Fertiberia do not know how to beat Granollers

Fertiberia lost 35–22 to Fraikin Granollers in a match in which the red-and-whites paid dearly for a poor opening spell and were unable to recover or lift their heads. The bright spot was the good work of the less frequently used players in the final minutes. Dani Martinez took advantage of his time between the posts, while Miralles scored four goals, making him one of the match’s top scorers. Alex Gil also scored three from the wing.

Fertiberia Handball Puerto Sagunto made a very cold start. In the first five minutes, the red-and-whites failed to put together a good attack, and their mistakes allowed Granollers to run at will and produce an initial 4–1 run. Nogués called a time-out, and the red-and-whites began to get into the match and close the gap with a more solid defence that disrupted the hosts’ attack, Guitart’s saves and goals from Pozzer, Chen and Querin. However, further turnovers once again gave the hosts encouragement to score easily and extend their lead on the scoreboard. As a result, they went into the break 16–10 down.

After the interval, the match got worse. Nogués’s side became even less involved, and once again turnovers allowed the hosts to keep running on the counter-attack, increasing their lead on the scoreboard until it reached 13 goals.

Match details:

Fraikin Granollers: Marc Guàrdia, Jan (3), Edgar Pérez (2), Borja Lancina (2), Marc García (1), Chema Márquez (3), Pol Valera (5), Alex Márquez (5), Esteban Salinas (2), Adrià Martínez (5), Mamadou (3), Gerard Domingo, Oriol Rey (1), Pol Sastre, Sergi Franco, Antonio García (3).

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Pau, Miralles (4), Mirallave (1), Querin (4), Alex Gil (3), Camacho, Carou, Dani Martínez, Corzo (2), Aizen (1), Dija Cruz, Roney, Óscar García, Chen Pomeranz (3), Bruno Kozina (1), Pozzer (3).

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