Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto come within touching distance of victory

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto drew 30–30 this afternoon against Cuatro Rayas Valladolid, who managed to withstand the Ovni's pressure and take a point away from home. The first half began with Fertiberia striking first past Lamariano in goal. The red-and-white defence was working very well and was not giving the Valladolid attack many opportunities. The red-and-whites moved two goals ahead (4–2) thanks to their great intensity in both defence and attack. After ten minutes of the first half, Cuatro Rayas Valladolid reduced the deficit and got into the match after Corzo found the home net with great ease. From the 15th minute onwards, Bruixola emerged as the protagonist of the match and Fertiberia maintained their initial two-goal lead. Later, Patxi Martí had to call a time-out after seeing his side lose their advantage. Subsequently, misfortune struck Lamariano, who had to leave the match injured, making way for César Pérez, who was highly effective in the final minutes, stopping the red-and-white chances and turning the score around. In the end, the visitors went into the dressing rooms with a one-goal advantage and signs of recovery (14–15). The start of the second half was a dream for the red-and-whites, as they put together a 4–0 run thanks to two goals from Moriñigo, one from Plaza and another from Grau. The 5–1 defence, with Toni Alegre marking Corzo, surprised Nacho González's team. Later, Cuatro Rayas Valladolid increased the pace of their play to unsettle the tough Valencian defence. The red-and-whites had to work extremely hard to hold on to the two-goal lead shown on the scoreboard. It was not until the 48th minute that Patxi Martí called a time-out to halt Valladolid's play, after they had reduced the deficit through Corzo's goals, taking advantage of their numerical superiority on court. Shortly afterwards, the Valencian team suffered a double suspension, which benefited Valladolid as they levelled the match at 27 goals apiece. Finally, Fertiberia came within touching distance of victory when Apelgren converted a penalty, but six seconds from the end Cuatro Rayas Valladolid also scored from a penalty and took a point from the red-and-white court. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Bruixola, Samuel, Marc Andreu, Rubén Ruiz(3), Moriñigo(6), Tarrasó(2), Lluna(1), Apelgren(5), Grau(8), Plaza(3), Toni Alegre(1), Nebot, Fernández(1), and Roque. Cuatro Rayas Valladolid: Yeray Lamariano, Porras (2), Peciña (4), Lacasa, Fernández, Juárez (3), Fernando Hernández (5), Corzo (7), César Pérez, Megias (6), Alberto Camino, Ávila (2), Roberto Pérez and Milos (1). Officials: Gregorio Muro San José and Alfonso Rodríguez Murcia. (Madrid and Valencian Community regional federations).   For Fertibeira BM Puerto Sagunto, Tarrasó, Grau, Plaza, Ángel Fernández and Nebot were suspended; for Cuatro Rayas Valladolid, Peciña, Fernando and Bozovic (2) were suspended.   Score at five-minute intervals:  1–0, 4–2, 7–6, 9–9, 12–11, 14–15 Half-time 18–15, 20–19, 24–22, 26–24, 27–26, 30–30 Full-time. ‘Ovni’ Municipal Sports Centre, 1,600 spectators.

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