Fertiberia play a final against Cangas at the Ovni on Saturday

Another Sacyr ASOBAL League match at the Ovni: on Saturday 22 February at 6.30 pm, the red-and-whites face Frigoríficos Morrazo BM Cangas. A direct rival in the fight to stay up, currently in the relegation places, who come to the Ovni hoping to make good use of the controversial two points they earned against Guadalajara last matchday. It will be a very special match for the red-and-whites, who lost their place in the division to the Galicians two seasons ago. For the match, the Fertiberia coach will have his full squad available, apart from Tello and Nacho, who remain doubts because of injury niggles.

‘We are approaching the match as if it were a final. We must try to win all our league matches at home; that would secure our survival in Asobal, and we are very focused on the need to win this match. In Cangas we played a very even match and managed to earn a point, which was very important for us away from home‘, Noguès said.

Regarding the opponents, who have not earned a single point away from home so far this season, Noguès says ‘They are a very hard-working team that defend very fiercely and intensely, with a very good goalkeeper, and who rely heavily in attack on two-against-two situations and combination play between them, trying to play very quickly. But if we defend here at home as we have been doing, the team is in place and we have to win the match. We are favourites to win. Things have gone very well for us here at home’.

“I hope the Ovni is full and dressed up for the occasion. It is a match that brings back memories, and very recent ones. We all have in mind the year we were relegated there in Cangas, which was one of Puerto's saddest pages in recent years. That should encourage people to come in even greater numbers, to cheer the team on and give us the boost we need to get through this week’ Vicent concludes.

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