Mallorca Unleashes Fury at Son Moix: Three Goals, One Message of Intent

Moyen Score Futmetrix: 40/100. When the relegation battle felt suffocating, Mallorca proved that relentless intensity remains the ultimate currency in Spanish football.

The Fifth-Minute Statement

Before Elche could settle, Manu Morlanes struck in the fifth minute, with Jan Virgili threading the assist through a compressed midfield. It was more than an early goal—it was a manifesto. Sitting 18th with just 14 points, Mallorca needed this psychological lift, and they seized it with both hands. The tone was set: relentless pressing, direct transitions, and clinical finishing.

Elche's Defensive Collapse

The balance tilted irreversibly in the 21st minute when Pablo Maffeo deflected the ball past his own goalkeeper. What followed was a masterclass in suffocation. Mallorca mustered 15 shots to Elche's 8, with 8 finding the target. Possession meant nothing—Elche's 58% control yielded zero shots on target, a damning indictment of their attacking impotence against Mallorca's suffocating intensity.

Mascarell's Masterclass

Omar Mascarell orchestrated the demolition with a rating of 8.7, combining a goal, an assist, and two key passes into a single, devastating performance. His 82nd-minute strike sealed the contest before Vedat Muriqi added gloss in the 89th with a finish set up by Mascarell's vision. This was the kind of complete midfielder display that defines survival seasons.