Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto train in 2025 against Ibiza

 

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto will play on Saturday 11 January, from 18:30, against Balonmano UD H.C Ibiza in their first match of 2025. The fixture corresponding to Matchday 8 of the Silver Honour Division will take place at the Poliesportiu Municipal Port de Sagunt and is a rearranged match postponed because of the DANA tragedy on 29 October. For this reason, the club's board has decided that the match will be ‘Club Day’, meaning members will pay €5 and non-members the normal ticket-office price. All proceeds will go to those affected by the floods, who will attend the match as guests.

 

After the Christmas break, the team arrive for the match  ‘recovering the players who were carrying knocks in the first half of the season and recovering from the psychological strain of the competition itself. We have been training since the 4th and are really eager to compete. For us, this match has the significance of a final’

‘. If we win it, we will move into the top positions, but we know it will be very difficult’.  

Regarding the opponents they will face, Malla says that ‘we have great respect for Ibiza because they are a team that always causes us problems. This season they are showing that they improve every day. Offensively, they have very dangerous players who make penetrations, as well as a few shooters who offer more than just shooting. Ibiza, with Eugenio as their coach, are a team that play very good handball’.

 

According to Toni Malla, the key to winning is: ’being solid in defence, decisive in attack, not losing the ball, avoiding anxiety, staying calm and thinking of it as a final. This match is very important to us and we have to try to win it by playing without anxiety and remaining calm as the minutes go by. We have to be patient to win it’.

 

‘I hope people come along so we can try to help and raise a good amount of money to support everyone affected by the DANA. We want to make our small contribution to all those people who are still rebuilding their lives. We hope the arena is packed on Saturday’, Malla concludes. 

   

Three bronze medals for the cadet team 

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto are also celebrating the achievement of three players from the red-and-white academy's cadet team. Agustin Soria, Amin Sadouk and Arnau Lluc returned from the CESA held in Catalonia with bronze medals after beating the Andalusian team 40-42, thereby completing an excellent tournament while wearing the Valencian Handball Federation shirt. 

The three red-and-white academy players will be honoured before the match against Ibiza after finishing third in Spain. 

 

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