Fertiberia win the final in Zarautz by 10 goals

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Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto beat Zarautz 22-32 in a match in which they made a poor start but ended up being far superior to the home side. The red-and-whites still have a chance of continuing to fight for automatic promotion (with 18 points), and next Saturday brings another final at the Ovni against Burgos.

The match began with a severely depleted Fertiberia side and an initial 3-0 run. After the first five minutes, the red-and-whites, following a time-out by Malla, scored their first goal and began to close the gap, toughening up their defence. Ignasi’s saves and goals from Poveda and Sedano, among others, helped them draw level in the 23rd minute. From then on, the red-and-whites took the lead and maintained a two-goal advantage to go into half-time 12-14 ahead.

After the interval, the team coached by Toni Malla came out with a completely different attitude from the start of the match. Their good defensive work began to show, and, combined with goals from Nolasco, Del Valle and Sedano, it gave the red-and-whites a five-goal lead. However, before the 20th minute of the second half, the home side reduced the deficit to two. Malla called another time-out, and the red-and-whites extended their lead to 10 goals.

MATCH DETAILS:

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Ignasi Admella, Alfonso (2), Ortega (1), Del Valle (4), Aron Díaz Ledo (2), Cunha (3), Valter Soares (3), Daniel Martínez, Pablo Del Rincón, Nolasco (5), Manzano, Sedano (4), Luis Arnau, Poveda (6), David López Ortego, Matic (2).

BM Zarautz: Paulo Ostolaza, Garmienda (1), Balenciaga (6), Leunda (3), Garmienda, Lerchundi, Espadas, Berazadi, Beristain, Kalegain (2), Etxabe (2), Vallejo (3), Zukaika (1), Ibai (2), Pertusa (1), Leunda (1)

Scores: 3-0, 5-2, 6-4, 9-7, 11-11, 12-14, 13-17, 15-21, 19-23, 21-26, 21-30, 22-32

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