Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto let victory slip away against Frigoríficos Morrazo

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto lost 27–26 this afternoon against Frigoríficos Morrazo, in a match where Fertiberia had almost done enough in the first half with a substantial lead, but let it slip away after a poor start to the second half. A good start to the first half, with Bruixola making some excellent saves in goal, helped them take the first lead of the match at 4–5. Later, the home coach had to call a timeout after going two goals behind, having become somewhat bogged down in attack with weak shots that were easy for the red-and-white defence to stop. Frigoríficos Morrazo were unable to take advantage of their spells with an extra player on court, which Fertiberia managed very well. The home side were far from comfortable on court; both in defence and attack they looked sluggish and short of ideas. The Galicians’ reaction came at the end of the first half, when they reduced the deficit to three goals (11–14), after switching to a mixed defence against Malasinskas, which slowed the red-and-whites’ attack. Frigoríficos Morrazo came out of the dressing room with greater intensity and, in the opening minutes, put together a 3–0 run, thanks to Salazar’s first saves and the Galicians’ fast counter-attacks. As a result, Patxi Martí was forced to stop the match with a timeout after seeing his team’s four-goal half-time lead disappear. Fertiberia were unable to score until more than ten minutes into the second half, and Cangas had gone on an 8–0 run. From that point onwards, the home side’s energy began to fade and Fertiberia recovered to regain the lead at 20–22. In the final minutes, the Galicians put more pressure on the red-and-white attack, which became bogged down in the final metres, allowing the home side to turn the score around (27–26) and take both points. Fertiberia’s next fixture will be on Saturday the 13th from 18:30, in the seventeenth league match, at home against GlobalCaja Ciudad Encantada. Frigoríficos Morrazo: Salazar, Simes (2), Gallego, Pousada (1), Amarelle (1), David Soliño (2), Jesús Soliño (7), Casares, Eijo (1), Mijuskovic, Krook (1), Cerqueira, Rosales (4), Iglesias, Muratovic (3) and David García (5). Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Sebastiá, Bruixola, Bernatonis (7), Malasinskas (5), Sladic, Moriñigo (2), Tarrasó (3), Álvarez (5), Berrios (3), Plaza (1), Nebot, Fernández and Dukic. Referees: Alberto Hermoso del Amo and David Monjo Ortega (Madrid Regional Federation).   Excluded for Frigoríficos Morrazo: Simes, Amarelle, David Soliño, Eijo and Cerqueira; and for Fertibeira BM Puerto Sagunto: Bernatonis, Malasinskas, Tarrasó, Berrios and A. Fernández.     Score at five-minute intervals:  2–3, 4–6, 5–8, 6–12, 10–14, 12–16 Half-time 17–16, 20–17, 20–20, 22–23, 24–25, 27–26 Full-time. O Gatañal.

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