<strong>Fertiberia do not want to let the points slip away against Alarcos</strong>

Toni Malla: ‘Every match is important for gaining points or ruling out teams. Nobody should beat us at home’

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto face Balonmano Alarcos Ciudad Real next Saturday, 8 February, at 18:30 at the Ovni. The match, corresponding to matchday 15, is another final for Toni Malla’s side as they seek to remain unbeaten leaders and maintain their positive momentum.

The red-and-white coach, Toni Malla, highlights: ‘We earned an important point last Saturday. Even more so if Málaga manage to progress to the next phase. The Andalusians gave us a very difficult match and, despite that, we picked up a point. I think we were very good in defence, regained our confidence and the 5:1 changed the match. In attack, we faded a little in the second half. This week we face a team with a lot at stake, and they will come to the Ovni eager to pick up points.’ 

Regarding the opponents they will face, Malla says: ‘They are a very difficult opponent whom we already struggled to beat in the first fixture. This match will probably not count towards the second phase, but we want to win it just in case. Every match is important for gaining points or ruling out teams. Nobody should beat us at home.’ 

‘We approach it with all the humility in the world, because they are a well-drilled group who do things very well. Despite this, our intention is to win. We encourage the supporters to keep coming to the Ovni because I also think it will be an entertaining match. I don’t think we will win easily; it will be closely contested’, Malla concludes.

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