<strong>Fertiberia beat Nava and remain at the top of the table</strong>

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto beat Balonmano Nava 25–24 and retained top spot, extending their lead over Nava, the second-placed side. It was a very even match and both teams fought until the end to claim two very important points in the race for promotion to the top tier of Spanish handball, the Liga Asobal.

The match began with Nava making their intentions clear by taking the lead. Both teams defended well and the scoreboard remained level until after the first 15 minutes, when, thanks to a superb Dani Martínez in goal and a better attacking performance from the red-and-whites, led by Adrián Nolasco (10) , Toni Malla’s side moved two goals ahead. With all that, they went into the dressing rooms 13–11 ahead.

After the interval, Fertiberia maintained their lead, but Nava did not give up and capitalised on the red-and-whites’ errors in attack to score quickly on the counter-attack. Nava Nava did not give up and restored parity in the closing stages. From that moment on, anything could have happened at the Ovni, but Toni Malla’s side, backed by their supporters, showed their mettle and would not allow the points to leave Puerto Sagunto.

Match details:

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Ignasi Admella, Porras(1), Alex Ortega(1), Nil Montserrat, Álvaro Del Valle (4), Aron Díaz(4), Pau Ferre (3), Daniel Martínez, Adrián Nolasco (10), Arnau Fernández, Manzano, Sedano (1), Albizu, Poveda, David López(1), Olivares.

BM Nava: Andrés Gabriel (1), Bernabeu (11), Vila (1), Daniel Pérez, Dario Ajo (1), Nicolas López, Villagran, Gonzalo Carro (1), Jakub (2), Roberto Pérez, Alex Lodos (3), Oscar Marugan (1), Nil, Dzimitry, Tomas (3), Sergio Casares.

Scores by stage: 1–3, 5–7, 7–7, 9–8, 10–9, 13–11, 16–15, 18–15, 19–16, 20–17, 22–20, 25–24

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