Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto secure their first two home points

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto beat Ángel Ximénez Puente Genil 30-27 in their third league match against a newly promoted side, who were unable to do anything to stop the red-and-white hurricane, allowing the hosts to take their first two points of the season. The match began with Fertiberia opening the scoring and determined to dominate from start to finish. In the first five minutes, the Andalusians came up against the strong, watertight red-and-white defence. Patxi Martí's side took advantage of the visitors' nerves and turnovers to establish a 3-0 run, thanks to greater fluency in attack under Apelgren's direction. From the 20th minute onwards, Fertiberia established their biggest lead (12-8) by taking advantage of their opponents' attacking stalemate. In the final minutes of the first half, the red-and-whites stepped up a gear and went into the dressing room with a comfortable 15-11 lead. The second half began very well for the red-and-whites. Bruixola made saves and two flashes of brilliance from Tarrasó helped the team move six goals ahead. Later, Patxi Martí was forced to call a timeout when Puente Genil reduced the deficit to three goals after two turnovers. The timeout had no effect, as the red-and-whites saw their lead cut to just one goal. At that point, a surge of support from the crowd, when Fertiberia needed it most, was crucial in helping them accelerate and pull clear on the scoreboard (24-20). In the final minutes, Fertiberia took advantage of a two-player advantage and gave their opponents no chance, securing a 30-27 victory for the Valencians. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Sebastiá, Bruixola, Samuel, Rubén Ruiz, Moriñigo (5), Tarrasó (4), Lluna, Apelgren (6), Grau (6), Plaza (2), Toni Alegre (1), Nebot (2), Fernández (1), Dukic (2) and Roque (1). Ángel Ximénez Puente Genil: Morón, Olea, Jorge Sánchez (1), Soto (2), Morales (2), Moya (3), Cuenca (3), Chirosa, Muñoz (4), De la Sierra (4), Baena, Fuentes (4), Porras and Demovic (4). Referees: José Luis Fernández Fernández and Antonio Martín Franco. For Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto, Grau (2), Plaza (2), Nebot (2) and Ángel Fernández were excluded; for Ángel Ximénez Puente Genil, Morales, Muñoz, De la Sierra (3) and Porras were excluded.   Score at five-minute intervals  2-1, 5-5, 8-5, 9-8, 13-9, 15-11 Half-time 17-12, 19-14, 21-18, 24-20, 28-24, 30-27 Full-time. Municipal inter-district sports centre “Ovni”. 1,200 spectators.

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