Match Report
The table gap was wide: 30 points between Villarreal III (11th, 62 pts) and Alicante (19th, 32 pts). The last five rounds placed Alicante 12th in the league for form — higher than their 19th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Alicante 0.95 scored and 2.17 conceded per game, Villarreal III 1.95 and 1.4, with the league averaging 1.39.
Alicante had been beaten in five straight games. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Villarreal III. Alicante had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Villarreal III, 12.
Ciudad Deportiva de Villafranqueza, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.


