Fertiberia win fiercely against Caserío

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto secure an important 27–26 victory over ID Energy Balonmano Caserío in a match of two very different halves: they were far superior in the first and held their own in the second against oneof the teams tipped for promotion to the Asobal league.

The match began with a slightly cold Fertiberia side that came up against Giovangnola's saves, but the red-and-whites stepped up a gear and began winning the ball and running on the counter to turn the score around, reaching the first quarter of the match with the score at 8–5. Caserío's coach called a time-out to stem the bleeding, but Toni Malla's side doubled their opponents' score with goals from Arnau (5), David García (4), and Olba (7), among others. The Ciudad Real team only reduced the deficit before half-time, making it 16–10.

After the half-time break,the Caserío toughened up their defence, and together with the saves from the Ciudad Real team's goalkeeper, this saw them come close to levelling the score as they attacked on the counter. Although the match began to favour the Ciudad Real side, Toni Malla's players did not give up and showed grit and heart to ensure the points stayed in Puerto de Sagunto.Although the match began to favour the Ciudad Real side, Toni Malla's players did not give up and showed grit and heart to ensure the points stayed in Puerto de Sagunto.

Match details:

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Ximo Lora, Del Valle (1), Diego Olba (7), Dani Martínez, Alex Plaza (3), Joaquin Barceló (2), Arnau Fernández(5), Dusan Trifkovic (2), Gonzalo Pérez, David García(4), Mario Rodríguez, Matheus Novais (1), Antonio Capitán(1), Seke Gallart, Alberto Blasco, Sergio Torío(1).

IG Energy Caserío: Santiago Agustin, Ognjen, Pablo Manuel (2), Marcos Fis (4), Juan Manuel Lumbreras, Augusto Moreno (1), Jorge Romanillos, Cabrera (5), Palomeque (5), Santiago Alejo, Ángel Pérez de Inestrosa (2), Sergio Casares, Nicolás Barceló(3), José Luis Castilla, Oscar Ruiz, Jose Andres Pérez(4).

Score progression: 2–2, 4–5, 7–5, 10–5, 15–8, 16–10, 18–11, 18–15, 20–18, 22–21, 24–23, 27–26.

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