Sevilla 3 - Alavés 2

Sevilla: Notario; Redondo, Javi Navarro, Pablo Alfaro, David; Casquero (Víctor Salas 82'), Torrado; Gallardo (Machlas 74'), Reyes, Fredi (Marcos Vales 70'); Antoñito. 4-2-3-1.
Alavés: Juan Pablo; Geli, Karmona, Abelardo, Ochoa (Pablo 46'), Llorens; Astudillo, Desio, Jordi Cruyff (Turiel 82'), Ibon Begoña; Rubén Navarro (Iván Alonso 77'). 5-4-1.

Team changes: Sevilla: No change / Alavés: Abelardo, Ochoa, Rubén Navarro for Téllez, Tomic, Iván Alonso.

Goals:
1-0. 20. Casquero. shot from edge of area following Torrado cross.
1-1. 60. Rubén Navarro. Headed home Geli ball in from right.
1-2. 78. Astudillo. Header from close to goal after Alonso headed on free kick.
2-2. 85. Reyes (penalty). After Javi Navarro fouled by Astudillo in area.
3-2. 92. Karmona (own goal). Turned ball into net after keeper saved Machlas shot.

Sevilla moved ahead of city rivals Betis, level on points with sixth placed Atlético, after a last minute 3-2 win over Alavés. With ten points from their last four games, Joaquín Caparrós stuck to the same line up as the week before, with Antoñito keeping his place up front. Alavés though had only picked up one point in the last month, and Mané decided to put out a more defensive side than usual, with five at the back and only Rubén Navarro up front. At the beginning the visitors looked the better side, but the Andalucians took the lead somewhat against the run of play when Torrado laid the ball across for Casquero to beat Juan Pablo from the edge of the area.

Mané decided to go back to plan B at the break, bringing on midfielder Pablo for Ochoa in a more attacking formation. David had to intervene to prevent Jordi Cruyff from getting in a shot near to goal, and a few minutes later Rubén Navarro levelled the scores, the first goal that Notario had let in for five matches. A quarter of an hour later the Basques were in front, Iván Alonso coming on and almost immediately heading the ball on for Astudillo to score.

Caparrós threw on his last forward to try and get back in the game, but it was defender Javi Navarro who made the difference, celebrating his call up for the first time with Spain by winning a penalty when referee Rubinos Pérez decided he had been fouled by Astudillo in the area. Reyes converted the kick, and it looked like that would be all when Machlas broke free in injury time. His shot was blocked by Juan Pablo, but the unfortunate Karmona could not get out of the way of the rebound and turned the ball into his own net. It was a bitter blow for the visiting fans, and leaves Alavés down in the relegation spots for the first time in many months.