Mallorca 0 - Villarreal 2

Mallorca: Prats; Varela, Ballesteros, Nunes, Fernando Navarro; Basinas (Jordi 63'), Jankovic; Jonas Gutiérrez (Víctor 56'), Ibagaza, Arango; Maxi López (Diego Tristán 75'). 4-2-3-1.
Villarreal: Viera; Josemi, Quique Alvarez, Peña, Arruabarrena; Samoza, Tacchinardi (Soriano 63'); Cani (Nihat 83'), José Marí (Marcos 74'), Riquelme; Diego Forlán. 4-2-3-1.

Team changes: Mallorca: Varela, Jankovic, Maxi López for Héctor, Pisculichi, Víctor / Villarreal: Josemi, Peña, Samoza for Javi Venta, Fuentes, Marcos Senna.

Goals:
0-1. 20. Diego Forlán. Shot across keeper after Varela played ball into his path.
0-2. 23. Diego Forlán. Far post header past Prats from José Marí floated cross.
1-2. 57. Jankovic. First time volley back past keeper after Peña cleared corner.

Villarreal finally appear to have got their season under way after a 1-2 victory at Mallorca. Two goals from Diego Forlán helped the "Yellow Submarine" to their second league win in a row, and they ended the weekend in ninth place.

Maxi López tested Viera early on, but Forlán headed wide before opening the scoring after Varela left the ball on a plate trying to cut out a deflected cross. And just three minutes later the Uruguayan striker got his second of the night with a header into an empty net from José Marí's lifted cross.

Mallorca had not lost all season though, and Arango and Jankovic both tried their luck before Jankovic pulled one back with a spectacular first time volley after Peña had headed out a corner. Manzano brought on Víctor and Diego Tristán, and the ex Depor forward went close. But headers from Nunes and Arango failed to find the target, and Mallorca had to accept defeat.