Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto overwhelm ABANCA Ademar León

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto won 42–37 this afternoon against ABANCA Aemar León in a match in which Fertiberia imposed its style of play throughout the sixty minutes, causing uncertainty among the visitors and enabling Patxi Martí’s men to claim two valuable points.

The match began with both teams evenly matched, as the attacks prevailed over defences that could do nothing. Fertiberia took to the court determined to seize control and gained its first two-goal lead (9–7), despite being unable to stop Joao, who directed the visitors’ play. The red-and-whites grew increasingly comfortable in defence, leaving no spaces for Ademar, who watched Fertiberia move three goals ahead, prompting Dani Gordo to call a timeout to halt the match. The stoppage had the desired effect on the Marist players, who managed to reduce the deficit and level the match at 18, setting alarm bells ringing in the red-and-white camp. Fertiberia’s worst minutes came before half-time, coinciding with a numerical disadvantage and Llamazares’s saves. Finally, Fertiberia turned the situation around with two consecutive interventions from Bruixola, helping the team head to the dressing rooms level at 21–21.

The red-and-whites emerged from the dressing rooms at a blistering pace, scoring a 3–0 run thanks to intense defending that surprised Dani Gordo’s men, forcing him to call a timeout immediately after the start of the second half. The situation did not change in the visitors’ favour, as the Valencians did not miss in attack and secured their biggest lead (28–22). The red-and-white machinery began to work perfectly in both attack and defence, rolling over Ademar. The home side’s lead grew to ten goals, but they then suffered two suspensions, and Ademar took advantage to close the gap on the scoreboard (35–29). In the final minutes, Fertiberia had to give its all to secure the two points and break the record of only victories on visits to Abanca Ademar León’s Ovni.

Fertiberia’s next match will be on Friday 5 December, from 20:30, against BM Aragón.

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Sebastiá, Bruixola, Bernatonis (7), Malasinskas (10), Rubén Ruiz, Sladic (1), Moriñigo (4), Tarrasó (5), Álvarez (8), Berrios, Plaza (7), Toni Alegre, Nebot, Fernández, Dukic and Roque.

ABANCA Ademar León: Biosca, Kristensen (2), Mellado (1), Vejin (4), Rodrigo Pérez, Molina (3), Piñeiro (4), Vega (2), Llamazares, Joao (7), Carrillo (8), Diez, Aguirrezalabaga (3), de Almeida (3), García and Dimitrievski.

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto players Bernatonis, Malasinskas, Tarrasó, Fernández and Dukic were suspended, as was Aguirrezalabaga for ABANCA Ademar León.

Score at five-minute intervals:  3–4, 9–8, 13–10, 17–14, 18–18, 21–21 Half-time 24–21, 29–23, 34–24, 35–29, 38–33, 42–37 Full-time. Internúcleos Municipal Sports Centre “Ovni”. 1,300 spectators.

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