Fertiberia win the final against Cangas by the narrowest of margins

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto secured a hugely important 28–27 victory over Frigoríficos Morrazo BM Cangas. Two direct rivals, whose main objective is to avoid relegation, faced each other. The red-and-whites had several opportunities to break the game open, but it was a fiercely contested match in which a draw remained possible until the 60th minute.

The match began evenly. The opening minutes saw an exchange of goals, until Fertiberia began to build a lead on the scoreboard. Just as it seemed the home side was starting to break away, the Galicians capitalised on the errors and rushed play that Nogués’s team began to show from the 20th minute, when they managed to level the match. The half-time score was 15–14.

After the interval, the teams remained evenly matched and Cangas managed to take the lead on several occasions. Before the 20th minute, the red-and-whites established a three-goal lead, thanks to their defensive solidity and goals from Pozzer, Mirallave and Toni. However, after a Cangas time-out, the Galicians pulled back to within one goal. With five minutes remaining, the match was level. Toni restored the lead and Bruixola made a save. Celorrio extended the lead to two goals, but the match could still have ended in a draw until the final minutes.

Match details:

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Jaka (4), Mirallave (3), Querin (1), Dorado (1), Bruixola (1), Camacho, Celorrio (2), Toni (6), Dija (3), Óscar García, Ángel López, Alex Pozzer (4)

Frigoríficos Morrazo: Pérez, Vijovic (3), Simes (1), David Soliño (2), Carlos Quintas, Doder, Iglesias (2), Ribeiro (4), Cerqueira (1), Vilanova (2), Menduiña (4), Muratovic (4), Gallego, Mitic (3), Kuran (1), Castro.

Scores: 2–2, 5–2, 7–5, 9–6, 10–9, 14–14, 16–16, 19–19, 21–21, 24–22, 26–25, 28–27

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