Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto return to ASOBAL

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto return to ASOBAL after beating Torrelavega 34-27 in the play-off final held this weekend at the Ovni. The Avengers brought all their weapons into play and put in a magnificent performance, backed by a superb crowd that can only belong in the top tier of Spanish handball. Fertiberia handball Puerto Sagunto are back in Asobal after a season in which they started somewhat cold but managed to become a cohesive team flying straight towards the gold of Spanish handball.

Both teams took to the Ovni’s blue court determined to return to the top tier. In the opening minutes, the scoreboard at the Ovni went wild with the exchange of goals, but after the first 10 minutes, Fertiberia began to play like an ASOBAL team. In goal there was no ordinary human being, but a god: Don David Bruixola, who completely stopped the oranges’ attack and inspired the players to become unbreakable in defence. In attack, we also saw Jaka taking on the most difficult balls until putting them into the opponents’ net, as well as a true Asobal pivot, Iván Montoya, who fought for even the most impossible ball, scoring goals worthy of the Spanish international he will become. The referees did not help the red-and-white team, even less so when they showed Querin a straight red card for a defensive action. Despite being without one of the key pillars of the red-and-white defence, Dorado, Folques, Jaka and company formed an impenetrable barrier that saw them go into half-time leading 17-11.

After the interval, Torrelavega tried to counter-attack and cut the deficit, but the lead of more than 10 goals that the hosts had built on the scoreboard was difficult to overcome. The Puerto side reached the end of the match with a comfortable victory. The whole team contributed to the win and the Ovni crowd went wild with its support, celebrating and turning the OVNI into a real fortress, just as it had been during its Asobal days. The entire club pulled together and Fertiberia Handball Puerto Sagunto returned to ASOBAL one season after losing their place in the division.

MATCH DETAILS

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: David Bruixola, Juan Carlos Chueca; Iván Montoya (8), Diógenes Cruz (6), Ignacio Mirallave (3), José Manuel Garci Moriñigo (2), Leonardo Querin (1), Jaka Spiljak (6), Marcos Dorado (1), Guillermo Corzo (5), Oscar Garcia, Iñigo Celorrio, Ángel López, Josep Folques and Oscar José Bergantiño Camacho (1), Óscar Garcia (1), Toni Alegre (1).

Period scores

2 – 1, 6 – 5, 10 – 7, 12 – 8, 14 – 8, 17 – 11, half-time 21 – 14, 23 – 17, 27 – 18, 28 – 22, 31 – 26, 34 – 27 final

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