The last round of matches in the first half of the season proved very boring, with only two teams scoring more than one goal, and five matches ending up in 1-1 draws, including second placed Levante against fourth placed Las Palmas, with goals from Paqui for the visitors and Luis López for the home side, both in the second half. Leaders Salamanca finally pushed their luck too far. They lost to a last minute goal from Eibar's Gorka García (who is being chased by Bilbao and Real Sociedad), but with Levante and Las Palmas drawing and third placed Extremadura losing 2-0 to their improving neighbours Badajoz (now sixth), they maintain a five point lead. Fifth placed Sporting failed to take advantage of numerical superiority as referee Pino Zamorano (could be one to watch) sent off three Compostela players, including goalkeeper Ponk. Theirs was one of the 1-1 results, as was the match between seventh placed Tenerife and Córdoba and the one between Getafe and Albacete. Recreativo de Huelva sank further into next to last spot after losing 0-1 to Osasuna, and manager Del Barrio resigned, the eighth manager to leave this season. Bottom club Toledo drew (guess what) 1-1 with Leganés to move to within two points of Recreativo. Compared to the rest, Lleida massacred Elche 1-3 after coming back from a goal down, and Atlético B mimicked their first team with a one goal victory at Mérida. Villarreal's new signing from Valencia, Dennis Serban, got the only goal against Logroñes, who sold top scorer Manel to Espanyol during the week. All in all, a week to forget.