Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto win the Copa de la Comunitat Valenciana again

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto beat BM Servigroup Benidorm 23–18 to win the Comunitat Valenciana Cup in a match they dominated from start to finish. Fertiberia took to the court with a clear plan and moved the ball quickly from the outset to avoid being caught out by Benidorm. Four minutes in, Kiko suffered an injury to his left knee, leaving his team with just one goalkeeper available. Grau’s goals and an outstanding performance by Bruixola helped Fertiberia dominate the match (4–2). In the 15th minute, Fertiberia maintained the pace and produced a 3–0 run to extend their lead, prompting Fernando Latorre to call a time-out to give his players instructions. In the final minutes of the first half, the red-and-whites increased the tempo and took advantage of the opponent’s defensive errors to breach the goal defended by Rey Enrique, going into the dressing room with a commanding five-goal lead (11–06). In the second half, the visitors stepped up the pace after returning from the dressing room and reduced the deficit to just two goals (17–15). Despite enduring the most difficult spell of the match, the red-and-whites held firm thanks to goals from Rubén Ruiz and Grau. From the 25th minute onwards, Fertiberia produced a 3–0 run, but Benidorm quickly changed their defensive system, which caused Patxi Martí’s players problems. He therefore called a time-out to reorganise his players on court. In the closing minutes, Moriñigo stood out by finishing quick counter-attacks with goals, while Apelgren moved the ball intelligently. Fertiberia eventually won 23–18 in the final of the Comunitat Valenciana Cup. In addition to the men’s final, the women’s final was also played before this match. Agustinos Mar Alicante won it 23–19 against Canyaveral Valencia in a very even contest, although the Alicante side’s superiority in the second half ultimately proved decisive. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Sebastiá, Bruixola, Samuel, Rubén Ruiz (3), Moriñigo (7), Tarrasó, Lluna, Apelgren (4), Grau (4), Plaza (3), Toni Alegre (1), Nebot, Fernández, Dukic (1), Calderón, Roque, Tello and Del Rio. BM Servigroup Benidorm: Rey Enrique, Cabezuelos, Santamaria, Hernández (1), Vicente Grau, Hugo, Mirallave (1), Villar (2), Sánchez (4), Padilla, Martínez (1), Jimenez (3), Borras (2), Llopis, Llorens and Cutanda. Officials: Sergio Martínez and Daniel Costa. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto players Tarrasó, Plaza (2) and Nebot, and BM Servigroup Benidorm players Sánchez (2) and Borras (2), were suspended. Score at five-minute intervals  2–1, 4–2, 7–2, 8–5, 9–5, 11–6 Half-time 14–9, 14–10, 15–12, 17–15, 20–17, 23–18 Full-time. Municipal inter-district sports centre “Ovni”. 1,000 spectators.

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