Fertiberia try but leave Alicante empty-handed

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto lost 28-25 to Eón Horneo Alicante in a fiercely contested match in which the red-and-whites could have secured a draw.

The match began with great intensity from both sides and remained level until the hosts established a five-goal lead after the first 20 minutes. The red-and-whites tightened up in defence and reduced the deficit with goals from Plaza (7) and Guilherme (5) to go into the break with the scoreboard reading 15-13.

In the opening minutes after the interval, the Fertiberia side tried to stay in the game with Dani’s saves Martínez, but they were unable to reduce the deficit despite Eón also making mistakes in attack. The red-and-whites rallied again and once more moved to within two goals after cutting a +4 lead. The Puerto Sagunto side put the Alicante team under pressure Alicante, surprising Latorre’s side with a 3:3 defence and moving to within one goal with four minutes remaining. But the Alicante goalkeeper’s saves prevented Malla’s side from securing the equaliser they had fought for until the end.

Match details:

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Ximo Lora, Guilherme (5), Del Valle, Diego Olba (2), Dani Martínez, Alex Plaza (7), Joaquin Barceló (2), Arnau Fernández(3), Dusan Trifkovic(1), Gonzalo Pérez, David García, Jorge Calero, Matheus Novais (3), Antonio Capitán (1), Seke Gallart (1), Sergio Torío.

Periods: 1-1, 4-3, 7-6, 11-7, 13-10, 15-13, 17-15, 19-16, 22-17, 24-20, 25-23, 28-25.

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