Bruixola and his defence bring Fertiberia pure oxygen from Guadalajara

Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto beat Quabit BM Guadalajara 18–22. Against a direct rival in the fight to avoid relegation, the red-and-whites secured their first away victory of the season. The opening stages of the match were evenly contested, and it was not until after five minutes that a goal from Berrios opened the scoring for the Valencians, who took a two-goal lead. From the 15th minute, the scoreboard read 3–4. Few goals were scored thanks to both teams’ defences, which prevailed over the attacks. It was not until the 20th minute that the red-and-whites managed to establish a two-goal lead, thanks to the saves of an outstanding Bruixola and Iker Serrano’s goals from the pivot position. The Valencian side were comfortable on the court in Guadalajara, and only suspensions helped Quabit equalise at 8–8 in the 26th minute, prompting Vicent Nogués to call a timeout to give his players instructions. The Valencian coach’s instructions had the desired effect and the red-and-whites went into half-time ahead on the scoreboard (8–10), in a low-scoring match marked by the equality and tension on the court. After the restart, Vicent Nogués’s men came out highly focused and gave Quabit no opportunity, with very intense defending and fantastic saves from Bruixola in goal. From the 15th minute onwards, Fertiberia became stuck in attack and the home side took advantage of those doubts to close the gap (14–17). In the final minutes, the red-and-whites suffered Mirko’s injury, but it did not affect the game, as Chispi stepped up with his goals to maintain the lead and secure a hard-fought victory (18–22). In short, a very important victory away from Valencian territory, providing an extra boost of morale ahead of Wednesday’s 20:15 Copa del Rey match against Reale Ademar León. Quabit BM Guadalajara : Gómez Lite, Parra (1), Da Silva (3), Reig, Fontela (1), De la Rubia (1), De la Salud (6), Barbero, Aguirrezabalaga, Bozalongo (4), Plaza, Tremps (2) and Nenadic. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Bruixola, Pablo, Samuel, Mateu, Moriñigo (3), Tarrasó, Berrios (1), Chernov, Ángel Fernández, Vallés (5), Serrano (5), Ruiz, Milasevic (4), Toni Alegre, Nebot and Chispi (4). Referees: Alberto García Rodríguez and Fernando Joaquín Fernández Pérez. Suspensions for Quabit BM Guadalajara: Parra (2); for Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Mateu, Chernov (2) and Chispi. Score at five-minute intervals: 0–0, 1–2, 3–4, 4–6, 6–8, 8–10 Half-time 8–12, 9–14, 11–16, 14–17, 15–19, 18–22. Full time. Pabellón David Santamaría 500 spectators

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