Bruixola gives Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto victory

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto won 27-26 this afternoon against BM Villa de Aranda, in a match in which the sides were very evenly matched, but the balance ultimately tipped in favour of the red-and-whites, who fought until the end. In the opening minutes, Fertiberia were accurate in attack, taking a 2-0 lead, but after the first ten minutes the Aranda side turned the score around (5-4), taking advantage of their numerical superiority and the red-and-whites’ uncertainty in attack. Patxi Martí soon called a time-out to try to solve the problems in both attack and defence. After the stoppage, the red-and-whites reacted positively and regained control of the match thanks to Bruixola’s interventions, which shut the door on his goal. Fertiberia rolled up their sleeves to turn the match around, tightening their defence and giving Villa de Aranda few opportunities. Finally, the red-and-whites went into the dressing room with positive feelings and a one-goal lead (14-13). The second half began in the same closely contested fashion, with no clear dominant side on court. It was not until Villa de Aranda took advantage of a numerical superiority to secure a 0-2 run and create some distance again. Fertiberia were caught by surprise by the Aranda side, who adjusted their lines to impose their style of play. With ten minutes remaining, the match was still very even, with the sides closely matched, but luck turned against the red-and-whites, who saw all their attempts go wide of the visitors’ goal. The final moments were intense given the scoreline (26-26), but Fertiberia took their chance to move one goal ahead and reach the final seconds with that advantage. However, history repeated itself: with ten seconds remaining, Bruixola saved a penalty from Camino, as happened last season at Villa de Aranda’s ground, thereby securing the first two points at home. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Sebastiá, Bruixola, Bernatonis (4), Malasinskas (2), Rubén Ruiz, Sladic (4), Moriñigo (7), Tarrasó (1), Álvarez (1), Berrios, Plaza (6), Toni Alegre, Nebot, Fernández, Dukic (2) and Roque. BM Villa de Aranda:  Díaz, Cabanas (4), Redondo, Camino (4), Beltza (2), Santana, Muñoz (1), Bicho (2), Megías (1), Moreira (3), Perrella (1), Maestro (4), Lazic and Patrianova (4). Referees:José Luis Fernández Fernández Antonio Martín Franco (Asturian Referees’ Association) Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto’s Bernatonis, Plaza and Fernández (2) were excluded, as were BM Villa de Aranda’s Redondo, Beltza and Megías.   Score at five-minute intervals:  2-1, 4-4, 6-8, 9-8, 12-10, 14-13 Half-time 15-15, 17-18, 20-21, 22-24, 25-25, 27-26 Full-time. Internúcleos Municipal Sports Centre. Spectators: 800.

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