Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto end the year by beating Málaga and move fourth in the table

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Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto beat Trops Málaga 24–22 in a very evenly matched game in which the red-and-whites showed great resilience to secure a vital victory. Toni Malla's side finish the year fourth in the table with 12 points and continue to meet their objective of finishing among the top five, the group that will continue to compete for promotion to ASOBAL.

The match began very evenly, with Málaga taking the lead thanks to the visiting goalkeeper's excellent saves. Poveda led Toni Malla's attack, while the red-and-white defence kept the deficit to one goal for many minutes. Ortega levelled the match in the 23rd minute from seven metres. Before half-time, saves from Ignasi, strong defending and a goal from Poveda meant they finished the first half one goal ahead (11–10).

After the interval, Málaga levelled the match by breaking quickly and taking advantage of the red-and-whites' rushed attacking play. However, excellent teamwork secured a hard-fought victory at the Ovni.

MATCH REPORT:

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Ignasi Admella, Alfonso, Ortega (6), Del Valle (2), Aron Diaz Ledo, Cunha (3), Valter Soares, Daniel Martínez, Pablo Del Rincón (3), Nolasco (1), Manzano, Sedano (1), Luis Arnau, Poveda (8), Matic.

Trops Málaga: Da Silva (2), Fernández, Cabrera (1), Consuegra, Melgar (5), Gavañach, Muñoz, Oliva, Aramanda (7), Portera (1), Duarte, Vidal (3), Soler, Paya, Castro (3).

Periods: 1–3, 3–3, 6–7, 7–8, 9–9, 11–10, 13–12, 14–15, 18–18, 20–21, 22–22, 24–22

Officials: Gabriel López Martos and Pedro Cubas Martínez. Del Rincón (2) and Sedano were excluded for Fertiberia. Da Silva, Consuegra, Vidal and Castro (2) were excluded for Trops Málaga.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.