An injury time goal by Calle gave Xerez a narrow 1-0 victory over Albacete which takes them two points clear at the top of the table. The visitors played almost three quarters of the match with ten men after their Argentine international keeper Roa was sent off after clashing with Pineda. Even so honours were even right up to the last minute, with the home side's Dani Pendín and Musa testing substitute keeper Cano and Munteanu brushing the woodwork twice for the visitors.

Terrassa missed out on the chance to join Xerez at the top of the table after drawing 1-1 at home to Levante on Sunday lunchtime. Keko gave the Catalans an early lead, heading home a cross from Juan Carlos, and had a second goal incorrectly disallowed for offside before the break. The visitors were reduced to ten men in the second half when Mijatovic was shown a rigorous red card for a supposed retaliation on Rubén, but with the game in injury time they levelled the scores when Félix connected with a Limones corner.

Murcia held on to third place after drawing 1-1 at Eibar. The antics of the two eccentric managers Blas Ziarreta and David Vidal were more interesting than the football in the first half, but things livened up after the break when Miguel put the Basques ahead with a shot in off the bar. The visitors equalised through Maciel though eight minutes later to maintain their unbeaten record.

Las Palmas put their financial difficulties behind them to beat Oviedo 2-0 on Saturday night. The players had threatened to take action after failing to collect their pay, but in the end they put in a competent performance against another side with economic problems. Team captain Orlando poked home the first goal before the break after the defence failed to clear a cross in from the right, and the latest of a long line of talented youngsters Pedro Vega rattled home a late second from Rubén's pass.

Two second half goals from Borja against Compostela gave Getafe their second victory of the season. The Madrid based side were unable to beat the defensive wall set up by the Gallicians in the first forty-five minutes, but eventually Craioveanu set up the young striker to beat Oliver after the break. The visitors had to chance to equalise when Maikel missed a penalty, but Borja finished things off with a second goal three minutes before full time.

Zaragoza have yet to get their promotion drive under way, and once again they were held to a 2-2 draw by Racing Ferrol despite taking the lead twice. Toledo had a goal disallowed before Drulic gave them the lead on the quarter hour mark. However Cuéllar equalised, following up after Lainez saved a Samir penalty, and the referee awarded two more penalties later on which Soriano and then David Pérez converted.

Elche did get their first win of the season though, 3-0 over Poli Ejido, to move out of the bottom four. All three goals came in the second half, with Meca opening the scoring just after the interval. Poli went close to levelling, but Serrano made it two from Melgar's pass ten minutes from the end and then Nino added a third in the last minute to take them to within a point of their opponents.

Numancia beat struggling Salamanca thanks to a late first half penalty from Patrick Suffo after the referee ruled that Kome had been fouled. The Soria based side had gone close to scoring earlier on through Pacheta and Suffo, although the visitors could have taken the lead themselves when Roberto and Pedro were unable to convert their chances. The result leaves the visitors down just a place above the bottom four, and manager Balta could now be in trouble.

So too could Sporting Gijon manager Pepe Acebal after his side only drew 1-1 at home to Leganés. At least they got their first goal of the season, Manel scoring on the half hour mark from Ismael's pass to put them in front. Villa made it all square though before half time, and the home fans booed off their players in the end. The Asturians are now third from bottom, a place below their neighbours Oviedo.

Portugal's Conhé is currently in charge of Badajoz, at least for the time being, but without the necessary licence he had to direct proceedings from a platform set up just off the pitch. His side recorded their second win in a row though, beating Córdoba 2-0 to lcimb up to mid-table. Both goals came from shots outside the area in the first half, with Nené getting the first and Molist topping his goal with an even better second. The visitors played all the second half with ten men after Sandro picked up two bookings before the break, and have now lost their last three games.

A last minute goal from Paunovic gave Tenerife a 1-1 draw and a point at bottom club Almería. Juanlu had given the home side the lead just before half time after a good run by Francisco laid the ball on a plate for him, but three minutes from the end the home side were reduced to ten men when Cervián picked up a second booking. Even so the local fans were starting to celebrate their first victory of the season when the Yugoslav scored with a free kick from the edge of the area.