Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto Ends the Year with a Defeat at the Ovni

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto lost 25-33 this afternoon against Helvetia Anaitasuna in a match in which the red-and-whites looked cold in their play, a circumstance the Navarrese side took advantage of to claim both points and open up a gap over the Valencians.

The opening minutes were evenly matched. Fertiberia opened the scoring with two goals from Bernatonis, while at the other end Nadoveza easily found a gap to level the score. Bernatonis featured in the next move when he received the first suspension, and the Navarrese side took advantage of their numerical superiority to turn the score around (3-5). From that moment on, both teams increased the intensity on court, with numerous warnings and stoppages in play. Helvetia Anaitasuna managed this better and maintained a three-goal lead. Midway through the first half, Patxi Martí was forced to call a timeout when Fertiberia ran out of ideas in attack and could not find a way to stop the visitors’ long-range shooting. The red-and-white defence showed no signs of recovering, while the Navarrese side were in no hurry to play as their lead was substantial. Capón also put in a good performance to help his team go into the break ahead (11-16).

Fertiberia came out of the dressing room revitalised after an electric opening spell from Malasinskas, who scored three goals thanks to balls recovered in defence. Despite signs of a recovery, the Navarrese side woke up in time to maintain their seven-goal lead. The alarm bells were ringing for Fertiberia, and Patxi Martí had to call a timeout to introduce fresh players and try to change the situation with an advanced defence, which made things somewhat more difficult for the visitors. In the final minutes, Fertiberia tried everything to make the scoreline more respectable, but the visitors had looked the better side throughout the match and took the victory.

Fertiberia’s next fixture will be next Saturday the 13th, from 18:30, against Ángel Ximénez Puente Genil, in the final match of the league’s first half.

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Sebastiá, Bruixola, Bernatonis (4), Malasinskas (5), Rubén Ruiz (1), Sladic (3), Moriñigo, Tarrasó (2), Álvarez (4), Berrios, Toni Alegre (1), Nebot, A. Fernández (5), Dukic and Roque.

Helvetia Anaitasuna: Capón, Gastón (1), Martínez, Garza, Reig (3), Etxeberría, Meoki (4), Montávez, Nadoveza (4), Lorger, Chocarro (3), Goñi (2), Da Silva (5), Castro (5) and Costoya (6).

Referees: Jesús Escudero Santiuste and Jorge Escudero Santiuste (Cantabrian Referees’ Association).

Bernatonis and Nebot were suspended for Fertibeira BM Puerto Sagunto, while Reig, Chocarro (2) and Costoya were suspended for Helvetia Anaitasuna.

Score at five-minute intervals:  3-2, 3-4, 6-8, 7-12, 9-16, 11-16 Half-time 14-18, 16-20, 17-24, 20-26, 22-29, 25-33 Full-time. Municipal Internúcleos Sports Centre “Ovni”. 1,500 spectators.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.