On 1 May, one of the matches of the 32nd round of the Spanish football championship took place. Mallorca (Spain) and Athletic (Bilbao) met.
Spain Championship, round 32
Mallorca (Spain ) v Athletic (Bilbao) - 1:1 (0:0)
Goals: Kang-in Lee (58) - Williams (90 +7)
Warnings: Antonio Rayllo (15), V. Murica (17), Pablo Maffeo (29), Yuri Berciche (40), Nico Williams (63), Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (90+6)
In an exciting La Liga match, RCD Mallorca and Athletic Club drew 1-1 at the Visit Mallorca Estadi. The first half was a tense affair, with neither team able to break the deadlock despite several sharp chances resulting in several yellow cards. The home side received three yellow cards in the first half, A. Raiolo, V. Murica and P. Maffeo. The visitors were not far behind: Yu Bercice also picked up a yellow card just before half time. At the beginning of the second half, with the scoreline still level, Athletic made a substitution: G. Guruzzeta was replaced by N. Williams. However, Mallorca struck first when Lee Kang-Yin struck the home side's goal in the 58th minute. Athletic Club responded by fielding Y. Alvarez and A. Herrera in place of O. de Marcos and O. Zarraga.
Mallorca also made a couple of changes, fielding D. Hadžikadunić, A. Ndiaye and M. Morlanes. Athletic made two more substitutions in the final 15 minutes of the match, with A. Berenger and M. Ares Jalo coming on in place of D. Garcia and M. Vesga. Mallorca also made two late substitutions: Lee Kang-in and W. Murica replaced A. Sanchez and T. Cadever. Just when it looked like Mallorca would hold on to win, I. Williams was awarded a penalty in the final minutes of the match. The Athletic striker made no mistake, scoring the equaliser in the 90th minute of the match. The final whistle soon sounded and both sides took one point each. Although Mallorca would be disappointed not to be able to hold on for the win, they would get the satisfaction of playing against a strong Athletic team. As a result of the draw, Athletic have moved up to 7th place in the La Liga table, while Mallorca remain in 18th place.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Girona v Mallorca and Athletic v Betis.
| Mallorca | Athletic | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 9 | Shots | 15 |
| 5 | Blocked kicks | 9 |
| 8 | Kicks from the penalty area | 10 |
| 1 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 5 |
| 17 | Offences | 8 |
| 5 | Corner | 7 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 30% | Possession of the ball | 70% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 5 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 1 |
| 258 | Total assists | 598 |
| 181 | Accurate passes | 517 |
| 70% | Accuracy of transmissions | 86% |