Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto travel to Alicante seeking derby victory

Toni Malla’s side will play the second regional derby on Saturday 26 October at 19:30, this time against EON Horneo Alicante at Pitiu Rochel

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto face EÓN Horneo Alicante on Saturday 26 October at  19:30 in what will be the red-and-whites’ second regional derby, following the one already played against Agustinos. The match, corresponding to Matchday 7 of the División de Honor Plata, will take place at the Pitiu Rochel Municipal Pavilion, and Toni Malla’s side want to bring the points back to Puerto de Sagunto. 

The red-and-white team arrive for the match after securing a convincing victory against Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad Arrecife and eager to beat the Alicante side, despite being aware that they are one of the division’s ‘big guns’: ’we will be facing a great team; they are the favourites for promotion. They have the best squad in recent years in the División de Honor Plata because they have two exceptionally talented players in every position, and Fernando Latorre’s management makes them even more dangerous, as he gets them playing brilliantly’, explains Toni Malla, coach of the Sagunto side.

Malla also says that the team are clear about how they need to play ‘we have to focus—and that is what we have been working on this week—on the tactical weaknesses we can find, explore them and turn them into an advantage for us. We have to control what we do well very carefully and try to surprise them with a couple of things to see whether we can hurt them’.

‘We have to do everything very well to get something positive from the match. The good thing is that I think the team are in excellent shape, with great enthusiasm and a very good attitude. We are working day by day, and on Saturday we left the match very happy because it was a complete performance’, Malla adds.

‘Without fear and full of enthusiasm’ they travel to Alicante, hoping to bring joy to the supporters who will make the journey to watch their team: ’Whatever happens, the one thing we must not lose is our attitude and enthusiasm, and we will have to fight for the people coming to watch us from Puerto de Sagunto. I am sure they will help us compete in the match. We go without fear and with no obligation, but with great enthusiasm to put in a good performance’.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.