Match Report
The table read 1st (Izarra, 19 pts) against 6th (Leioa, 6 pts), 13 points apart. Leioa ranked just 51st in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Izarra 1.88 scored and 0.75 conceded per game, Leioa 0.75 and 1.88, with the league averaging 1.19.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Izarra. From the last five rounds, Izarra held 12 points of 15 and Leioa 3.
The match was played at Estadio Merkatondoa in Lizarra (capacity 3,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-1.