Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto secure fourth consecutive victory in Sarrià

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Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto secured a convincing 28–34 away victory against UE Sarrià. The red-and-whites remain unbeaten so far this year and, with this result, have almost drawn level on points with the top three and continue to meet their objective of finishing among the top five in the table.

The match began with Fertiberia defending strongly and breaking quickly, soon building a lead on the scoreboard. Toni Malla's side gave their opponents no respite, with goals from Soares (7), Sedano (3), Matic (4), Alfonso (5) and Aron, the top scorer with 8 goals, among others. They came within four goals of levelling the match, but the excellent collective work of the Puerto Sagunto side meant that, despite Manzano's red card, they went into half-time leading 11–18.

After the interval, the red-and-whites extended their lead to 10 goals, and Toni Malla gave minutes to the less regular players, allowing academy players David López Ortego, who scored once, and youth goalkeeper Héctor Molina to make their Silver Honour Division debuts. The home side moved back to within four goals of an equaliser by taking advantage of the red-and-whites' attacking errors, but they could not overcome a Puerto Sagunto team that continues to grow and does not want to drop any more points.

The red-and-white coach, Toni Malla, said after the match: ‘Today we knew that Sarrià master many systems of play and that it would be very difficult for us. We have very tall players, and these matches are very difficult against a team as fast as Sarrià. We managed the tempo of the match very well, showed great maturity and won through our maturity in play. The key is that we matured the match in our own way. We prepared for the match as if all the Catalan side's players were available. Sarrià's strength is that they play very well as a team because they have a very well-defined system of play.’

‘Our objective is to finish among the top five, taking it step by step. We want to build a project and a working group, and if we get promoted, even better. I think the pressure of wanting to return to ASOBAL got the better of us in the first half of the season. I believe the key is to remain humble, finish among the top five and then see what happens. I think we are playing good, mature and organised handball, and I am pleased with how things are turning out,’ Malla concluded.

MATCH REPORT:

UE Sarrià: Antonio Moreno, Pararols (3), Pep Arnau (3), Joan Portulas (1), Guillem Lozano (12), Oriol Teixidor (3), Toro, Cabrera, Mauro (2), Martí Arnau (1), Josep Ballester, Óscar Lucea (1), Adria Font, Iñaki (2), Aleix Biosca.

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Ignasi Admella, Alfonso (5), Ortega (2), Del Valle (1), Aron Diaz Ledo (8), Valter Soares (7), Daniel Martínez, Pablo Del Rincón, Nolasco (1), Manzano, Sedano (3), Luis Arnau, Héctor Molina, David Ortego (1), Poveda (2), Matic (4).

Periods: 1–3, 4–7, 5–11, 6–12, 10–14, 11–18, 13–21, 15–23, 19–25, 23–28, 24–29, 28–34

Officials: Óscar Gutierrez and Jorge Monjo. Pep Arnau and Joel were excluded for UE Sarrià. Manzano (red card), Sedano, Luis Arnau and Poveda were excluded for Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.