Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto pull together to beat BM Guadalajara

This Wednesday from 20:30, Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto face BM Guadalajara at the Ovni. The match will be broadcast live on Movistar + (Dial 196).

The red-and-whites will not be alone, as the presentation of the Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto Academy is scheduled from 18:00, meaning that around 400 players from 31 teams will join the red-and-white supporters in trying to secure two points that would lift Pachi Martí’s side out of the relegation zone, where they currently find themselves. The Valencians are 15th with 8 points, although the mid-to-lower section of the table is so tightly contested that 8th-placed Anaitasuna are only two points ahead.

The parallel paths followed by BM Guadalajara and Fertiberia for years will cross again in a match in which they arrive separated by just one point. The closeness is not merely circumstantial: suffice it to say that BM Guadalajara’s previous five visits to the Ovni have ended in two home wins, two away wins and a draw.

Cesar Montes’ team arrive at the Ovni after an excellent performance against Puente Genil (33-24), although their away record is not as fruitful, with just one away victory to their name. Cesar Montes will have his full squad available, including international goalkeeper Jota Hombrados, who is undoubtedly one of the key challenges for Fertiberia to solve. Hombrados’ defensive performance and effectiveness will have a major influence on their chances of victory, as Cesar Montes himself said in his pre-match comments. In attack, Brazilian winger Chiuffa has the best figures, while Montoya’s playmaking and Bozalongo’s arm are also key factors.

For the red-and-whites, in addition to the injured Toni Alegre, Pachi Martí will be without Bruixola for work-related reasons and, due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, the league’s top scorer, Guillermo Corzo, will also miss the match, having had to travel to Italy for unavoidable personal commitments. Pozzer will also remain a last-minute doubt: although he is recovering from his abductor injury, he was unable to play in Huesca and is being carefully managed. The Valencian Alfredo Sorrentino will make his Ovni debut.

Fertiberia’s board has also given this celebration of handball a charitable focus, as the Solidarity Food Centre is collecting non-perishable food items from everyone attending the match.

The match will serve as a farewell to Liga Asobal handball at the Ovni until February, with the final match of the first half of the season in Santander and the Copa del Rey round-of-16 match against FC Barcelona on Tuesday the 15th still to come.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.