Match Report
The table read 3rd (Santutxu, 39 pts) against 7th (Balmaseda, 26 pts), 13 points apart. On recent form Balmaseda sat only 33rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Santutxu 1 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Balmaseda 1.17 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.18.
Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Balmaseda.
With 20 matches recorded and 2.4 yellow cards per game, I. Urizar Díaz was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.