Fertiberia cannot win away at Santoña

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto continue to struggle to win away from home and fell 30-29 at Santoña in a match they started confidently but let slip after being unable to break out of a spiral of errors. Vicent Nogués’s team began the match as if they were playing at the Ovni; with a 6-1 run, everything seemed to be going smoothly. But as the manager highlighted “The start was very good, but we got caught in a spiral of mistakes and, instead of reacting, anxiety set in and we were unable to break free”. The red-and-whites allowed Santoña into the match, and buoyed by their fans’ support, they grew in confidence, meaning Dija and Mirallave’s goals were not enough to prevent them from going into the break behind on the scoreboard (16-14). The half-time break did not help Fertiberia come back: “we tried to go so quickly to turn the score around that anxiety got the better of us and we were unable to do it. Santoña began to believe they could win, and they did”, the red-and-white coach highlighted. However, the team had the ball in their possession for the equaliser, but when it came, the referee ruled that they had taken steps. Afterwards, “we had the ball to win and we wasted the opportunity”, the manager concluded. MATCH DETAILS BM Santoña. De Santiago, Caros Pérez (2), Youssef (49, Fabrizio (4), Samuel Pérez (4), Sergio Pérez, Mario Rey, Christian Pereda, Miguel Ángel, Alberto Izquierdo (1), Alejando Abajo (1), Guillermo Herrero (1), Thomas Esteban (6), Javier García (7), Saeid. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto. Montoya (2), Dija (6), Nacho (4), Pocholo (6), Querín, Jaka (2), Marcos (2), Bruixola, Chueca, Corzo (2), Toni, Oscar (1), Josep (4), Camacho. Scores by period 1 – 4, 2 – 6, 5– 12, 9 – 12, 12 – 14, 16 – 14, half-time 18 – 16, 20 – 19, 24 – 22, 25 – 24, 28 – 25, 30 – 29 final  

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