Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto unable to take anything from a fast-paced Ademar León

Fertiberia handball Puerto Sagunto were unable to overcome a fast-paced Ademar León side, losing 32-27 in a match in which Nogués' team produced a good first half but lost the game very early after the restart. Their next fixture will be a genuine final at the Ovni against Frigoríficos Morrazo Balonmano Cangas. Red-and-white members M25 to M133 and F6, F9, F19, F36 and their affiliated members will be able to attend this match.

The match began with the home side taking advantage of the red-and-whites' attacking mistakes to counter-attack, quickly going 4-1 ahead. Nogués called a time-out and the red-and-whites reduced the deficit to one goal, with good defending from Carou and Chen, saves from Guitart and counter-attacking goals from Alex Gil. However, the red-and-whites could not stop León's counter-attacks, and the home side went four ahead again. This, combined with their goalkeeper's saves, saw them pull away on the scoreboard, but goals from Chen and Pozzer (eight goals) brought the Valencians back into contention, and they went into the break 18-14 down.

After half-time, the red-and-whites got back into the match thanks to Roney Franzini's saves and Pozzer's goals, but further errors in front of goal allowed the home side to move six goals ahead on the scoreboard. Although the match had already swung in León's favour, the red-and-whites continued to fight until the end.

After the match, red-and-white coach Vicent Nogués said: “We played a great match in the first half; the difference was in goalkeeping, and that would have made us more competitive. The problem is that we collapse too soon; we were three goals ahead, but the team switched off.”

Regarding how he sees the final stretch of the league, the coach said: “I am convinced it will come down to the direct encounters. We still have to play against direct rivals, and if we are sharp in those matches, we will stay up; otherwise, we will go down.”

“Having Gonzalo Carou is a joy: a continuous learning experience for the players and teammates, helping to organise the defence, always adding value and always having kind words. I have learnt a great deal, and it is a privilege to have him,” Nogués concluded, referring to the red-and-white defender and former Ademar León player.

Match details

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Pau Guitart, Mirallave, Querín (1), Alez Gil (4), Camacho (2), Carou, Dani Martínez, Guillermo Corzo (4), Aizen (2), Alegre, Dija (1), Roney, Óscar García (1), Chen (4), Alex Pozzer (8)

Ademar León: Ruben Marchan (4), Erwin Jan Feuchmann (5), Natan Suárez, Tin Lucin (6), Pedro Martínez, Andrew Dolin (2), Milan Gostovic (1), Carrillo, Dino Slavic (2), Jaime Fernández (2), Gonzalo Pérez (7), Khalifa, Álex García, Antonio Martínez (2), Oleg, Casqueiro (1)

Period scores: 2-1, 6-4, 10-7, 12-9, 15-11, 18-14, 22-17, 24-18, 26-19, 28-20, 30-24, 32-27

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.