Match Report
In the standings it was Olímpic de Xàtiva 8th on 55 points, Mallorca II 17th on 44 — separated by 11. Olímpic de Xàtiva had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 8th overall. Per game in the league, Olímpic de Xàtiva were scoring 1 and conceding 0.97, Mallorca II 1.05 and 1.53, against a competition average of 1.12 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Olímpic de Xàtiva — three in succession.
The match was played at Estadio La Murta in Xàtiva (capacity 9,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.