
Alser BM Puerto Sagunto were beaten 29-36 by Reale Ademar León in a match in which the visitors were always clearly in control.
The match already began in Reale's favour, as they had learned their lesson well after seeing the other big teams suffer badly. Alser were affected too much by their thin first-line bench and, above all, by the absence of defensive pillar Ivan Lapcevic, which contributed to the high scoring rate of the León side. This, combined with unforced errors in shooting and gifts of lost possession, allowed Reale's wingers to demonstrate their quality, especially Stranovsky, who with nine goals was the match's top scorer.
For Alser, Sasa Dukic stood out above all with a great performance. In Muiña's absence, he had to play both in attack and defence, and he also scored seven goals, his best tally as a rojiblanco player.
The rojiblancos showed plenty of spirit and came close on the scoreboard during some surges, but the quality of their opponents meant they were always ahead, with Ribera sharing out the minutes among his superbly deep squad, which made the most of its playing time. A team with Juan Andreu and Carlos Ruesga, full internationals for Spain, on the bench clearly demonstrates its strength against the rojiblancos.
In summary, it was a match without a story, which served to give youth player Alex Tello his debut in front of his home crowd, playing the final ten minutes.
It is time to look ahead, and there will soon be another opportunity in this crazy fixture schedule. This very Monday, without time to recover, the team must travel to Logroño to play Naturhouse La Rioja on Tuesday in an advanced match from the 27th round.
Alser BM Puerto Sagunto: Peg, Bruixola. Backovic(3), Serrano(2), Ruiz, Sifre(1), Prce(6), Jorge(4), Angel, Nebot(3), Tarrasó(3), Tello, Dukic(7) and Bauer(1).
Reale Ademar León: Alamo and Losert, Carou(2), Montoro(2), Martins(2), Andreu(3), Krivochlykov(3), Chernov, Aguirrezabalaga(5), Ruesga(2), Stranovsky(9) and Cutura(5)
Every 5 minutes: 2-4, 3-7, 6-10, 8-13, 12-15, 13-19. Half-time. 16-21, 19-25, 22-29, 25-31, 28-34, 29-36. Full time
Referees: Ballano and Belloso. Serrano, Dukic, Prce, Jorge, Nebot(2) and Angel were excluded for Alser, and Chernov(2) and Aguirrezabalaga for Reale.
Municipal Multi-Sports Pavilion. 1,500 spectators. Broadcast live on Teledeporte.
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