Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto’s youth team cannot cause an upset and lose to unstoppable F.C. Barcelona

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto’s youth team lost 16-28 this morning against F.C. Barcelona in a match in which the red-and-whites could do little against a great Blaugrana side that proved to be the best team in the group.

The first half did not begin particularly well for the red-and-whites, who quickly saw the Blaugrana open up a lead (1-4) after failing to take their chances in attack, prompting David Núñez to call the first timeout. F.C. Barcelona continued to dominate thanks to Dani Dujshebaev’s goals, as he found gaps in the red-and-white defence. Midway through the first half, the scoreboard showed 2-7 after Fertiberia failed to find their rhythm on court and could not break through the Catalan defence. Although the red-and-whites battled against the deficit, they managed within a few minutes to reduce the visitors’ lead to just three goals (5-8), prompting Lorenzo Rueda to call a timeout. Fertiberia’s timid reaction had the opposite effect, as F.C. Barcelona worked hard in defence to neutralise the home attack and went into the dressing room with a substantial lead (6-17).

The second half did not begin particularly well for Fertiberia, who remained stuck in attack and lacked the strength to stop the Blaugrana onslaught. David Núñez’s men, backed by the entire crowd, took risks in their play to try to make the scoreline more respectable, as F.C. Barcelona gave the red-and-whites no opportunities. In the final ten minutes, the red-and-whites concentrated on enjoying the match and the experience of competing for top spot against the unstoppable Catalan side, who were clearly superior from start to finish.

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Alejandro Alfonso (1), Luis Arnau, Hermes Aznar, Jorge Ballester (2), Víctor Berenguel, Sergio Berrocal, Pablo del Rincón (6), Adrià Galán (1), Pablo Granero, Alvaro Huguet, Ángel López (5), José Mª Piro, Adrián Porras, Vicente Sánchez (1), Gabi Sánchez and Ángel Perez.

F.C. Barcelona: Gerard Esparza, Joan Costa (1), Josep Folqués (3), Marc Abadía (6), Edgar Sans (1), Miguel González, Dani Dujshebaev (6), Sergi Cazalla (1), Rubén Cabello, Xavi Castro (2), Jordi Altés (2), Marc López (2), Aleix Gómez, Oriol Prat, Matías Galán (2) and Carles Asensio (2).

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto players excluded were Hermes Aznar (D), Pablo del Rincón (2) and Gabi Sánchez; for F.C. Barcelona, Josep Folqués (2), Marc Abadía, Rubén Cabello and Oriol Prat were excluded.

Score at five-minute intervals: 1-2, 1-4, 2-7, 5-9, 5-13, 6-17 Half-time 8-19, 8-21, 9-22, 13-24, 16-25, 16-28 Full-time. Ovni Municipal Internúcleos Pavilion. 1,000 spectators.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.