Real Mallorca picked up their first win in the second game of their centennial season with a gutsy 1-0 win over Ponferradina thanks to a Manual Araña penalty after 17 minutes. The award came after rising young star from Cala D’Or, Brandon Thomas, was up-ended in the 18 yard box. Mallorca played with 10 men after striker Javier Acuña was shown a straight red card in the 72nd minute. He decided to take the law into his own hands when Michael Pereira was felled by a nasty tackle from Casado. Pereira stayed motionless for at least two minutes with referee Ocon Arraiz refusing to halt the game, which he did eventually after what seemed an eternity. Pereira not moving could easily have meant serious injury. The referee’s failure to take more immediate action, or the visitors sportingly putting the ball out of play, incensed the 9,000 crowd and things then became even more aerated when the visitors refused to give Mallorca the ball back when play was re-started, which is an unwritten law, especially in Spanish football. Acuña’s rush of blood to the head saw him charge at Casado with a two-footed tackle, studs showing, which in modern football is a serious assault charge with a possible three-match suspension. He knew as he left the pitch that what he had done had let his team-mates down.
Real Mallorca
First home win for gutsy Mallorca
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