Las Palmas 1 - Zaragoza 1

Las Palmas: Orlando Quintana; Edu Alonso, Olías, Sarasúa, Paqui; Samways, Jayo (Jaime Quesada 30'); Jorge (Rubén 72'), Josico (Alberto 67'), Pablo Lago; Orlando. 4-2-3-1.
Zaragoza: Láinez; Cuartero, Paco, Rebosio, Pablo; Toro Acuña (Aragón 46'), Komljenovic, José Ignacio; Juanele (Chainho 89'), Galletti (Jamelli 62'); Milosevic. 4-3-2-1.

Team changes: Las Palmas: Edu Alonso, Josico for Angel, Carmelo / Zaragoza: Cuartero, Paco, Komljenovic for César, Esquerdinha, Vellisca.

Goals:
1-0. 51. Jorge (penalty). After referee ruled that Jorge was fouled by Lainez.
1-1. 70. Juanele. Volley from outside of area which deflected off a defender.

Las Palmas and Zaragoza cancelled each other out with a 1-1 draw in a tense match in the Canary Islands. Both sides needed a victory to move them away from the relegation spots, with Zaragoza lying next to bottom and Las Palmas three points above them in sixteenth place. The game began with a minute's silence for the victims of the floods in Tenerife, and possibly for the first time ever the home fans remained respectfully quiet as the name of their arch rivals appeared on the scoreboard. That was soon forgotten however when Juanele got to work, the ex Tenerife veteran having an excellent game but provoking the crowd at every moment he could. Marcos Alonso had given him a wide role together with Galletti on the other wing, and with Komljenovic fitting in well into his new role in front of the back four the visitors were the better side in the opening minutes. However Milosevic was not at his best, and failed to covert the chances that his colleagues created.

Fernando Vázquez made his first change with only half an hour gone, putting on Jaime Quesada for a rare appearance in place of an overaggressive Jayo and bringing Josico back alongside Samways. Quesada's commanding presence put some order back in their play, and they gradually snuffed out the threat from their opponents. The loss of Toro Acuña at the break was a further blow to Alonso's side, and they fell behind from a penalty five minutes after the restart when Jorge fell rather too easily as Lainez went down for the ball, referee Esquinas Torres pointing at the spot for Jorge to convert the kick himself. Las Palmas came out looking to finish off their rivals, but they were caught out when Milosevic chested the ball back for Juanele to volley an equaliser past young keeper Orlando Quintana, the forward getting himself booked in the process for holding his hands up to his ears in celebration. In the dying minutes Las Palmas had a chance to take the three points when Esquinas Torres awarded a second penalty after Rebosio brought down Edu Alonso from behind, but this time Lainez dived to save the kick from Olías. It meant a point each, keeping both more or less where they were at the start of the day.