Fertiberia to play behind closed doors at the Ovni against Sinfín

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto face Balonmano Sinfín on Saturday 14 March. The red-and-whites will host a direct rival in the fight to stay up from 6.30 pm. The match corresponding to matchday 20 of the Sacyr ASOBAL League will be played behind closed doors. Noguès' side will not have the support of their fans at their Ovni because of the measures adopted by the Association of Spanish Handball Clubs, following the preventive measures issued by the Ministry of Health to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

The red-and-white coach, Vicent Noguès, says regarding the match that ‘this week we are playing a match at the Ovni against Sinfín, which is a league match for us and a team we must try to beat. We played very well there, but eventually lost by one. To maintain the relative calm in which we are currently living, we must continue to add points, because two very difficult matches then await us in León and at home against Barça‘.

Regarding the special circumstances of playing the match behind closed doors, the Fertiberia coach said: ‘This weekend there will be no supporters at the Ovni because of the decision taken over coronavirus, and this factor may work against us because we are stronger at home thanks to our supporters. They make a great deal of noise and inspire the team to give more than 100%. The team must understand that on Saturday we have to get through it on our own. The Ovni must be sacred, a place where we cannot lose even without the supporters' backing’

‘It is a match we can win, and I think the team has been working very well this week to achieve that’, concludes the red-and-white coach.

Behind closed doors until 25 March

Sacyr ASOBAL League matches will be played behind closed doors until Wednesday 25 March, because of the measures adopted by the Association of Spanish Handball Clubs, following the preventive measures issued by the Ministry of Health to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

The matches behind closed doors, affecting matchdays 20 and 21 in their entirety, will have only the minimum personnel required for them to take place and for the television signal to be produced, with no access for supporters or the media.

ASOBAL will comply with all the recommendations of the Ministry of Health and the National Sports Council and will remain in permanent contact with the competent authorities in order to ensure proper compliance with the action protocol for the COVID-19 health crisis.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.