Fertiberia beat CD Agustinos in the first friendly played at the Ovni

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto beat CD Agustinos 29–23 in what was the first match of the season at the Ovni. The red-and-whites were the first to open the scoring, but the Alicante side were determined to fight and make things difficult for the home team, so much so that in the 6th minute they levelled the score by taking advantage of Milos’s side’s attacking errors. However, Fertiberia soon took control and began to build a lead, going into half-time with the score at 20–10. During the first half, Croatian coach Nikola Milos made several rotations, the team defended very well and stood out in attack thanks to Adrián Sifre’s goals. In the second half, Milos opted to field a starting seven similar to that of the first half and, despite Agustinos coming out strongly, they were unable to reduce the deficit significantly, reaching the 10th minute with the score at 22–14. The red-and-whites relaxed a little and Agustinos took advantage to continue closing the gap. The positive aspect of the second half was the young players to whom Milos gave playing time: Cubero, Oscar García and Marcos. The latter two not only played well but also scored 1 and 2 goals respectively. The red-and-white coach, Nikola Milos, said after the match that he was pleased with the first-half performance, which was characterised by fluent attacking play and decision-making. However, he believes that “in the second half we relaxed; apart from the changes, I think we thought it was an easy match, without realising that this is a test to measure ourselves for the future. These matches are difficult because the opposing team always fights hard, and if you relax they can always hurt you.” The next pre-season match will be on Tuesday 29 August against BM Ciudad Encantada at the Ovni. Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto: Bruixola, Chueca, Inestrosa (1), Sifre (8), Leo Querin (2), Ángel López, Toni (4), Pocholo (5), Ángel Fernández (1), Nebot, Jaka, Nejc (1), Rubén (1), Josep (2), Óscar (1), Marcos (2), Camacho (1). CD Agustinos: Augusto, José Muñoz, Francisco Padilla, Didac (2), Javier, Josema, Natan (8), Cristina, Borja, Francisco (3), Pablo Martínez (1), Jorge Jimeno (5), Mateo, Victor Recio (4). Score by periods: 3-2, 6-5, 11-7, 15-8, 17-9, 20-10, 21-11, 22-14, 24-17, 27-18, 27-21, 29-23. Referees: Tania Rodriguez and Gerardo Bohigas. Nejc, Jaka, Alegre and Sorrentino (2) were excluded for Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto. José Muñoz and Cristian Moll were excluded for CD Agustinos. Match played at the Ovni in front of 400 spectators.  

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