Match Report
River Ega, 8th on 20 points, faced a 21-point deficit to Txantrea (1st, 41). River Ega's recent output lagged their position: 40th on form over five rounds while 8th in the table. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, River Ega ran at 1.17 scored and 1.83 conceded, Txantrea at 3.83 and 0.5.
Defeat had followed defeat for River Ega — five in succession. The last-five ledger: River Ega 0/15, Txantrea 8/15.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: River Ega led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.