Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto beat Barça B and remain among the top five

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto beat leaders Barça B 30–34 away from home. The red-and-whites bring two very important points back to Puerto de Sagunto, keeping them among the top five in the table and allowing them to remain in the fight for promotion to ASOBAL. A great performance from Ignasi Admella in goal and a brilliant first half and start to the second from Toni Malla’s side saw them lead by nine goals. In the second half, Barça attempted a comeback, but the Valencians knew how to endure, while Ignasi once again and a strong collective attacking performance led by Poveda (7) ensured that the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper belonged to the red-and-whites.

The match began with the home side taking a 5–3 lead on the scoreboard, but goals from Manzano, Soares and Del Valle turned the score around and put the red-and-whites four ahead. The Barça coach called a time-out, but it had little effect because, in the 20th minute, they reached the biggest lead of the match up to that point (7–12). Ignasi’s saves and Cunha’s goals gave the home side no respite and not only maintained the lead but extended it, sending the teams into half-time at 11–17.

After the break, the red-and-whites began the first few minutes on court as they had finished the first half and moved 11–20 ahead. But after a time-out, attacking errors and Nolasco’s sending-off allowed the Catalans to run on the counter-attack, and before the eighth minute they had reduced the deficit to four goals. Barça’s reserve side tried to fight back, at one point coming within two of an equaliser, but a strong final spell from Toni Malla’s side, together with another fine display from Ignasi in goal and Poveda in attack, ensured that the two points went back to Puerto de Sagunto.

MATCH DETAILS:

Barça B: Jordi Gonzales, Alberto Pujol, Juan Palomino (4), Jaume Puchol (2), Mar López (6), Pau Morer, Oriol Zarzuela (4), Roberto Domenech, Bruno Reguart (2), Roger Portella, Marti soler (4), Nestor Ruíz (2), Cenic (4), Artur Parera (1), Francesc Laliga (1), Adria Besela.

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Ignasi Admella, Alfonso, Ortega (4), Del Valle (3), Aron Diaz Ledo (1), Cunha (5), Valter Soares (4), Daniel Martínez, Pablo Del Rincón (1), Nolasco (2), Manzano (4), Sedano (1), Luis Arnau, Poveda (7), Matic.

Periods: 1–2, 5–3, 6–9, 7–12, 9–13, 11–17, 12–20, 17–22, 20–23, 23–25, 26–29, 30–34

Referees: Óscar García Camino and Andrés Rosendo López. Palomino (2) and Oriol Zarzuela (2) were excluded for Barça B. For Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Alfonso, Del Valle (2), Cunha, Soares, Nolasco (red card), Sedano.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.