Valladolid 2 - Zaragoza 0

Valladolid: Bizzarri; Torres Gómez, García Calvo, Heinze, Marcos; Eusebio, Jesús; Caminero (Fernando Sales 40'), Fernando, Antonio López (Ciric 60'); Pachón (Ricchetti 85'). 4-2-3-1.
Zaragoza: Juanmi; Gurenko, Aguado, Paco, Pablo; José Ignacio, Aragón (Garitano 67'); Juanele (Ferrón 80'), Jamelli (Yordi 67'), Vellisca; Esnaider. 4-2-3-1.

Team changes: Valladolid: Jesús, Caminero for Turiel, Fernando Sales / Zaragoza: Pablo, Aragón for Lanna, Toro Acuña.

Goals:
1-0. 21. Caminero. Ran on to Bizzarri clearance and placed ball under Juanmi.
2-0. 79. Eusebio. Shot wide of keeper from edge of area after ball laid back.

Valladolid kept up their unbeaten home record thanks to their two veterans, Caminero and Eusebio, who scored a goal in each half to take their team up to the top half of the table. Caminero returned to the side after a one match ban, and Jesús was also called back after his three match suspension was put on hold pending an appeal.Zaragoza had not won in Valladolid since 1964, but with Esnaider in the side they have not lost this season, so they had high hopes of a result. Toro Acuña missed the game through suspension, but Pablo returned in defence after an injury. There were rare appearances on the two substitutes' benches too, with Valladolid's third choice keeper Jon Ander being rewarded with a place, and Zaragoza's Peternac being applauded as he returned to the ground where he had played for many seasons.

Zaragoza have had an up and down season, and after scoring five last week at home they went back in to their shells for this match. Valladolid took the lead in the 20th minute when Bizzarri came out of his area to clear upfield, the ball landing to Caminero for him to shoot under Juanmi. However the ex Atlético Madrid midfielder had to go off before half time with an injury. Juanmi produced two solid saves from Eusebio and Fernando before the break to keep Zaragoza in the game, and was called on again to stop Pachón early in the second half. Then an extraordinary decision by Pérez Burrull gave the visitors a chance, the referee deciding that Heinze had handled in the area when he had clearly been fouled by Esnaider, receiving a boot in the face for his pains. However Esnaider wasted the penalty, putting it way over the bar, and Valladolid were let off the hook.

The home side increased their lead twelve minutes from the end through Eusebio, placing the ball wide of the keeper after Ciric laid it back from inside the area, and Fernando should have made it three five minutes later when he put the ball over the bar from a couple of yards out. Ferrón came on for Zaragoza for the last ten minutes and almost put his side back in the game, shooting just wide and then claiming a penalty for a possible foul by Heinze. But Pérez Burrull decided that one was enough and said no. The result meant that Valladolid jump above their rivals to tenth, with Zaragoza dropping to fourteenth, two points behind. Both look like ending up midtable this season.