Ciudad Murcia's stay at the top of the table was short lived as the recently formed side fell to a 1-0 defeat at Almería. Abel Resino's team packed the defence right from the start, and only a shot from local striker Michel troubled José Juan in the first half. However eight minutes after the restart Soriano scored what was to be the only goal of the match after picking up a cross from Ortiz and firing a deflected shot past the keeper. The game opened up after that, but neither side were able to find the net. The result left Levante in first position before they had even played their match.

Tenerife moved up into the top three, level with Ciudad on points, after coming from behind in the Bernabeu stadium to beat Real Madrid Castilla 1-2. The youngsters took the lead on the quarter hour mark when Soldado headed a cross from the excellent Balboa past Keleman, and the keeper did well to save from Luis Felipe soon afterwards. But the Canary Islanders more physical play paid off, and Toni Moral levelled the scores with an angled shot before the break. With half an hour to go Maikel got on the end of Toñito's pass to head a second goal, and they held on despite ending with ten men when Kirian was sent off for a second bookable offence in the final minutes.

The win takes Tenerife above a Sporting Gijón side who lost 1-0 at Málaga B, the Asturians first defeat of the season and their opponents first victory. Keepers Javi Muñoz and Manu were the stars of the first half, both performing well as the two sides created several chances. The home side were having the better of it though, and they came close to scoring after the restart when Michel turned Andreu's shot against his own crossbar. And a few minutes later Usero got on the end of Calderón's corner to score the winner.

Elsewhere two of the newly promoted sides met, Hércules running out 1-2 winners at Castellón to leave their hosts firmly anchored at the bottom of the table. Moisés gave the Alicante based lead from the penalty spot in the tenth minute after Zamora had handled in the area, but the locals equalised on the hour mark, also with a penalty from Ordoñéz after the referee ruled that Héctor was fouled. Juan Carlos Mandía eventually turned to on loan Atlético Madrid striker Toché though, and less than a minute of coming on he got on the end of Palacios's pass to beat Javi Fernández. The crowd called for the head of local manager Martín Delgado after the final whistle. (17.09.05)

Recreativo beat Valladolid 2-0 on Sunday lunchtime to move up to sixth in the table. The Andalusians were on top for most of the match, and took the lead when Rosu picked up Viqueira's pass to beat Lledó with half an hour on the clock. Both sides were left with ten men when first Curbelo and then Cheli were sent off after picking up second yellow cards, but the locals continued to dominate and finally got the second goal they were looking for when Xavi Jiménez set up Uche near the end. (18.09.05)

Levante moved a point clear at the top of the table after a 0-0 draw at Real Murcia in the last game of the weekend, and with only four games gone they are the only unbeaten side in the second division. The Valencia based team dominated their opponents in the first half, with Ian Harte hitting the post on the half hour mark. And although the locals came back with a couple of dangerous free kicks from Juio Alvarez, Reggi could have won it for the visitors had he been able to find the target near the end.

Seven sides are tied for fourth place behind Ciudad and Tenerife, including Lleida, who also drew 0-0 at Racing Ferrol. The locals lined up with a five man defence at the start, but it was the Catalans who came closest to scoring, Bilic heading the best chance just over the bar. The Galicians were more adventurous after the restart, but visiting substitute Nakor wasted a couple of chances to give his side the lead before the hosts had their one and only real chance at goal, Eduardo doing well to save from Baha in the closing minutes.

Numancia and Xerez are also both on seven points after cancelling each other out in a 1-1 draw. The two sides got off to a lively start, Camuñas for the visitors and Palacios for the locals both shooting wide when free in front of goal. Geijo latched on to a loose ball to put the Andalusians ahead soon after the restart, but Palacios headed the equaliser from Tevenet's cross on the hour mark. And the Soria based side were unlucky not to take the three points after Miguel had a penalty appeal turned down soon afterwards.

After the last three weeks of high scoring, things are back to normal, with only sixteen goals in the eleven games. Only four sides managed more than one goal, including Elche who beat Poli Ejido 2-0. They were up against though throughout the first half, and could have been behind when Moreno hit the post just a couple of minutes after the restart. But soon afterwards Poli were left with ten men when Cristian picked up a second booking, and Frankowski came on to beat the offside trap and open the scoring twenty minutes from the end. Luis Gil added a second later on after Raúl Martín's effort was blocked to take Uribe's side up into the top half of the table.

A second half Pacheco penalty helped Albacete to a 1-0 win over Lorca, taking the Mancgegans out of the relegation spots. The locals were on top from the first minute when Aranda missed an easy chance, and Mingo hit the post later in the first half. But they couldn't break down a well organised defence until ten minutes after the break, when Pacheco beat Jauregi from the penalty spot after Aranda had been fouled. After that they sat back to defend their first victory of the season, although Sanzol had to be at his best to keep out an Alves free kick at the end.

A 1-1 scoreline as well in Tarragona, where Nàstic beat Eibar to move away from the danger zone and leave the Basque side in next to bottom spot. Ismael got the only goal after picking up a pass from Bolo midway through the first half, but the Catalans were lucky to hold on in the end, Iñigo hitting the crossbar and Valencia having to make a string of fine saves. The frustration got too much for the visitors though, and Alaña was sent off in injury time for a second bookable offence. (18.09.05)