Fertiberia to play friendly against BM Elche this weekend

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto are approaching a week of pre-season positively. The red-and-white side came close to reaching the final of the Copa Comunitat Valenciana last Saturday, but ultimately it was not to be. Therefore, this weekend they will play a friendly against BM Elche to continue testing the team.

Red-and-white coach Toni Malla said: ‘This week we are going to play BM Elche in a friendly match for their patron saint’s celebrations. It is a match against a first-division national team, but it is another test to try things out. They are a team from a lower division, but in pre-season everything is useful as we continue building the team.’

Regarding the Copa Comunitat Valenciana semi-final, the Fertiberia coach said: ‘Last weekend we played against EON Horneo Alicante and it was much better than we expected. We are in the middle of building our team, while the Alicante side came to win. I think they rotated less than we did and, truthfully, we had the match in our hands but lost it through small details. They are a settled team and we are still building, yet we competed very well.’

‘Pre-season is going very well. Next week we will have a heavy workload, after which we will reduce the volume of physical work. We are all very happy; the team is becoming more solid. We are adapting very well to the dynamics, not only as a group but also tactically. So far, touch wood, we have had no injuries apart from Luis Arnau’s, and I think we are working very well and getting closer to what we want,’ Malla concluded regarding the progress of pre-season.

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