Real Sociedad downed by Almería

Alberto de la Bella and Mauro dos Santos put the visitors 2-0 up with goals either side of the break.

It took Sociedad until the 85th minute to pull one back through Gonzalo Castro, and they could make no further headway as Almeria carried away three points and lifted themselves into the top half of the table.

Carlos Bacca bagged two and Stephane M'Bia got the other as Sevilla went second on Sunday evening with a 3-1 victory at promoted Cordoba whose consolation came from Borja Garcia.