Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto fall again against the all-powerful F. C. Barcelona

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto lost 31-45 tonight against F.C. Barcelona in a match in which Fertiberia were outplayed by the flawless Catalan side and are eliminated from the Copa del Rey.

Fertiberia opened the scoring in the first attack with two consecutive goals from Sladic, to which the Blaugrana responded with fast counter-attacks. After the first ten minutes, the scoreboard showed 7-7, with the red-and-whites highly effective in attack, prompting F.C. Barcelona to change goalkeeper. Patxi Martí’s first half-time break came after wasting a two-goal lead, and he took the opportunity to rest the players who had started. It was at that moment that Xavi Pascual’s men stepped up a gear to secure the first four-goal lead (10-14), with the aim of avoiding any trouble. The red-and-whites could do nothing to stop the visitors’ scoring spree and went into the break six goals behind (16-22).

The second half continued in the same vein, with the Blaugrana solid in defence and quick in attack. Whenever Fertiberia tried to cause damage, they came up against the visitors’ wall and their attacks became ineffective. The Catalans, led by Entrerríos, supplied Lazarov with balls, and his powerful shooting disrupted Fertiberia’s plans as he became his team’s top scorer. Ultimately, Patxi Martí’s men could do nothing to produce a surprise against a magical F. C. Barcelona.

Fertiberia’s next fixture will be on Saturday the 8th, from 20:00, against Juanfersa Grupo Fegar.

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Sebastiá, Bruixola, Bernatonis (2), Malasinskas, Rubén Ruiz (3), Sladic (5), Moriñigo (7), Tarrasó, Álvarez (7), Berrios, Plaza (2), Toni Alegre (2), Nebot, Fernández (1), Dukic (1) and Roque (1).

F.C. Barcelona: Pérez de Vargas, Noddesbo (3), Víctor Tomás (4), Entrerrios (7), Sorhaindo (3), Sarmiento (4), Saric, Ariño (3), Gurbindo (4), Sigurdsson (6), Morros, Karabatic (2), Jallouz (2) and Lazarov (7).

Fertibeira BM Puerto Sagunto’s Fernández was excluded, as was F.C. Barcelona’s Jallouz.

Score at five-minute intervals:  4-4, 7-7, 9-9, 10-14, 13-19, 16-22 Half-time 19-25, 20-30, 22-34, 26-39, 28-43, 31-45 Full-time. Internúcleos Municipal Sports Centre “Ovni”. 1,500 spectators.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.