RCD Mallorca earned a point after drawing 1-1 with CD Leganés at the Estadio Ontime Butarque on Tuesday. Zito Luvumbo gave the visitors the lead in the first half, but a second-half strike from Álex Millán secured a share of the spoils in the 11th round of LaLiga Hypermotion.
The match started at a high tempo and the Balearic side took the lead in the 34th minute. A quick move down the right ended with Zito Luvumbo firing home from close range. "¡Gooooool! CD Leganés 0, Mallorca 1. Zito Luvumbo (Mallorca) remate con la izquierda desde muy cerca por el lado derecho de la portería," the official match commentary described. The first half ended with that narrow advantage for Mallorca, who looked solid defensively.
The home side's response
Leganés came out with more purpose after the break and found the equaliser in the 57th minute. On a swift counter-attack, Álex Sancris set up Álex Millán, who finished powerfully with his right foot from the centre of the box. "¡Gooooool! CD Leganés 1, Mallorca 1. Álex Millán (CD Leganés) remate con la derecha desde muy cerca por el centro de la portería." was the call. The goal changed the complexion of the game and forced both managers to make changes.
Mallorca's coach made three substitutions in the second period. Justin Kalumba came on for goalscorer Zito Luvumbo, while Guille Fernández and Toni Lato replaced Adrián Liso and Alberto Moreno. Leganés also refreshed their lineup, bringing on Yassine Kechta, Andrés Campos and Zico Buurmeester. The game became more physical and the referee showed seven yellow cards in total, three for Mallorca players and four for the hosts.
With this result, RCD Mallorca remain seventh in the Segunda División standings, with 18 points from 10 games. The team has scored 12 goals and conceded just five, giving them a healthy +7 goal difference. However, the gap to leaders Almería is six points. Top scorer Adrián Fuentes, with six goals this season, was unable to add to his tally in this match.
Mallorca's recent form shows one win, three draws and one loss from their last five outings. Following the draw at Eibar last week and the win over Las Palmas, this point at Butarque consolidates a run of tight results. The next challenge for the vermilion side is a home fixture against bottom-placed Cádiz on 1 November. A victory in that match will be key for climbing the table before the next international break.
This story first appeared at Mundo Deportivo
The match at Butarque marked the debut of Luis Carrión as the new manager of CD Leganés. The coach, who stopped his team's run of four consecutive defeats, made six changes to the starting eleven. RCD Mallorca, meanwhile, remains sixth in the standings with 19 points after eleven matchdays.
Manager Luis García confirmed his only change to the starting eleven was the return of Miguel Calatayud at right-back. "We went with a very similar lineup to recent weeks," said García. The team, sixth in the table with 19 points, maintains a goal difference of +7 after scoring 13 and conceding six.
