Match Report
22 points separated the sides: Melilla 5th on 64, Lorca Atletico 16th on 42. Melilla ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 5th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.37 for Lorca Atletico and 1.32/0.87 for Melilla (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.18.
Lorca Atletico had not won in 6 games. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Lorca Atletico against 10/15 for Melilla.
Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco in Lorca staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,200. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Melilla led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.