Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Lucena (2nd, 72 pts) held a 55-point advantage over Sporting Villanueva (19th, 17 pts). The last five rounds placed Lucena no better than 6th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Sporting Villanueva 0.42 scored and 1.11 conceded per game, Lucena 1.39 and 0.79, with the league averaging 1.18.
14 consecutive defeats weighed on Sporting Villanueva. Lucena's unbeaten run stood at 14. Over the last five, Sporting Villanueva had taken 0 of 15 points to Lucena's 13.
It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.


