
Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto lost 39-28 in Logroño tonight, in a match where the red-and-whites were unable to stop their opponents' fast and forceful play.
Naturhouse were quick to show their strengths with a powerful attack in an intense opening spell for the home side. Fertiberia could not stop their opponents' attacks, and the Valencians did not get close on the scoreboard until the 25th minute, when the home coach called a timeout to restore the team's intensity. Naturhouse made good use of their timeout and pulled away again, reaching half-time with a five-goal lead.
The second half continued in the same vein. The red-and-whites took to the court hoping to bring at least one point home, as they had done the previous year, but repeated attacking errors, thanks to the home goalkeeper's saves, and numerous turnovers prevented this. The only result was that the home side extended their lead further by the end of the match.
Fertiberia's next fixture will be at the Ovni against Bada Huesca on the 27th.
Naturhouse La Rioja: M. Sánchez (3), Juanin (5), Jiménez (2), Vigo, Gómez Lite, Garabaya (1), Romeo, Willian (5), Rocas (4), Cacheda (4), P. Rodríguez (3), A. Fernández (4), Javier García (6), A. Romero, Patrick (4).
Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Bruixola, Berrios, Malasinskas (6), Bernatonis (3), Dukic, Plaza (6), Tarrasó (2), Sebastiá, Rubén Ruiz, Víctor Álvarez (5), Pocholo (1), Sladic (5), Toni Alegre, Nebot, Fernández and Roque.
Referees: Ignacio García Serradilla and Andreu Marín Lorente, belonging to the Catalan referees' association.
For Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto, Fernández (2), Malasinskas and Tarrasó were excluded.
Score at five-minute intervals, 4-1, 6-2, 9-5, 12-6, 13-11, 17-12 Half-time. 19-14, 23-17, 27-19, 30-22, 35-25, 39-28 Full-time.
La Rioja Sports Palace, 1,500 spectators.
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