<strong>Fertiberia begin the year with a friendly win against Benidorm</strong>

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto beat Balonmano Benidorm 30-29 in their first friendly of the year. The red-and-white coach rotated the entire squad and defeated an Asobal side. Next Saturday, the red-and-white team will travel to Huesca to face Bada Huesca in the final preparation match of this winter period.

It should be noted that before the match began, tribute was paid to the academy players who played in the CESA de la Costa Blanca during the Christmas holidays.

The match began very evenly with both teams effective in attack and solid in defence, ensuring that the scores remained level. After the first 13 minutes of the match, the Asobal team moved two goals ahead. However, thanks to their good defensive work and by taking advantage of Benidorm's mistakes in front of goal, the red-and-white side turned the score around after the 20-minute mark although Latorre's team eventually levelled the match before half-time (14-14).

After the break, the match followed the same pattern, with the scores remaining level. Toni Malla continued with his plan to test what they had worked on in recent weeks and rotated the entire team, giving minutes to the younger players, who kept the scores level and managed to move one goal ahead thanks to good defensive work and a superb collective attacking performance.

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