Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto cannot cope with the Brazilian samba

Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto lost 25–32 to Brazil's senior national team, a World Championship team that demonstrated its superiority against a Fertiberia side weakened by numerous absences. In the opening stages, Fertiberia took the lead with good combination play. From the 15th minute, the score stood at 7–7 in a very even contest; misplaced passes and missed counter-attacks were the most notable features on the red-and-white side of the court. The Valencian team stayed in the match thanks to their solid defence, which gave the Brazilians no opportunities. Later, Moriñigo's foot injury came at a bad time, as the red-and-whites were trailing 8–10 and the team on court was makeshift, forcing Vicent Nogués to stop the match with a time-out to give instructions to his tired players. The first half ended with Fertiberia one goal ahead (14–13), a positive sign as they had come from behind in a match that had not been entirely in their favour. The second half began with the Brazilians highly focused, and they opened up a gap. The red-and-whites showed no sign of improvement, and the Brazilian side took full advantage; fatigue was evident among the home players. From the 15th minute, the match turned in favour of the visitors, with the score at 20–25. Brazil were more comfortable and all their attacks ended in goals. In the final minutes, the red-and-whites, featuring less regularly used players such as academy graduate Carles Lluna, could do nothing to stop the Brazilians and ultimately lost 25–32. The welcome batucada by Los Greengos and the ceremonial kick-off by Vicente Soriano Baños, representing the Brazilian Consulate in Valencia, accompanied by Deputy Mayor Sergio Muniesa and club president Juanjo Bataller, deserve special mention. In short, it was an entertaining match for the supporters and served as a training exercise for the red-and-whites, whose objective is to secure survival in the league. The next league match will be played in Andalusia against ARS Palma del Río on Saturday 13 at 6.00 pm. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Pablo, Samuel, Mateu (1), Moriñigo, Tarrasó (3), Berrios (7), Serrano (3), Ruiz, Chernov, Nebot (2), Latorre, Chispi (7) and Carles Lluna (2). Brazil senior national team: Almeida, Tercariol, A. Silva, Pozzer (2), Teixeira, Patrianova (5), Pacheco (1), Gama (7), Guimarães (1), Nantes, Petrus, J. Silva (3), Campos (2), Santos (4), Souza (1), Chiuffa (2), Ribeiro (3) and Cândido (1). Referees: Gerardo Eloy Bohigas Estela and Joaquim Castañer Garbes. Suspensions for Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Mateu; for Brazil's senior national team: Santos, Thiagus Santos and A. Silva. Score at five-minute intervals: 2–2, 6–5, 7–7, 8–10, 11–11, 14–13 Half-time 15–15, 17–19, 20–23, 21–26, 22–28, 25–32. Full-time. Municipal Ovni Sports Centre, 550 spectators

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