Oviedo beat Eibar 3-1 in the standout game of matchday 9 at Carlos Tartiere, and the result did more than just add three points. It ended Eibar’s seven-game winning run, kept Real Oviedo moving, and came on a day when the top of LaLiga Hypermotion shifted again.
Eibar's streak ends
Eibar arrived in Asturias on a seven-match winning run, which is no small thing in a division where margins stay tight for long stretches and one bad afternoon can change the mood around a team quickly. Oviedo were the side that stopped it.
The home win also matters because of where the two clubs sit in the table. Oviedo are ninth with 14 points, a step forward rather than a promotion statement. Eibar remain second with 21 points, so the defeat does not wipe out their strong start, but it does check the idea that they were beginning to pull away.
Carlos Domínguez was the decisive figure for Oviedo, scoring in the third minute and again in the 85th. Eibar did get back into it through Iván Gil in the 74th minute, but Oviedo restored the two-goal cushion and finished the job.
Almería move top after matchday 9
The broader consequence is at the top of the table. Almería moved into first place on 21 points after matchday 9, ahead of Eibar on 21 and Castellón on 20. That keeps the promotion race compressed, with no team creating real daylight yet.
There is one small correction to make on the top spot debate, though. The standings put Almería and Eibar level on points, with Almería ahead on goal difference, so it is more accurate to say they moved top than to call them clear leaders.
Oviedo’s result was the one that broke the afternoon open. It ended the visitors’ run, pushed the table into a tighter shape, and left matchday 9 with Almería on top, Eibar still in touch, and Oviedo up to ninth before the next round of fixtures.
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