Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Cieza U19 5th with 55 points, Progreso U19 13th with 35, 20 apart. Cieza U19 had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Progreso U19 were scoring 1.42 and conceding 2.21, Cieza U19 2.15 and 2.06, against a competition average of 1.68 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Progreso U19 — three in succession. From the last five rounds, Progreso U19 held 4 points of 15 and Cieza U19 10.