Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto earn a valuable point against the bottom side

Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto drew 24-24 with ARS Palma del Río, the league’s bottom side, who approached the match as a genuine final and dominated for 50 minutes, but Fertiberia eventually secured a valuable point. The match did not begin as Fertiberia had hoped. Palma started strongly and produced a 4-0 run, setting alarm bells ringing in the red-and-white camp, so Vicent Nogués was forced to call a timeout to give his players instructions and try to respond to the hosts’ explosive start. From the 15th minute, the scoreboard read 7-5, suggesting that the balance had shifted in attack and that the red-and-whites were now into the match. The Valencian side were not comfortable on court, and Luisfe took advantage, becoming his team’s top scorer and genuine leader. A few minutes later, the score was 10-6; the exclusions suffered by the red-and-whites were exploited by the hosts to open up a lead and enjoy a more relaxed end to the first half. The final five minutes of the half were dominated by the red-and-whites, who reduced the deficit with a final push to make it 14-12 at the break, just two goals behind but with the feeling that all was not lost. The second half began with the red-and-whites highly focused and determined to level the match. They came close, but continued attacking errors prevented them. Fertiberia again allowed Palma to establish their biggest lead, 17-13, after a missed seven-metre throw and a red-card dismissal for Nebot, which hampered Vicent Nogués’s side. From the 15th minute onwards, the red-and-whites refused to give up and produced a 0-3 run, thanks to goals from Vallés and Iker Serrano, bringing them back into the match at 19-18. Shortly afterwards, home player Ruano was disqualified, leaving Palma a player down, although Fertiberia could not find a way to level the match. In the closing minutes, the red-and-whites made one final effort to equalise at 24, thanks to Vallés’s excellent play; alongside Latorre, he scored what proved to be the final equaliser, although the hosts had the last chance, which struck the woodwork. In conclusion, Fertiberia secured a valuable point after coming from behind, their fourth point earned away from home. Their next league match will be played at the red-and-white home venue against Academia Octavio on Saturday 20th at 18:30. ARS Palma del Río: Manu López, Jesús Martínez (5), Ruano, Dublino (1), Vermirovsky (7), Padilla (2), Luisfe (8), Fuentes (GK), Paco Bustos, Andrés Ortiz (1), Teixeira and Juanlu Moyano. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Bruixola, Pablo, Serrano (6), Tarrasó, Latorre (4), Fernández, Rubén Ruiz (6), Berríos (1), Castellà, Moriñigo (1), Vallés (6), Nebot and Toni Alegre. Referees: Rafael Alberto García Mosquera and Enrique Ríos Martín. Exclusions: for ARS Palma del Río, Ruano and Padilla were disqualified; for Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto, Valencian player Nebot was shown a red card, Tarrasó received three exclusions and Ángel Fernández received two. Score at five-minute intervals: 4-1, 5-3, 6-5, 10-6, 11-8, 14-11. Half-time: 16-13, 17-14, 19-17, 21-19, 22-23, 24-24. Full time. El Pandero, 200 spectators   YOU CAN VIEW PHOTOS FROM THIS MATCH HERE    

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