Saturday was a day of drawn games in the second division A, with five of the six matches ending all square. The only side to win was Terrassa, .who beat Elche 2-3 to move off the bottom of the table. New manager Enrique Martín was in charge for the first time, and he saw Molist put his side ahead on the quarter hour mark. Moisés equalised a few minutes later, following up after Maestro saved Nino's header, but Rodri put the Catalans back in front from the penalty spot after Tasevski fouled Besora. And although Zárate made it all square again before the break from a well struck free kick, the manager's namesake Quique Martín lobbed keeper Dani Mallo on the hour mark to give Terrassa a much needed three points. Elche's Djorovic was sent off in the last minute as nerves frayed.

No less than three games ended 0-0, including the clash between high flying Getafe and Alavés. The visitors put up a defensive wall looking for a goal on the breakaway, and on the rare occasions that the home side forwards got through, Gaspercic was there to save. The Vitoria based side had a chance to steal the three points when they were awarded a penalty after Bernaus handled in the area ten minutes from the end, but Aragoneses made a spectacular stop from Kiko's spot kick.

Daniel Grimback's ambitious project at Leganés continues to stumble along, and even with eleven Argentine nationals in the starting line up they were unable to do better than draw 0-0 with Poli Ejido, their third such result at home in succession. The bad state of the pitch didn't help, but it was a boring match with the visitors only testing keeper Leyenda once early on and the locals going close through Federico Domínguez and claiming a penalty for a foul on Calandria near the end. Ejido's ex Mallorca and Newcastle defender Marcelino was sent off for a second booking in the last minute.

Leganés draw was their fifth in a row this season, as was that of Xerez at Numancia. Despite the lack of goals there were a few scoring chances, with Chota closest to getting a goal for the locals and Mena and Mendoza testing Luis García at the opposite end.

A last minute strike by Esteban saved a point for Almería, who kept up their unbeaten record with a 2-2 draw against Recreativo. The home side took the lead midway through the first half when Juanlu beat Luque with a shot from outside of the area. But goals either side of half time from the visitors turned the score around, Toedtli heading an equaliser before the break and Camacho putting his side ahead soon afterwards. Toedtli had a double chance to add to the lead later on, but first Cano and then a defender cleared off the line. And then a defensive mistake let through Esteban to make it all square in the end.

Eibar lost out on the chance to move to the top of the table after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Las Palmas. Kicking off at the same time as the big Basque derby, a smaller than usual crowd saw Llorente test Quintana early on. Riesgo had to be at his best later in the half to save from Bogliacino and Rubén Castro before the break, but the locals took the lead after the restart when Llorente connected with a pass from Brit. The visitors came back, and Riesgo tipped a free kick from Bogliacino against the crossbar. And soon afterwards Rubén Castro levelled the scores with his fifth of the season.

Cádiz extended their lead at the top of the table to three points after an injury time 1-0 win on Sunday lunchtime over Rayo Vallecano. After a boring first half, the home side went closest to scoring with two or three chances after the break. Bolo should have won it though for Rayo when he headed wide in injury time, but play went straight up the other end and Jonathan Sesma beat Segura for the winning goal. The nerves were too much though for Cádiz manager José González, who was sent off five minutes before the end after being booked twice for protesting.

Málaga B and Algeciras played out the fourth 0-0 draw of the weekend at midday on Sunday, a result which leaves them both down in the bottom two spots in the table. Keepers Lara and Iñaqui were rarely troubled. Last year this fixture took place in the Southern regional group of the second division B, and both may be back there again next season.

On to the evening's games, and all three ended in draws making it a record nine this weekend. High flying Ciudad de Murcia and second placed Levante were expected to put up an entertaining display, but they too were affected by the general malaise and ended up producing yet another 0-0 result. Alexis hit the post for the visitors and Mora saved from an Aguilar free kick at the other end, but otherwise there was little to entertain the fans. Murcia's new signing Jokanovic was sent off at the end after getting himself booked twice in a minute.

Fourth placed Tenerife missed out on a chance to move into the promotion spots after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Salamanca. The visitors had the best of the first half, with Tuni hitting the post, and although Keko also hit the woodwork at the other end, Escoda put Felipe Miñambres' side ahead just after the interval. Jesús Vázquez saved a point though for the Canary Islanders with a free kick ten minutes from the end, and only a good save from Stelea prevented Martín Posse for winning it for them in the last minute.

A 1-1 draw as well in the match between Sporting Gijon and Córdoba, leaving both occupying the two positions just above the drop zone. Both goals came in the first half, the first for the visitors from ex Valencia and Sevilla forward Nico Olivera just a few seconds after Bilic had struck the bar with a free kick at the other end. But five minutes later Ismael intercepted a bad back pass by the unfortunate Juanmi (who was sent off midway through the second half) to make it all square, and that's how it stayed to the end of the match. (28.09.03) .