releasing L. Augustinsson, T. Cadever and A. Sanchez instead of J. Costa, D. Rodriguez and I. Baba respectively.
Betis also made several changes in the 69th minute when Rodri and A. Perez replaced Juanmi and V. Carvalho. Mallorca continued to go forward, but could not break down the Betis defense. In the 71st minute Mallorca made one more substitution: P. Maffeo was replaced by A. Ndiaye. In the 77th minute, they made another substitution, replacing V. Murica with A. Prats. In the 81st minute, Betis received a yellow card as A. Guardado was cautioned for a foul. Betis made the last substitution of the match in the 82nd minute, replacing Joaquin with S. Canales. In the 84th minute, Mallorca received another yellow card as J. Aguirre was suspended for a rude offense. Mallorca kept pushing forward, but Betis held a 1-0 lead. In the last minute of the game, Betis made one last substitution, letting in Willian Jose instead of B. Iglesias. Overall, it was a tense game in which Betis took a well-deserved three points. This win puts them in a favorable position in the La Liga standings. Mallorca, on the other hand, will have to regroup and come back stronger in the next match.
In the next round the following matches await the opponents: Atletico - Betis, Mallorca - Osasuna.
| Betis | Mallorca | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals on goal | 1 |
| 10 | Strokes | 5 |
| 5 | Blocked kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Kicks from the penalty area | 2 |
| 7 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 3 |
| 8 | Violations | 14 |
| 4 | Corner | 4 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 61% | Ball possession | 39% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 566 | Total assists | 357 |
| 483 | Accurate passes | 256 |
| 85% | Accuracy of transmissions | 72% |