By Sergio Fraire
Javier Aguirre’s Mallorca returned to add three points in the Spanish LaLiga this Saturday after winning by the minimum against Sevilla (1-0) in a match that was marked by the participation of the VAR in a couple of decisive plays for the Andalusian team, which suffered its second setback in the last five matches.
A solitary goal from Cyle Larin, just in the 11th minute of the match played in Son Moix, It allowed the Balearic team to add only their second victory of the season in the Spanish tournament almost three months after what until now had been his only championship victory. 10 days had passed after that September 16 when they beat Celta de Vigo (1-0).
For the first time this season The team led by “Vasco” Aguirre has two consecutive victories after having achieved a good victory in the second round of the Copa del Rey by winning on Wednesday against Valle Egües (3-0) of the Spanish fourth division.
With these three points Mallorca managed to climb to 15th place in the classification in Spain with 14 units, one more than Sevilla, which is one square below and is still in free fall. This Sunday was the ninth consecutive game for the Andalusians without knowing victory for the Spanish championship. In that period there are six draws.
The VAR played against them
Mallorca achieved an important victory in their aspirations to move as far away as possible from the relegation spots in LaLiga, but The match ended up being a hard blow for Sevilla who saw how a VAR ended up being the protagonist in two key moments that could have changed the course of the game.
The Moroccan attacker Youssef En-Nesyri appeared in both plays, first when requesting a penalty for a grab inside the area that the main referee Álvaro Alberola after reviewing the VAR determined that it had not been and later being responsible for the annulment of a goal scored by Adría Pedrosa due to a hand that was not appreciated in the first instance.
In the review It was determined that the ball would have had a light touch on the Moroccan striker’s elbow and not on his waist. Therefore, the goal that could have changed the course of the game was annulled for the team led by the Uruguayan Diego Alonso, which arrived at the match in Son Moix with up to 10 casualties, among which Jesús Navas stands out.
Although Sevilla managed to control the match for practically the entire time after Cyle Larin’s early goal, the Andalusian team was unable to convert that dominance into a goal and was left with a defeat that is added to a list of bad results that do not leave to generate concern in the club’s board of directors who are seeing how the margin is reduced before starting to take drastic measures.
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