Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hércules 2nd with 71 points, Olímpic de Xàtiva 16th with 42, 29 apart. Olímpic de Xàtiva ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.76/1.21 for Olímpic de Xàtiva and 1.34/0.74 for Hércules (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.09.
Estadio La Murta, capacity 9,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hércules led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Hércules: Álex Gallar (33'), Álvaro García (71')


