Match Report
Portugalete went into the game 5th in the table on 6 points; Izarra sat 1st on 19 — a 13-point gap. On recent form Portugalete sat only 45th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Portugalete 0.75 scored and 1.13 conceded per game, Izarra 1.88 and 0.75, with the league averaging 1.19.
Portugalete arrived off four straight defeats. Izarra came in having won three on the spin. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Portugalete, 10/15 for Izarra.
The venue was Estadio La Florida in Portugalete, with room for 3,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.