An undefeated Alavés returns to the lead and Cartagena thrashes Oviedo

   MADRID, 3 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Alavés beat Ponferradina (3-1) this Sunday in matchday eight of LaLigaSmartbank, a win that allows them to remain undefeated and regain the lead, while Cartagena enjoyed themselves against Real Oviedo (1-3) and Albacete he delved into Leganés's wound endorsing him a tough defeat (1-2) in the 'pepinero' field.

The Basque team continues without losing in 'Second' to be at the top of the table, thanks to a great game by Luis Rioja, who scored 1-0 in Mendizorroza in the 10th minute to put on track the fifth victory in eight games for the local set. In addition, he assisted De la Fuente in minute 29, to momentarily sentence the duel.

However, Ponferradina closed the gap just before the break with an important goal in Ojeda's mood. But in the second half, the home team ruled after 70 minutes, when Yuri put the ball into his own goal. The victory leaves Alavés in the lead with 18 points and 'Ponfe' thirteenth with 10 points, after two consecutive games without winning.

In another of this Sunday's matches, Cartagena achieved a prestigious win at the Carlos Tartiere with a resounding 1-3 to take third place, two points behind the leader. The defeat sinks an Oviedo that has not won since August 28 and exposed all its weaknesses against Carrión's men.

With many changes in the starting eleven, Oviedo did not carburete at any time during the duel and saw how Cartagena passed over them. Sadiku made it 0-1 in the 10th minute and the local wound was further opened up with Alcalá's 0-2, which gave the visitors peace of mind. The defender would complete the rout with a 0-3 win in the 80th minute and Borja Bastón covered up the disaster with a 1-3 win in stoppage time, in a defeat that left Bolo's project very affected.

For its part, Albacete took oil from his visit to a hurt Leganés who does not raise his head. Fede's initial goal from a penalty in the first half was of little use, since a two-minute disconnection in the second half allowed the La Mancha comeback with a double by Dubasin. The victory leaves Rubén Albés's team fourth, who cut their losing streak of three games without winning, and sinks a bottom team 'pepinero'.

Finally, Granada, which has only won one win in the last five games, got stuck against Huesca with a goalless draw, in a duel in which Cabaco ended up being sent off. Meanwhile, Ibiza, supported by Nolito and Herrera, with a double, recovered their smile against Huesca with an important victory (3-2) that gives them peace of mind in the table and condemns a Galician team that is close to relegation.