Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Linares Deportivo 1st with 75 points, El Palo 8th with 48, 27 apart. On the form table El Palo stood 2nd over the last five rounds, despite being 8th overall. In league terms the two rates read 2.07/0.52 for Linares Deportivo and 1.52/1.28 for El Palo (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.38.
Linares Deportivo carried an 8-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 15 consecutive games. El Palo's winless run stood at 6. From the last five rounds, Linares Deportivo held 13 points of 15 and El Palo 4.
Estadio Municipal de Linarejos in Linares, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.