Fertiberia secure promotion to the Asobal league after beating Villa de Aranda

The mathematics do not lie and Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto are returning to the Asobal league after being relegated in May 2021. The stars had to align, and they did so in Málaga and at the Ovni. Novás lost to the Andalusian side and the red-and-whites won 31-22 against Villa de Aranda, in a match they approached as a final from the first minute. A boiling Ovni propelled the team in ‘the spaceship’ thatt akes them straightt o the highest level of Spanish handball.

The match began with Fertiberia coming out with strength and determination to win on the Ovni's blue court; they broke the game open in the 15th minute, being resolute in defence and highly effective in attack, with Del Valle and Porras Poveda and, from the wings, Nil and Manzano standing out. Daniel Martinez once again brought down the goalkeeping shutter, preventing the opponents from reducing the deficit, and they reached the 20th minute of the first half with a four-goal lead (10-6). Aranda took advantage of some imprecision in attack to reduce the deficit before half-time (16-13).

After half-time, Toni Malla's side broke the game open again and led by 7 goals after the first 10 minutes of the second half. With an outstanding Dani Martinez continuing to save everything and a superb team performance in both attack and defence. The Ovni became a party, with all the supporters chanting ‘Puerto belong in Asobal’.

Match details:

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Ignasi Admella, Porras(5), Alex Ortega(2), Nil Montserrat (2), Álvaro Del Valle (4), Aron Díaz, Pau Ferre (2), Daniel Martínez(2) Adrián Nolasco (1), Arnau Fernández(1), Manzano (1), Sedano(2), Albizu(2) , Poveda (5), David López (1), Olivares(1).

Score by periods: 1-1, 4-3, 9-3, 10-6, 15-10, 16-13, 18-14, 23-16, 25-16, 25-19, 29-21, 31-32

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