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In the 19th round of the Spanish "Liga BBVA" championship matches played on Saturday, the Madrid "Real" football players celebrated a very hard-fought victory.
Leading the tournament table, Jose Mourinho's players won 1-2 against "Mallorca" away after a tough battle.
In the first half, the visitors had to pull the ball out of their own net in the 39th minute, when Tomer Hemed scored after a corner kick.
Immediately after the break, the 'royal' club coach sent in Gonzalo Higuain, and soon after Kaka and Fabio Coentrao also joined him on the field.
It was the Argentine who restored the balance of the match by defeating the opponents' goalkeeper in the 72nd minute after a timely pass from Mesut Ozil.
Continuing to attack with great force, the "Real" team achieved their goal five minutes before the end of the main game time - Higuain, who had fought tirelessly, forced the "Mallorca" defender to make a mistake, the ball bounced to Jose Maria Callejon, who brought three points to the 'meringues' with a powerful strike.
The match could have turned in a different direction, as the "Mallorca" team saw a penalty called back when the home team striker ran one-on-one against Iker Casillas.
In the last minutes at the "Iberostar" stadium, the fans appealed for a handball by Sergio Ramos in the penalty area, but in the video replay it can be seen that the ball hit his side.
In another match, "Valencia" unexpectedly lost 0-1 to San Sebastian's "Sociedad" team in front of their own fans.
Results:
"Granada" 1 - 2 Madrid "Rayo" 26' [0 - 1] Michu 53' [0 - 2] Piti 87' [1 - 2] F. Rico 90' I. Lopez ("Granada") sent off
"Sevilla" 0 - 0 Barcelona "Espanyol"
"Zaragoza" 1 - 1 Madrid "Getafe" 39' [1 - 0] M. Lanzaro 79' [1 - 1] J. Paredes (own goal)
"Mallorca" 1 - 2 Madrid "Real" 39' [1 - 0] T. Hemad 72' [1 - 1] G. Higuain 85' [1 - 2] J.M. Callejon
"Valencia" 0 - 1 San Sebastian "Sociedad" 56' [0 - 1] A. Griezmann
