Match Report
The table read 13th (Ciudad Real, 41 pts) against 4th (Orihuela, 54 pts), 13 points apart. On the form table Ciudad Real stood 5th over the last five rounds, despite being 13th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Ciudad Real 0.85 scored and 1.06 conceded per game, Orihuela 1.15 and 1.09, with the league averaging 1.03.
Ciudad Real had not lost in 8 games. 9 matches unbeaten backed Orihuela's arrival.
Polideportivo Juan Carlos I in Ciudad Real staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,200. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.