Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Espanyol 4th with 69 points, Eldense 16th with 50, 19 apart. Eldense ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Per game in the league, Eldense were scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.33, Espanyol 1.4 and 0.95, against a competition average of 1.12 goals per team per game.
Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat in Elda, capacity 8,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 2-2 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-2.