RCD Mallorca caused a great sensation by eliminating the revelation of the season in La Liga, Girona FC, from the Spanish Cup.
There were emotions at Son Moix from the very first minutes. In the 2nd minute, Christhian Stuani got ahead of Dominik Greif, but his shot was definitely too light. Later, the hosts had two great chances. First, Martin Juan Carlos saved a strong shot by Abdon Prats, and in the 8th minute he stopped Cyle Larina.
However, in the 21st minute, Girona’s goalkeeper could do nothing. After a quick counterattack, RCD Mallorca took the lead, and this time Larin scored. In the 24th minute, Savio could have equalized, but in an excellent situation he shot straight at Greif. In the 29th minute it was already 2-0 for Mallorca. From outside the penalty area, Prats made an indefensible shot from his left foot. However, it was still not enough for Javier Aguirre’s players. In the 35th minute, after a handball in the penalty area and a VAR analysis, the referee awarded a penalty kick, which Prats converted into a goal with a confident shot.
Hope for advancement appeared in the 68th minute. First, the referee dictated a starting eleven for Girona, and then he gave a second yellow card for his protests, and consequently, he gave Antonio Raillo a red card. Stuani reduced the size of the Catalans’ defeat. Michel’s team played the last 20 minutes with an advantage of one player, but they were unable to take advantage of it. Savio scored the second goal only at the end of added time. There was no time left to equalize the score.
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