Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Cieza (3rd, 68 pts) held a 28-point advantage over Racing Murcia (10th, 40 pts). Racing Murcia ranked just 17th in the league on five-round form despite their 10th table position. Per game in the league, Racing Murcia were scoring 1.06 and conceding 1.5, Cieza 1.26 and 0.71, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Racing Murcia were winless in 5. 15 matches unbeaten backed Cieza's arrival. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Racing Murcia against 9/15 for Cieza.
The match was played at Estadio Onofre Pirrone in Bahia Blanca (capacity 3,200). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cieza led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-3.