Fertiberia prove their worth by beating Sant Martí

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto beat Sant Martí Adrianenc 22–27 in a match in which the red-and-whites dominated the Catalan side from start to finish, allowing Nogués to give the younger players minutes in the final stages of the match. Both teams came out on to the court in Ascó as if the match were a league fixture. The opening minutes were an exchange of goals between the two sides. Sant Martí were the first to take the lead after three consecutive errors by the red-and-whites. However, the Catalans’ joy did not last long—Bruixola soon put a stop to it. The red-and-white goalkeeper began making saves, while Óscar García impressed on the counter-attack. The goals from Leo, Jaka, Montoya and Dorado were also crucial. The teams went into the break with the score at 9–13. After the break, the red-and-whites came out to finish the job, producing an opening 1–4 run that increased their lead. David continued to be superb between the posts, while goals from Jaka, Querín and Dorado put Sant Martí out of contention. In the final minutes, the red-and-white coach gave the younger players some playing time, and they showed quality while preserving the favourable scoreline. At the end of the match, the red-and-white coach, Vicent Nogués, stated: “We are leaving with very good feelings. It was a match we had marked as very important because we were playing against a quality team from our league that has great continuity in its play. Defensively, I think we were very good, and the goalkeeping was excellent. It is a shame that we made some shooting errors and failed to control a few rebounds, because otherwise the result would have been even more emphatic.”   Sant Martí Adrianenç: Juan Antonio Guzman, Anotnio López, Pol Camatx (3), Victor Torres (4), Jon Eguino (1), Francesc Laliga (3), Alejandro Rodriguez (1), Pau Martínez (1), Gerard Esparza, Pol Rodriguez (2), Javier cOBA (3), Gonzalo Romero (2), Ferran Cisneros (2) Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Montoya (4), Dija (1), Nacho Mirallave (1), Pocholo (1), Leo Querin (5), Jaka (5), Marcos Dorado (4), Bruixola, Chueca, Óscar García (4), Ángel López, Javier Manzano, Camacho (1), Celorrio. Officials: Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto players Querín, Jaka and Dorado were excluded, as was Laliga for Sant Martí. Match played at the Ascó Sports Pavilion

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