Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Real Murcia (7th, 58 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Linares Deportivo (17th, 39 pts). Linares Deportivo ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Linares Deportivo 0.87 scored and 1.34 conceded per game, Real Murcia 1 and 1, with the league averaging 1.13.
Estadio Municipal de Linarejos in Linares, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Linares Deportivo led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.