Betis 4 - Numancia 0

Betis: Doblas; Varela, Juanito, Rivas, Tais; Marcos Assunçao (Benjamín 64'), Arzu; Joaquín, Edu (Alfonso 60'), Fernando (Israel 60'); Oliveira. 4-2-3-1.
Numancia: Alvaro Nuñez; Pignol, Jaime Molina, Antonio, Otxoa, Graff; Miguel Pérez, Palacios, Ros (Juanlu 46'); Tevenet (Juanpa 70'), Pineda (Miguel 46'). 5-3-2.

Team changes: Betis: Tais, Marcos Assunçao for Melli, Cañas / Numancia: Miguel Pérez, Palacios, Ros for Juanlu, Pablo Sanz, Pulpo González.

Goals:
1-0. 14. Juanito. Got above defence to head Joaquín corner into roof of net.
2-0. 24. Marcos Assunçao. Long free kick which Nuñez could only get a hand to.
3-0. 45. Oliveira. Connected with Joaquín cross to shoot low into net.
4-0. 47. Oliveira. Ran on to long Varela cross to round keeper and score.

Betis kept up their recent fine form, and they stay in sixth spot, just two points behind city rivals Sevilla, after a comfortable 4-0 win over bottom club Numancia. The Andalusians were three up by the break, Juanito starting things off when he got on the end of Joaquín's corner to head the first goal on the quarter hour mark. Ten minutes later Marcos Assunçao made it two from a trademark free kick which Nuñez got a hand to but couldn't stop, and things looked even bleaker for the visitors when Otxoa picked up a second booking, leaving his side with ten men. However they had their best chance of the match just a few minutes later, Tevenet firing a shot against the post and Doblas saving from Ros and Pineda on the follow up.

It was just a flash in the pan though, as Oliveira got on the end of a jinking run from Joaquín to fire in a third on the stroke of half time, and then added a fourth just two minutes after the restart when Varela set him up. The Brazilian striker could have completed his hat-trick a few minutes later had Nuñez not kept him out, but by then Betis were thinking of their midweek cup tie with Gramanet, and Serra Ferrer brought on fresh legs to save his players for that match. In the end a sixth home win in a row for his side, and probably the most comfortable of the season.