Alser BM Puerto Sagunto unable to take points in Huesca

Alser BM Puerto Sagunto lost 22–20 to BM Huesca in the Matchday 1 fixture of the Liga Asobal played on Friday evening in the Aragonese city. The match was intense and exciting from beginning to end, with the defences and goalkeepers undoubtedly prevailing over the attackers on both sides of the court.

The match began with both sides scoring few goals, while the red-and-whites repeatedly committed attacking fouls, mainly caused by Grau’s defending for Huesca. Indeed, it took Alser four and a half minutes to score, from seven metres through Fernando Latorre. For the red-and-whites, the scoring was led above all by Iker Serrano, who produced an excellent performance from six metres, scoring six goals and finishing as the match’s top scorer. He was well supplied by Latorre and Chernov, who was subjected to intense marking and took plenty of shots; his attacking contribution looks vital to this red-and-white project. For Huesca, Grau and Rochel kept the scoreboard moving, well supported by their wingers.

In such an evenly matched encounter as the one in Huesca, the details are always vital, and a brief spell of turnovers in the second half took the score from 14–15, which stood in the 14th minute of the second half, to 18–16 five minutes later. The red-and-whites’ defensive intensity was penalised excessively during the decisive period of the match, and the double suspension of Berrios and one for Tarraso, all with five minutes remaining, left the Valencians a player down. However, a superb Berrios and the experienced Latorre kept the red-and-whites within reach of taking points with their goals. Latorre scored with 27 and a half minutes played to make it 21–20, and with one minute remaining he had the ball to equalise, but his shot went wide. With one minute to play, Nolasco called a timeout to set up one final attack with 20 seconds remaining, which was enough for Grau to make the final score 22–20.

Technical details

Score at five-minute intervals: 2–1, 3–2, 4–3, 6–4, 7–8, 10–9. Half-time. 12–11, 13–12, 15–15, 18–16, 20–18, 22–20

BM Huesca: Rodriguez, Pérez and Corrales, goalkeepers. Bartolomé (1), Ancizu (4), Saubich (4), Rochel (4), Cano, Eloy (1), Ruiz (1), Montero, Grau (5), Escribano, Mira, Espigol and Demovic.

Alser Puerto Sagunto: Bruixola, Samuel, goalkeepers. Serrano (6), Ruiz, Alegre, Tello, Vallés, Pocholo (2), Berrios (4), Latorre (5), Chernov (2), Tarrasó (1), Nebot, Castellá and Angel.

Referees: Ballano and Belloso Palacio de los Deportes de Huesca. 1,100 spectators.

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