Fertiberia fall in the final 10 minutes against Ademar León

Fertiberia fall 27–29 to Ademar León in the final stages of the match, in a game that belonged to the red-and-whites in the first half and remained very even until the final 10 minutes, when the home side gained a two-goal lead that Vicent Nogués’ team could not overcome.

The match began with a fired-up Fertiberia, strong and quick in defence and highly effective in attack, with goals from Corzo, Chen and Lucas. The red-and-white side led by as many as four goals against the León team. The goalkeeping was once again up to standard, with Franzini between the posts, but after several saves by the visiting side’s goalkeeper, León responded and Nogués’ team began making attacking errors, meaning they went into the break with the scoreboard much closer at 15–14.

After the interval, the León team levelled the match in the fourth minute. Following the equaliser, the game remained very even, with the goals being exchanged. It was a fiercely contested match, with two strong defences, but from the 23rd minute Ademar León moved two goals ahead. Nogués called a timeout to try to overturn the deficit and earn points, but despite their efforts, it was not to be.

After the match, the red-and-white coach, Vicent Nogués, said: ‘I think we were very good defensively and I also think we were very fluid in attack; scoring 27 goals against Ademar is not easy at all. We were missing something in the final ten minutes and needed to be sharper in order to win the match. But against teams like these, who compete in every match, every week, and are much more match-ready than us, with greater squad depth, it is often very difficult. It may be that the team that won was the one that made better use of the small details. I think we did not make the most of our numerical advantages when they had players suspended.’

Before the match began, red-and-white player Gonzalo Carou received the Liga Sacyr ASOBAL award recognising him as the best defender of the 2019/20 season, when the Argentine was still playing for Ademar León, the team they faced this afternoon.

Match details

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto: Pau, Nacho Mirallave (3), Leo Querín, Alejandro Gil, Camacho (1), Carou, Dani Martínez, Corzo (7), Aizen (3), Alegre (2), Roney, Óscar García (1), Chen (6), Bruno Kozina (3), Alex Pozzer (1).

Ademar León: Rubén Machán (2), Erwin (1), Natan Suárez (1), Lucin (9), Perdro Martinez, Andrew Donlin (2), Milan, Dino, Jaime Fernández (2), Gonzalo Pérez (4), Khaliza, Antonio Martínez, Elias (8), Mateus, Oleg, Adrián Casqueiro.

Officials: Rafael Alberto García Mosquera and Alberto Rodríguez Rodríguez suspended Caroy and Pozzer for Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto, and Lucin, Pedro, Dolmin, Jaime Fernández and Elías for Ademar León.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.