Goals from Alejandro Pereira and Erik Iglesias either side of half-time condemned RCD Mallorca DH to a 2-0 defeat against CE Europa at Son Bibiloni.
The opening exchanges were both cagey and subject to heavy rainfall, but our slow start was ultimately punished just past the half-hour mark as Pereira’s header from a corner put the visitors ahead.
Responding in the right way and taking control of possession, we were unable to create anything of note prior to the break and headed into the dressing room with a big 45 minutes in front of us.
We got the restart off on the right foot as Iván Zamarono was a matter of inches away from levelling with a shot which crashed against the bar, although Iglesias’ clever finish on the 56th minute halted our growing momentum.
Flying forward as time ebbed away in serch of a dramatic comeback, our best efforts would ultimately prove to be futile come the final whistle.
RCD Mallorca DH: Quevedo, Dani Gracia, Marcos Fernández, Ismael Estévez, Liam el Mansouri, Tomeu Horrach, Federico Fernández (38'), Toni Torregrosa (46'), Iván Zamorano (75'), Marcos Plomer (62'), Mario Fernández
Substitutes: Joan Salvà, Gabriel Santos (38'), Matthew, Alberto Sastre (46'), Conejero, Quintanilla, Makate (75'), Ginard (62')
CE Europa: Pablo Romero, Manel Lozano (58'), Albert Llabrés, Alejandro Pereira (70'), Tomas Peñalba, Marçal Cases, Alexis Gutiérrez, Biel Blanco, Erik Iglesias, Riki (70'), Raúl Martínez
Substitutes: Aleix, Nieto (58'), Eric, Muñoz, Ferran González (70'), Adalid, Montoya (70')
Goals: Pereira, 0-1 (33’); Iglesias,0-2 (56’)
