Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Albacete 1st with 82 points, El Palo 10th with 45, 37 apart. The last five rounds placed El Palo no better than 15th for form, against 10th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.63/0.79 for Albacete and 0.92/1.24 for El Palo (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.22.
Albacete had not lost in 6 games. 8 games without a win framed El Palo's arrival. Albacete had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; El Palo, 2.
The venue was Estadio Carlos Belmonte in Albacete, with room for 17,524 spectators. On the scoreboard, Albacete led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.