Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto fade in the second half

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto lost 22-33 this afternoon to GlobalCaja Ciudad Encantada in a match that was even at first, but in which the Valencians collapsed in the second half and could do nothing to finish the winter pre-season with a victory. The first ten minutes of the match were very even (3-3), thanks to a fierce defence, and Nacho Plaza was therefore the first player to be sent off. Despite this, the Cuenca side failed to take advantage of their numerical superiority, and the red-and-whites maintained the deadlock on the scoreboard, relying on a compact defence and Bruixola's assured goalkeeping and saves. A few minutes later, the goalposts became the protagonists after several chances for both teams struck the woodwork. It was not until the 20th minute that the red-and-whites moved ahead (6-5), but this narrow advantage ultimately did not allow them to go into the dressing room in front, in a first half with few goals as the defences prevailed over the attacks (11-12). The start of the second half was not as expected. The visitors extended their lead with a 1-3 run, so Patxi Martí quickly stopped the match with a time-out. A few minutes later, the red-and-white attack failed to click, and Patxi Martí again had to call a time-out when he saw the Cuenca side move five goals ahead (13-18). Fertiberia could do no more to stop the visitors' attack, which caused the entire team to short-circuit in the second half. The home attacks were neutralised by goalkeeper Oliva, who emerged as the visitors' best player after the break, while Renaud's shots kept them under constant pressure. Ultimately, the lack of intensity and the friendly nature of the match saw the Valencians lose 22-33. Fertiberia's next fixture will be the first match of the second half of the league season, against Reale Ademar León on 2 February. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Sebastiá, Bruixola, Samuel, Rubén Ruiz (2), Moriñigo (5), Tarrasó (1), Lluna (1), Berrios, Apelgren (2), Plaza (3), Toni Alegre (3), Nebot (1), Fernández, Dukic (3), Roque (1) and Samuel del Río. GlobalCaja C. Encantada: Moya del Saz (3), Lipovina (6), Pérez-Ortiz (1), Mendoza (1), De Hita, Sifré (3), Gonzalo (2), Oliva, Renaud (10), Dzokic, Sergio López (5), Frade and Milosevic (2). Referees: Vicente Peris and Héctor Fraile (Valencian Community Regional Federation).   For Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto, Tarrasó Plaza (2) were excluded; for GlobalCaja Ciudad Encantada, Mendoza, Frade and Dzokic were excluded.   Score at five-minute intervals:  1-3, 3-3, 6-4, 6-5, 9-8, 11-12 Half-time 12-15, 13-20, 15-21, 18-24, 19-29, 22-33 Full-time. Municipal Sports Centre “Ovni”, 600 spectators.

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