Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Torrent 7th with 49 points, Penya Independent 16th with 34, 15 apart. Penya Independent ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Penya Independent 0.94 scored and 1.53 conceded per game, Torrent 1.18 and 1.09, with the league averaging 1.21.
Torrent arrived off three consecutive draws.
The match was played at Estadio Miquel Pons in Mallorca (capacity 2,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.