Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto suffer their second defeat of pre-season

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto lost 32-34 to Fraikin BM Granollers in their third friendly match of pre-season, which began very evenly but ultimately went the visitors’ way. Granollers started the match in control with much more fluid play, which helped them open the scoring with a (0-2) run. Despite the visitors’ better start, Fertiberia immediately got into the match thanks to the speed of the counter-attacks built by Samuel and finished by Grau, who scored twice in the opening minutes. The following minutes were characterised by the poor defensive accuracy of the red-and-whites. The appearance of debutant Nacho Plaza helped them attack Granollers’ defence boldly, allowing Fertiberia to draw level (8-8). From the 20th minute onwards, the Catalan side found a way to score thanks to their long-range shooting, prompting Patxi Martí to call a timeout to give instructions to his players. The home coach brought Sebastiá on in goal, and he was inspired, making a couple of saves to keep the scoreline close. Granollers ultimately moved the ball better and were more ambitious in transition, meaning they went into half-time ahead (17-21). In the second half, Fraikin Granollers continued to dominate the match thanks to their quick attacking play. Later, Fertiberia reduced the deficit thanks to three good saves by Bruixola, which were followed by counter-attacking goals. From the 15th minute onwards, the visitors’ lead increased (24-29) thanks to Rodrigo Salinas’ impact in attack. The greater intensity of the Catalan players made it harder for Fertiberia to play as freely as they had in the first half. In the closing minutes, the home side brought on academy players to give them experience in this type of match, and the team eventually dropped their intensity slightly against a highly combative Granollers, who won 32-34. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Bruixola, Samuel, Sebastiá, Ruiz(1), Grau(4), Apelgren(6), Nebot, Plaza(4), Toni Alegre(3), A. Fernández, Dukic(5), Moriñigo(4), Tarrasó(3), Lluna, Tello, Del Rio, Roque(2), Calderón. Fraikin BM Granollers: Schulz, Pujol, Blanxart(1), Capdevila(1), Del Arco(3), Adrià Pérez(2), Campos(5), Reixach(1), Solé, Puig(5), Pol Sastre, Resina, Alvaro Ruiz(2), Grundsten(2), Marc Garcia(2), Forns, Salinas(6) and Marc Cañellas. For Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto, Ruiz, Ángel Fernández(2) and Plaza were excluded; for Fraikin BM Granollers, Campos, Alvaro Ruiz and Grundsten were excluded. Score after each five-minute period  4-4, 6-7, 9-11, 11-14, 16-15, 17-21 Half-time 19-24, 21-27, 24-29, 25-29, 28-32, 32-34 Full-time

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