Valencia 2 - Mallorca 0

Valencia: Cañizares; Curro Torres, David Navarro, Caneira, Moretti; Baraja, Sissoko; Fiore (Aimar 70'), Xisco (Fabio Aurelio 74'), Carboni (Rufete 46'); Corradi. 4-2-3-1.
Mallorca: Westerveld; David Cortés, Fernando Niño, Ramís, Tuni; Farinós, Pereyra; Jorge López (Carmona 79'), Luis García (Campano 85'), Arango; Delibasic. 4-2-3-1.

Team changes: Valencia: Baraja, Fiore, Carboni for Marchena, Angulo, Aimar / Mallorca: Tuni, Delibasic for Poli, Jesús Perera.

Goals:
1-0. 29. Moretti. Header down into bottom of net from left sided corner.
2-0. 64. Baraja. From close up after Navarro headed back Rufete corner.

Valencia moved back up to fourth place after a 2-0 win over Mallorca in the last match of Sunday evening. The match signalled Héctor Cúper's return to the Mestalla stadium, and his side were closest to scoring early on, with Cañizares in action saving a Luis García free kick. But they were caught out in the end by dead ball kicks, Moretti opening the scoring with his first goal for the club after getting above the defence to head home a corner on the half hour mark.

Sissoko shot wide a few minutes later, but Delibasic should have equalised at the other end when he got past the defence only to miss the target. But the locals went two up in the second half when Baraja finished off after Navarro headed back another corner, and Corradi could have got a third a few minutes later. The visitors went forward, Cañizares saving from Arango and Fernando Niño and Luis García hitting the post from a late free kick, but it was another defeat for the Islanders who find themselves once again at the bottom of the table.