Fertiberia Puerto seek their first win of the season in Ciudad Real

Toni Malla: ‘We face Balonmano Caserío Ciudad Real convinced that we have to earn points to keep progressing and that we have to play well to do so. We go there with enthusiasm and eager to win’

Fertiberia Balonmano face Balonmano Caserío Ciudad Real on Saturday 24 September. From 8 pm, the red-and-whites will play their first away match, aiming to bring both points back to Puerto de Sagunto and begin moving towards the top half of the table. 

The red-and-white coach, Toni Malla, says the following about the week they have had after drawing against the Barça reserve side: ‘After the draw, we started the week with a slightly bitter taste, because in the end we had controlled the match until the final 15 minutes and, truthfully, the team did not finish playing as we wanted. We earned a point and took positive things from it, because that is always important, while we will correct the negatives. Obviously, this takes nothing away from the superb Barça team’

They will face a team who have just beaten Alarcos Ciudad Real in their derby. The newly promoted side have retained their core of players and recruited very well to compete in the División de Plata. Regarding their opponents, Malla says: ‘This week we visit a newly promoted opponent who have strengthened very well. The players there have been playing for that team for a long time and know exactly what they are doing. They also have a coach who has been at the club for many seasons. It will be a difficult and dangerous match because it is also their first home game and they are coming off a good victory against Alarcos. 

‘We will have to correct what we did badly against Barça, because they also have a very similar defence. From there, if we limit the mistakes from the last match, we have a chance of taking both points. We are convinced that we have to earn points to keep progressing and that we have to play well to do so. We go there with enthusiasm and eager to win our first match of the season’, Malla concludes regarding Saturday’s away match. 

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