"Mallorca Seizes Santiago Bernabéu once more"



5-1:The Whites lost against R.C.D. Mallorca in their home pitch at Santiago Bernabéu. The last time the Whites lost a La Liga game at home was exactly five months and two years ago on November 1st, 2000. That time, their opponent was R.C.D. Mallorca, very same as today's. The visiting squad stopped Ronaldo's celebration by doing a spectacular and unexpected second half. They managed to change the direction of the wind by scoring 5 times after Ronaldo's goal. One including Roberto Carlos' shot deflection on Novo which sends the ball flying to the goal. The Whites leadership in the La Liga is not threatend by Deportivo and Real Sociedad its just that the Lead has been cut short.

THE MATCH:
REAL MADRID, 1: Casillas; Míchel Salgado, Hierro, Helguera, Roberto Carlos; Makelele, Guti (Morientes, m.65); Figo, Zidane, McManaman (Solari, m.53); and Ronaldo (Portillo, m.78).
MALLORCA, 5: Leo Franco; Cortés (Campano, m.80), Niño, Lussenhoff, Poli; Novo, Marcos, Ibagaza, Riera; Eto'o (Carlos, m.91) and Pandiani (Biagini, m.85).
GOALS:
1-0. Min. 9. Ronaldo, in the middle of the area, gets a pass from McManaman and scores.
1-1. Min. 47. Pandiani from the edge of the goal area.
1-2. Min 51. Riera finishes off an amazing counterattack led by Eto’o.
1-3. Min. 62. Eto'o dribbles past Roberto Carlos and beats Casillas with a shot cross.
1-4. Min. 68. Roberto Carlos deflects Novo’s shot with the tip of his foot and the balls gets into his own goal.
1-5. Min. 91. Carlos finishes off another counterattack.
REFEREE: Alexis Manuel Pérez Pérez (Canary Islands). Yellow cards to: Hierro (min. 29), Niño (min. 32), Riera (min. 34), Novo (min. 37), Makelele (min. 40), Ibagaza (46).
OTHER FACTS: Liga Matchday 32, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, 64.329 spectators. Takings: 402.155 €.