Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Antoniano (1st, 60 pts) and Atlético Espeleño (9th, 40 pts). Recent form told a different story for Antoniano: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Against a league average of 1.13 goals per team per game, Atlético Espeleño ran at 1.33 scored and 1.33 conceded, Antoniano at 1.57 and 0.8.
Antoniano had won eight straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Atlético Espeleño had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Antoniano, 15.
The match was played at Campo de Fútbol Municipal in Espiel (capacity 1,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Atlético Espeleño led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.