Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Guadalajara 1st with 74 points, Melilla 11th with 44, 30 apart. Guadalajara had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Guadalajara 1.76 scored and 0.65 conceded per game, Melilla 1.21 and 1.24, with the league averaging 1.23.
Momentum sat with Guadalajara, winners of their last three, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Melilla had won four straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The match was played at Estadio Pedro Escartín in Guadalajara (capacity 8,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.