UD Las Palmas secured a draw against RCD Mallorca in their return to La Liga. Coach García Pimienta spoke to the media at the end of the match and expressed satisfaction with the team's display today: -They put us under pressure with direct play, and we had a very clear chance with Sandro. It's a point to appreciate. We need to keep working-
We knew it was going to be very difficult; Mallorca had been playing with a five-man defense throughout the preseason. We lacked creating more goal-scoring chances," argued the coach, who added, We had the dominance and control, generated attacking situations but not dangerous ones
Pimienta highlighted that the team needs to be more incisive in front of the goal: We need to be more effective in finishing. We had some very clear chances, and we need to capitalize on those.
Regarding the substitutions made: Except for Araujo and Mika, everyone else was in perfect condition to come on. It was a very tough match for the players coming off the bench. Making a change in the last minutes, given the state of the game, was complicated.
We are a team that lacks height; perhaps we could have been more protective during set pieces, but it didn't turn out that way. I am content and proud of the players; they gave their all, he concluded.
