Fertiberia beaten in Cangas by direct rivals

Fertiberia were beaten 27–25 in Cangas by Frigoríficos Morrazo, direct rivals in the fight to avoid relegation but on an upward trajectory since the start of the second half of the season. The match remained very even until the final minutes, when a 3–1 run tipped the match in favour of the home side. It is time to turn the page and put all their energy into the Comunitat derby, the match corresponding to matchday 21, which will be played on Sunday at 12 noon and can be followed live on Apunt Media, La Liga Sports TV and the league’s new Sacyr ASOBAL website.

The first half began evenly. This was a relegation battle and it could be felt in the atmosphere at the Pablo Herbello Novas Pavilion. The home side, who made fewer mistakes, were the first to move ahead on the scoreboard, building a two-goal lead. Defensive work and goals from Gil, Aizen and Mirallave, among others, saw them go into the break with the score at 11–10.

After the interval, the hosts scored first, but in the third minute the red-and-whites turned the score around. The match continued with narrow margins on the scoreboard, and both teams, in need of the two points, entered the final phase with the score at 24–24. Once again, the closing stages did not go Vicent Nogués’s way, and Cangas managed the pressure and nerves better, producing a 3–1 run that secured victory.

The red-and-white coach, Vicent Nogués, said after the match: ‘We played a good match; the boys fought and did not drop their heads at any point. It is true that when we were playing better, we went through a spell of shooting errors that killed us. We could have defended better, but we were not bad. The problem is that our goalkeeping was poor, while theirs saved what they needed to save—key shots.’

‘The team did not play badly; we played well in defence and attack, and especially in the second half we played good handball. We need to be patient. There is the whole second half of the season ahead, we can win at many grounds and the team is ready to beat Benidorm on Sunday. We need to break the deadlock and for the good momentum to arrive as soon as possible, so that anxiety over the lack of points does not catch up with us. The team is hurt, but we are not dead. We are continuing to pull this cart and I hope the results that will take us up the table come soon.’, Nogués concluded.

Match details:

Frigoríficos Morrazo Cangas: Javier Diaz, Moisés Simes, Brais González, Miguel Lucas (1), Daniel Fernández (6), Rubén David (1), Juan Carlos Quintas, David Iglesias (6), Rubén Falcó (4), Daniel Cerqueira (2), Carlos Vilanova (1), Adrián, Alberto Martín, Gerard Forns, Santiago López (4)

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Pau, Miralles, Mirallave (4), Querin (2), Alex Gil (4), Camacho (2), Carou, Dani Martínez, Corzo (1), Aizen (4), Cruz (3), Roney, Chen Pomeranz (2), Bruno Kozina (1), Pozzer (2).

Referees: Enric Escoda Pérez and Roland Sánchez Bordetas. Frigoríficos Morrazo players Juan Carlos Quintas and Daniel Cerqueira were excluded. For Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto, Leo and Corzo were excluded.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.