Mallorca stun Sevilla FC away to escape La Liga drop zone
The first major upset of Matchday 9 in La Liga has arrived — and few saw it coming. Seventh-placed Sevilla FC were expected to cruise past struggling RCD Mallorca, who sat second from bottom before kick-off.
It all began according to the script, as Brian Rodríguez Vargas gave the hosts an early lead in the 16th minute. But the second half turned the match on its head.
Vedat Muriqi brought the visitors level in the 67th minute, sparking life into the underdogs. Moments later, Iñaki Joseph stunned the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán faithful with a rapid brace in just five minutes, completing a remarkable turnaround and sealing a shock 3-1 victory for the islanders.
The win lifts Mallorca out of the relegation zone and into 16th place, while Sevilla remain seventh — but with serious questions to answer after a collapse few could have predicted.
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Sevilla - RCD Mallorca 1:3 (1:0)
Goals: Vargas R., 16 (1:0); Muriqi, 67 (1:1); Joseph, 72 (1:2); Joseph, 77 (1:3)
Sevilla: Vlachodimos; Carmona J.Á.; Azpilicueta (Martinez R-n, 3); Suazo; Marcão T.; Agoume; Mendy Ba.; Sow Dj. (Sanchez A., 71); Vargas R. (Ejuke, 88); Romero Is. (Adams Ak., 71); Juanlu Sánchez (Januzaj, 71)
Substitution: Martinez R-n (from 3); Januzaj (from 71); Adams Ak. (from 71); Sanchez A. (from 71); Ejuke (from 88)
Bench: Nyland; Salas K.; Cardoso F.; Gudelj; Bueno M.; Peque Fernández
Yellow Cards: Suazo 59; Carmona J.Á. 85
RCD Mallorca: Roman Leo; Morey (Mojica, 62); Raillo; Maffeo; Valjent; Samuel Costa; Manu Morlanes (Mascarell, 80); Darder (Torre P., 80); Virgili; Muriqi (Prats A., 90); Llabrés J. (Joseph, 62)
Substitution: Mojica (from 62); Joseph (from 62); Mascarell (from 80); Torre P. (from 80); Prats A. (from 90)
Bench: Bergström; Cuéllar I.; Salhi; López D.; Domenech M.
Yellow Cards: Raillo 55