Match Report
In the standings it was Racing Murcia 10th on 40 points, Muleño 9th on 43 — separated by 3. Racing Murcia ranked just 17th in the league on five-round form despite their 10th table position. Per game in the league, Racing Murcia were scoring 1.06 and conceding 1.5, Muleño 1.09 and 1.24, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Racing Murcia — five in succession. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Racing Murcia, 6/15 for Muleño.
Estadio Onofre Pirrone in Bahia Blanca, capacity 3,200, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Muleño led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.