Match Report
Linares Deportivo, 1st with 75 points, sat 19 points above Motril (3rd, 56). Linares Deportivo had been under-performing their position — 5th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Linares Deportivo 2.07 scored and 0.52 conceded per game, Motril 1.72 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.38.
Linares Deportivo came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
Estadio Municipal de Linarejos in Linares, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.