Bologna win City of Palma penalty shoot-out

Mallorca await Real Madrid next Sunday

Takuma Asano for Real Mallorca versus Bologna

Takuma Asano was a stand-out for Real Mallorca. | Francisco Ubilla

Monro BrycePalma11/08/2024 07:28

In a boring game of football, Italian Champions League side Bologna (who finished fifth in Serie A last season) beat Real Mallorca on penalties in front of 9,963 comatosed fans in a sweltering Son Moix on Saturday night.

After 90 minutes of nothing much, the game finished 1-1 after normal time. Thankfully we were spared extra time and in the penalty shoot-out Verdat Muriqi’s tame effort trundled past the post and Toni Lato blazed his over the bar into row Z of Ultras territory. Bologna only missed one.

The three highlights of this yawn-fest were a great opening goal after eight minutes from Japanese speed merchant Takuma Asano, a great performance from new Colombian left back, Johan Mojica and another show of integrity from teenage striker Marc Domenech. The youngster who has scored three goals in pre-season looks a real prospect and a fine effort near the end sailed past the right-hand post.

At half time new coach Arrasate changed the entire team, but our performance didn’t show the Basque coach very much he didn’t already know, leaving him with few ideas about our best XI as we await Real Madrid next Sunday at 9.30. It’s a box office game but a very tall order as our first match of the season against arguably the best club side in the world.

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Peter Richardson | 8 months ago

I'm a Real Mallorca socio, but also a lifelong Spurs supporter. I fail to understand why Spurs ( and there are many other teams in UK and Europe like them) have players like Reguillon, Lo Celso, Gil, (now at Girona) Veliz ( now at Espanyol) etc who they are wanting to unload, on sale or loan, and would make great additions to a steam like Mallorca, but there is never any evidence in the press that Mallorca have even expressed an interest. How come Girona and Espanyol, also bit part players in La Liga, can get them ?? Mallorca seem to want dead cheap , make do, type of players from countries and teams we have hardly heard of?? Have some proper ambition Mallorca.

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