Fertiberia fight until the end but cannot overturn a poor first half

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto could not overcome Cisne in a match in which they were below par in the first half but fought back in the second, battling until the final second, 32-30. Nogués' side started the match cold. The defence was not like it had been in recent matches, and the red-and-whites could not stop the Galician pivot, who steadily tilted the score in the home side's favour. The Galician goalkeeper also made life extremely difficult for Nogués' attackers, and they went into the interval 19-13 down. After the interval, the team began to react. Montoya and Folqués' goals enabled the red-and-whites, who were defending better, to start reducing the deficit, but it was not until the 23rd minute that Mirallave levelled the score. The Galicians moved ahead again, but Montoya would not allow them to extend their lead and levelled the match once more. Everything pointed towards a comeback, but a suspension for Jaka and a penalty awarded to the home side swung the match in favour of the Galicians. Although the red-and-whites came close to an equaliser until the 29th minute, they left Pontevedra without any points. MATCH DETAILS Balonmano Cisne: Juanjo Novas, Igor Dos Santos, Alberto Casares (1), Alexandre (5), Pablo Picallo (6), Andrés Sánchez (6), Miguel Simón, Marko, Javier Vazquez (3), Jose Leiras (1); Alvaro Preciado (2), Pablo Gayoso (4), Guillerme Linhares (1), Daniel Ramos (3), Alejandro Conde, Daniel Fernández Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Montoya (7), Dija (3), Mirallave (3), Leo Querín (1), Jaka (3), Marcos Dorado (2), Bruixola, Chueca, Corzo (3), Óscar García (1), Folqués (5), Óscar Camacho (2), Periods 3-3, 7-5, 10-6, 12-10, 14-10, 19-13, 20-15, 22-18, 24-20, 25-22, 29-28, 32-30 Referees: Bernardino Fernández García and Raúl Rodríguez Díaz; Andrés Sánchez was suspended for Cisne, and Jaka, Marcos and Josep for Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto.

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