Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto unable to overcome a solid Blendio Sinfín

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto lost 29-25 away to Blendio Sinfín at the La Albericia Outdoor Pavilion on matchday 25 of the Men’s Silver Division of Honour.

The match began with an early two-minute suspension for Guilherme Leonel. Saves from both Víctor Doval and Dani Martínez kept the score low in the opening stages. The first away goal did not come until the seventh minute, from the seven-metre line, while the first goal from open play arrived only in the 10th minute.

Santander’s goals came mainly from the pivot area through Herrero Lon and the wingers’ movements: Marcos Aguilella had scored four goals in the opening 15 minutes. The home side’s leads forced Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto coach Toni Malla to call his second timeout in the 20th minute. Álex Plaza’s introduction helped the visitors reduce the deficit slightly, and they went into half-time 15-10 down.

The second half began with a change in goal for Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto, Mario Rodríguez replacing Dani Martínez. Despite this, Víctor Doval continued to make saves as he had in the first half, with the home side’s biggest lead coming in the 32nd minute at 18-11. Antonio Capitán’s second suspension and a direct red card for Diego Olba following a dangerous action on the wing left Toni Malla without timeouts in the 45th minute.

The wingers continued to be decisive for the Santander side. The gap remained between four and five goals in the closing minutes. In the final move of the match, Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto attacked in an attempt to level the head-to-head goal difference against Blendio Sinfín, with a satisfactory final score of 29-25, the same as in the first-round match.

With this defeat, Blendio Sinfín overtake Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto in the table, leaving the latter to finish the matchday in fifth place, still in the play-off positions. Next Saturday, they will play at home again, hosting Balonmano Alcobendas at the Port de Sagunt Pavilion from 18:30.

MATCH DETAILS:

Blendio Sinfín (29): Víctor Doval (-), Gustavo Alonso (4), Javier Valverde (1), Marcos Domínguez (1), Aaron Pardo ( 2), Marcos Aguilella (7), Stjepan Jozinivic (2), Luis Pla (6), Ángel Basualdo (-), Cristobal Oyarzún (-), José Manuel Herrero Lon (2), Luis Gustavo García (1), Matías Payá (2), Marc López (1), Cesar Augusto Almeida (-).

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto (25):  Guilherme Leonel (3), Del Valle (-), Olba (-), Nico Rey (-), Daniel Martínez (-), Álex Plaza (8), Barceló (2), Arnau Fernández (5), Dusan Trifkovic (1), Gonzalo (-), David García (4), Mario (-), Capitán (1), Seke (-) Alberto Blasco (-), Torío (1).

Referees: Abel Juncal López and Ángel Mateos Alonso.

Suspensions: Guilherme Leonel, Álvaro del Valle, Ángel Basualdo (twice), Antonio Capitán (twice), Marc López and Gonzalo Pérez, each for two minutes, and Diego Olba by direct red card.

Score progression: 1-0, 4-2, 7-4, 9-5, 13-8, 15-10 (half-time); 18-12, 21-16, 23-17, 25-19, 26-22 and 29-25 (full-time).

Attendance: Matchday 25 of the Men’s Silver Division of Honour, played at the La Albericia Outdoor Pavilion.

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