Fertiberia will seek a second consecutive victory against Trops Málaga

The match will take place on Saturday at 6 pm at the Pabellón Colegios Los Olivos

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto face their second league fixture away to Balonmano Trops Malaga. The match will take place at the Pabellón Colegio Los Olivos from 6 pm. The coach is aware that they face a very difficult team, but believes that if they play good handball, they can bring the points back to Puerto de Sagunto.

Red-and-white coach Toni Malla, ‘A new week of work after the season’s first victory. We have all engaged in a little self-criticism, me personally as a coach and the team as a whole. I think we sent a message we should not have sent, namely that winning was all that mattered, when we had to play well first and then win. It is true that we did not do things well, but in the end we got the result, and that is what counts.’

Regarding the opponents and how they are preparing for the match, the red-and-white coach says: ‘This week we travel to Málaga to compete against a great opponent who have strengthened very well, with an excellent, highly experienced coach. They are a well-drilled side, with many experienced players complemented by young players in the second line. They also have Jorge Oliva in goal, formerly of Puente Genil. It will be a very difficult match because they have many tactical resources. It will be a real contest that will cost us a lot, but we approach it hoping to do a good job. In the end, the result is circumstantial: you may get better or worse refereeing or a thousand other things, but ultimately you have to play well. Without playing good handball, it is very difficult to win a match. The other day we were fortunate to do so, but we have to enjoy ourselves on the court and keep building, which is our objective. Then we will have a chance of beating a great team like Málaga.’

‘Today the Copa del Rey draw took place and once again we will face EON Horneo Alicante. Everything has its good and bad sides. It is a nearby trip—we could have drawn Pontevedra—but they are an opponent we know and who know us far too well. When you play a team like that, things do not turn out as well as you would like. First, we are focused on this week’s match. We have to take it one match at a time,’ concludes Malla regarding the Copa del Rey.

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