Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto make history by reaching the Copa del Rey Final Four

Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto drew 23–23 with Reale Ademar León, who never gave up until the end. Thanks to the 24–24 draw secured in León, the red-and-whites achieve a historic place in the Copa del Rey Final Four. The match began at a frantic pace. Fertiberia took to the court highly focused, with Chispi opening the scoring with two goals. The first 15 minutes were dominated by the red-and-whites (7–4), who played at an electric pace, finished clinically against Malumbres's goal and defended strongly. Ademar's play was somewhat nervous, so Manolo Cadenas stopped the match to give instructions to his players. From the 20th minute, a 0–4 run in favour of the León side raised doubts in the Valencian team. However, their joy lasted only a few minutes, as the red-and-whites worked hard to break the 7–7 deadlock and move ahead at 10–7, thanks to an excellent Bruixola, who stopped every opposition chance. Finally, Fertiberia took advantage of Ademar's two suspensions to go into the dressing rooms four goals ahead (13–9), having made a strong impression in front of their supporters. After the interval, the situation became more complicated. Ademar levelled the score at 13, and the red-and-whites were unable to stop their attacking moves. From the 10th minute, a brief respite was used by Fertiberia to extend their lead to two goals and make things difficult for the León side. The few errors in attack were dealt with by an outstanding Bruixola in goal. The final five minutes were nerve-racking: Ademar moved ahead (22–23), but the red-and-whites refused to give up, and, inspired by their supporters, Iker Serrano scored the equaliser. The second half ultimately ended 23–23, and this result sent Fertiberia through to the Final Four, where BM At. Madrid and Naturhouse La Rioja were already waiting. In short, it was a highly exciting match fought from start to finish against a squad stronger on paper, but not in desire. The next league fixture will be played on Saturday 30 at 6.30 pm against seventh-placed Helvetia Anaitasuna. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Bruixola, Pablo, Samuel, Mateu, Moriñigo, Tarrasó (1), Chernov (1), Ángel Fernández, Chispi (3), Latorre (5), Serrano (6), Ruiz (2), Milasevic (5), Toni Alegre, Nebot and Carles Lluna Reale Ademar León: Asanin, Malumbres, Cabanas (3), Goñi (3), Carou, Nantes, Piñeiro (2), Ruesga (2), Castro (4), Carrillo (1), Tatarintsev, Vrazalic (6), Golubovic, Vranjes (2). Referees: Ignacio García Serradilla and Andreu Marín Lorente. Suspensions for Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Iker Serrano and Mateu; for Reale Ademar León: Ruesga, Castro, Carrillo and Vranjes. Score at five-minute intervals: 3–1, 6–3, 7–4, 7–6, 8–7, 13–9 Half-time 13–11, 13–13, 17–15, 20–17, 22–21, 23–23. Full-time. Municipal Sports Centre "Ovni", 1,600 spectators

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