Match Report
El Palo went into the game 10th in the table on 41 points; Alhaurín sat 14th on 35 — a 6-point gap. On the form table Alhaurín stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 14th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: El Palo 1.25 scored and 1.25 conceded per game, Alhaurín 0.88 and 1.44, with the league averaging 1.3.
El Palo arrived on a run of three straight wins. Alhaurín were winless in 14. From the last five rounds, El Palo held 12 points of 15 and Alhaurín 2.
The venue was Estadio Francisco Romero in Malaga, with room for 1,092 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.