Fertiberia try but cannot overcome fifth-placed side

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto lose 29-34 against Recoletas Valladolid in a match they fought until the end despite the absences. The red-and-white team lacked rotation but put the fifth-placed team in the Liga Plenitude Asobal under pressure. The match began very evenly, with Fertiberia keeping pace on the scoreboard with the fifth-placed team in La Liga Plenitude, helped by Luka’s continued excellence in goal and the attacking contributions of Parera, Nolasco and Plaza. However, in the 15th minute Valladolid established a four-goal lead. Malla stopped the match with a timeout, but despite Lander’s attacking accuracy, David López, Nolasco Malla’s side could not reduce the deficit significantly and went into the break 16-19 down. After the interval, Malla’s team continued trying but Valladolid continued to show why they are one of the season’s breakthrough teams. Despite everything, the red-and-whites did not give up until the end, with saves from Dani Martínez and goals from Nolasco. The Port de Sagunt Pavilion, which had seemed overcome by despondency, began to hope for a comeback again as the crowd chanted ‘yes, we can’, but they were unable to achieve it. Match details:

Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto: Krivokapic, Martínez, Nil (1), Díaz, Simón (3), Pueyo (3), David García (2), Nolasco (6), Parera (3), Poveda (3), López(2), Olba (1), Seke Gallart.

Score: 1-2, 4-5, 7-10, 10-14, 12-17, 16-19, 17-21, 19-24, 20-26, 22-28, 26-30, 29-34

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