Alser Puerto Sagunto could not overcome Granollers

Alser Puerto Sagunto were defeated at home by Fraikin BM Granollers 30–34, against a very ambitious opponent who could have left the Ovni to an ovation, but an unacceptable action by the acclaimed Manolo Cadenas put the 1,500 spectators on a war footing and all the red-and-whites on edge. Let us start at the end: with the score at 30–34 and 20 seconds remaining, the Valleys coach called a time-out, and we still do not really know why, except to humiliate the opponent. The match was very even, as expected, and for the first 25 minutes the narrow leads belonged to the red-and-whites, with Moya and Muiña directing operations, although an inspired Pérez de Vargas kept his side in contention. From the 25th minute until the end of the match, the home team was always rowing against the tide and could never draw level, because it lacked the defensive intensity needed to attempt a final surge. This time, not even the supporters could score the winning goal from the stands. Alser now face a significant storm cloud, as Barcelona at the Palau and León at home do not seem the best opponents against whom to open their points account. Alser BM Puerto Sagunto: Bruixola and Peg. Sorrentino(4), Sifre(6), Tarraso(2), Angel, Nebot, Chelu Cid, Moya de Saz, Prendes(4), Ruiz(2), Nacho Moya(7), Stefanovic(1) and Muiña(4). Fraikin BM Granollers: Pérez de Vargas and Manel. Malasinkas(1), Raigal(1), Del Arco, Garcia, Reixach, Nenadic(4), Blanxart(7), Resina(4), Reznicek(7), Felez(4), Chispi(2) and Grundsten(4) Referees: Vera and Casado. Score every 5’: 2–2, 5–5, 8–7, 10–9, 13–12, 15–16. Half-time. 18–20, 20–22, 23–25, 24–26, 27–30, 30–34 Final. Internucleos Pavilion. 1,500 spectators.

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