Betis 1 - Málaga 1

Betis: Doblas; Varela, Juanito, Rivas, Tais; Cañas (Marcos Assunçao 56'), Benjamín (Ismael 82'); Joaquín, Fernando (Pablo Niño 56'), Edu; Oliveira. 4-2-3-1.
Málaga: Calatayud; Gerardo, Juanito, Litos, Valcarce; Manu, Miguel Angel (Leko 46'), Romero, Duda (Juan Rodríguez 73'); Amoroso (Paco Esteban 77'), Wanchope. 4-4-2.

Team changes: Betis: Juanito for Lembo / Málaga: Litos, Manu, Amoroso for Fernando Sanz, Edgar, Leko.

Goals:
1-0. 03. Oliveira. Following up after Edu's chipped shot came back off post.
1-1. 40. Gerardo. Bent free kick around wall and in to top corner of net.

Betis and Málaga shared the points in the last game of the evening, their local derby ending 1-1. Oliveira gave the home side an early lead after Edu's shot came back off the post, and Calatayud made a good save from Fernando soon afterwards after a sparkling run from Joaquín. Referee Moreno Delgado got into the action, sending off local manager Serra Ferrer for an insult and a few minutes later awarding a penalty to the home side and booking Gerardo, only to reverse the decision after consulting with his linesman. And minutes after that he pulled up Duda for a non existent offside as he broke free on goal.

The visitors drew level though before the break, Gerardo cracking a curling free kick into the top corner of the net, and Duda came close to doing the same two minutes later when his free kick came back off the crossbar. But that was just about where the action ended, the only scoring chances worthy of note coming from a series of free kicks from Marcos Assunçao late on which Calatayud had little problems dealing with. Both sides ended with ten men after Romero was sent off for a second booking (which probably wasn't) and then Oliveira picked up a red for a bad foul on Juanito (which probably was). A point each which leaves both sides mid-table.