Almería 1 - Espanyol 0

Almería: Diego Alves; Bruno, Carlos García, Acasiete, Mané; Soriano (Kalu Uche 73'), Juanito, Felipe Melo; Juanma Ortíz (José Ortíz 80'), Negredo (Cisma 89'), Crusat. 4-3-3.
Espanyol: Lafuente; Zabaleta, Lacruz, Torrejón, David García (Clemente 68'); Corominas (Valdo 81'), Angel Martínez (Lola 65'), Moisés Hurtado, Riera; Luis García, Tamudo. 4-4-2.

Team changes: Almería: Acasiete, Crusat for Pulido, Cisma / Espanyol: Lafuente, Corominas, Angel Martínez for Kameni, Valdo, De la Peña.

Goals:
1-0. 87. Kalu Uche. Header from close up after Negredo laid back Bruno free kick.

Espanyol drop to fourth after a 1-0 defeat at Almería, the result putting an end to their unbeaten run of seventeen games. Kalu Uche got the only goal of the game three minutes from the end, heading in from close range after Negredo laid back a Bruno free kick. The locals deserved the victory though, Unai Emery's side attacking straight from the kick off. Mané and Crusat failed to hit the target early on, Negredo had a goal disallowed and Lafuente made a double save from Felipe Melo before the break.

Diego Alves only had one save to make in the first half from Luis García, although Tamudo had a penalty appeal turned down and shot over the bar a few minutes after the interval. Crusat should have scored though on three occasions, heading an easy chance wide on the stroke of half time and wasting two more in the second half. Uche's late goal settled it though, and Almería reach the midway point of the season in a respectable tenth spot.