Fertiberia lose to Cuenca in the final ten minutes

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto lose 27–30 to BM Ciudad Encantada in the final 10 minutes of the match after an excellent first half. The red-and-whites led on the scoreboard for almost the entire game, but David Bruixola’s absence in the second half affected the final minutes. Nikola Milos’s boys started the match somewhat cold, but it did not take them long to turn around a scoreline favourable to the team from Cuenca, thanks to Bruixola’s saves, their good defensive work, play through the wings and, specifically, Josep Folques’s accuracy in attack. As a result, the red-and-whites went into half-time with the score at 13–11. The second half was marked by David Bruixola’s absence between the posts. As he demonstrated last season, he is in one of his best spells. The Valencian goalkeeper produced a recital of saves that kept the team ahead on the scoreboard. Despite this, Milos’s side held their own until the final 10 minutes of the match, thanks to their defence and goals from the wings—Alegre, Folques and Sifre—and Argentinean back Leo Querin. In addition, the Croatian coach once again gave minutes to Oscar García, a youngster from the red-and-white academy, who scored a goal. The next fixture will be on Saturday 2 September at the Ovni, where the finals of the Valencian Community Cup will be played. Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto will face another Liga Asobal opponent, Servigroup Benidorm. The enthusiasm for handball was clear at an Ovni attended by more than 900 spectators, and the international junior team coach, Isidoro Martínez, was also present. Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto: Bruixola, Chueca, Inestrosa (1), Sifre (4), Leo Querin (4), , Toni (4), Pocholo (1), Ángel Fernández (1), Nebot, Jaka (3), Sorrentino (3), Nejc (1), Rubén (1), Josep (5), Óscar (1). BM Ciudad Encantada: Casas, Galán (1), Canyigueral (3), Vainstein (1), Ariel (4), Hugo López (6), Thiago (4), Alex Taravilla, Nolasco, Xavier Castro (7), Perdvic, Leo Dutra. Intervals: 2–2, 3–4, 4–6, 6–8, 10–10, 13–11, 16–16, 19–18, 22–21, 23–23, 24–28, 27–30. Referees: Eduardo Bohigas and Miguel Soria Fabián. Nebot and Ángel Fernández were excluded for Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto. For BM Ciudad Encantada, Nolasco and Ariel were excluded. Match played at the Ovni in front of 900 spectators.

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