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Match round-up - Second Division A, Day 33

Second placed Girona got their promotion race back on track after a 0-2 victory at Numancia on Sunday evening. Pablo Machin’s side had lost their last three games, but two second half goals by Alcalá, the first from a direct free kick and the second on a rapid counter-attack in injury time, took the Catalans seven points clear of third placed Tenerife. Oviedo stay in fifth spot, just a point below Tenerife, after they beat UCAM Murcia 2-0. Toché got the opener for the Asturians in the second minute, but they had to wait for time added on before Borja Domínguez combined with Michu to make sure of the victory. Huesca remain a point below the top six though after they won 0-1 at Reus, Samu Saíz volleying home the winner after a corner came back out to him seconds before the final whistle.

The Aragón based team have opened up a four point gap over eighth place, currently occupied by Valladolid after they beat Córdoba 2-1 in the mid-day kick-off. Raúl de Tomás set up José Arnáiz for the opening goal midway through the first half, and although Mata made it all square after the restart, Alfaro beat Kieszek again with ten minutes to go. Elche move up safely to mid-table after a 3-2 victory over Sevilla Atlético, the result taking Toril’s side to within a point of their opponents in the table. Nino’s early opener was cancelled out by a Marc Gual strike, but second half goals from Alex Fernández and Borja Valle put the game beyond the visitors’ reach before Gual netted again late on. Elche are now two points above Zaragoza, who threw away a two goal lead in a 2-2 draw at Almería. Edu Bedía and Angel scored twice for the Maños in the opening six minutes, but a Morcillo strike and a Quique González header levelled the scores before the interval, and the locals pulled back to save a point after Fidel was sent off with twenty minutes to go. Zaragoza are now twelfth, albeit just four points clear of the Andalusians, who stay in the drop zone for another week. (09.04.17)

Leaders Levante were beaten 2-0 by Getafe on Saturday evening, their first defeat in ten games. Both goals came in the first half, Jorge Molina firing home the opener and then setting up the second for Portillo to take the Madrid based side up to fifth pending Sunday’s games. Levante are still nineteen points clear of third placed Tenerife however after the Canary Islanders were held to a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano. Amath gave the visitors the lead with an angled shot in only the second minute, but Embarba took advantage of a poor clearance by Camille to level the scores midway through the first half. Fourth placed Cádiz also drew 1-1 at home to Lugo, and they remain a point behind Tenerife in the table. Marcelo put the Galicians in front following a corner in the second minute, but Ortuño got on the end of an Aketxe free kick to equalize soon afterwards, and the Andalusians held on despite having Aridane sent off with a quarter of an hour to go. Earlier in the afternoon Mallorca and Nàstic drew 0-0, a result which leaves Sergi Barjuán’s new side joint bottom with Mirandés, and takes the Catalans a point above the relegation zone, for the next 24 hours at least. (08.04.17)

One match on Friday night in the second division, Mirandés beating fellow strugglers Alcorcón 2-0 to move above Mallorca and off the bottom of the table pending the rest of the weekend games. Local keeper Roberto had to make a couple of saves from Elguezabal and Oscar Plano in the first half, but with just over an hour gone Urko Vera headed the opener from Aurtenetxe’s corner, and ten minutes later Eguaras made it two with a shot from the edge of the area, giving new coach Pablo Alfaro a first win. (07.04.17)