Fertiberia Puerto aim to finish the first phase as leaders by beating Barça B

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Fertiberia Balonmano face the group leaders, Barça B, at the Ovni on Saturday 26 February. From 7 pm, at the unified kick-off time because it is the final match of this first phase, the Internúcleos Pavilion will host a genuine final for top spot in the group. In terms of promotion, finishing top of the group is only a matter of pride, but the points against the Barcelona reserve side are valuable for reaching the second phase with more chances of returning to the Asobal. The Barcelona side arrive at the Ovni with their full squad, including a group of young players among whom as many as six already stand out as having played minutes in the Asobal league, such as Domen Mamuc, Cenic, Marti Soler, Parera, Palomino and the media-friendly Pablo Urdangarin de Borbon. It promises to be quite a spectacle, and coach Toni Malla urges everyone not to miss it: ‘I hope that on Saturday at seven the Ovni, as has usually been the case in recent matches, will be packed, and that it will also help us get excited and start dreaming about this possible promotion.’

The red-and-white coach, Toni Malla, highlights the importance of the points against the reserve side ahead of the second phase of the competition: ‘After the hard-fought victory in Córdoba, where we looked to give everyone playing time, the situation we found ourselves in—five goals down at half-time—was also useful in helping us deal with a new situation. The team responded well. The team fights, and in the end you can see it, because if you do not fight, you do not come back in a match, let alone win it in the way we did. It is another lesson that gives us the right to dream of taking the lead this Saturday against Barça B. If we beat Barça B, we would go into the next phase with 10 points and would be leaders of Group B. Although anecdotal, that would be a good reward for this group of players, who are hard workers, and I think we are all very proud of them.’

Regarding the opposition, Malla adds: ‘We will face an incredibly good opponent, with plenty of quality and great danger. They have players who want to prove that they can play in higher divisions, even with Barça’s first team. We are in for a high-quality, fast-paced match, and we must try to stop their very rapid transition so that we can take the match where we want, just as we did when we beat them in the first meeting. I encourage people to come because it will be a very enjoyable match: we are playing for two points and top spot, and Barça B are coming with players of great quality.’

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