Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto convincingly win the final against Dicsa Modular Cisne

Fertiberia handball Puerto Sagunto secured a convincing 35–23 victory over Dicsa Modular Cisne. The match, which was effectively a final between the third-from-bottom side and the second-bottom side, began very evenly, but a strong start to the second half, marked by Guitart’s saves and a fine performance from the whole team, enabled Nogués’s side to build a lead that Cisne could no longer overcome.

The match presented itself as a full-blooded final. Intensity was present from the first minute on the Ovni’s blue court. Both teams were fighting for their lives and it showed. Two tough defences and parity on the scoreboard. Cisne were the first to take the lead, but Puerto de Sagunto soon turned the score around with goals from Kozina and Óscar. The Galicians moved ahead again, defending very aggressively. However, in the final minutes of the first half, Guitart’s saves, along with Roney’s stops from seven metres, goals from Aizen, Kozina and Alex, and a strong collective performance from the team saw them go into the break leading 15–13.

After the interval, Fertiberia came out strongly. The whole team’s good defensive work, Pau’s saves and goals from Toni Alegre, among others, meant that Cisne took 12 minutes to score, allowing the hosts to build a ten-goal lead. The visiting coach stopped the match to try to spark a response from his players, but it was not to be. The red-and-white side saw the match out.

Match details

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Pau Guitart, Miguel Miralles, Mirallave (2), Leo Querín (2), Alex Gil (4), Camacho (2), Carou, Aizen (7), Toni Alegre (5), Dija Cruz, Roney, Óscar García, Chen Pomeranz (2), Bruno Kozina (7), Alex Pozzer (2), Carlos Pombo (2), Pablo Gayoso (4), Gonzalo Carro (1), Daniel Ramos (1), Pablo González,

Dicsa Modular Cisne: Alexandre (3), Pablo Picallo, Preciado (4), Miguel Simón, Jorge Villamarín, Javier Vázquez (3), Iván Calvo, Carlos Pombo (2), Pablo Gayoso (4), Gonzalo Carro (1), Daniel Ramos (1), Pablo González, Alejandro Conde, Carlos Álvarez (1), Oleksandr (1), Ángel Iglesias (2).

Referees: Sebastián Fernández Molina and Alberto Murillo Castro. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto players Miralles, Carou, Alegre, Chen and Pozzer were excluded. For Dicsa Modular Cisne, Miguel Simón, Pablo Gayoso, Gonzalo Carro (2) and Oleksandr were excluded.

Score progression: 2–3, 4–4, 8–8, 9–9, 12–12, 15–15, 18–13, 22–13, 26–15, 30–18.

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