Fertiberia want to open the new pavilion with a victory

Tomorrow, Saturday 18 November, from 18:30, Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto face Frigoríficos Morrazo Balonmano Cangas. The match, corresponding to Matchday 11 of the Plenitude Asobal Professional League, will be a clash between direct rivals battling to remain in Spain's top tier of handball for another year. Malla's side, playing their first match in the new Port de Sagunt municipal pavilion, hope to give the fans the first victory of this new era.

Red-and-white coach Toni Malla says they arrive for the match ‘optimistic and excited after reflecting on the fact that the other day in León we were not good in terms of intensity and attitude. The conclusions are very clear: the squads will have more experience, quality and even depth than us, but nobody can beat us for intensity and desire. The team has understood this, and we have had a magnificent week's work. I can see the youngsters are very excited about this weekend’.

Regarding Balonmano Cangas, Malla says ’We will face an opponent who, in my opinion, should not be where they are. They have their best squad in recent years, with many players and plenty of depth, and it is also very well coached. In defence, they combine small and tall players who know exactly what they are doing. In attack, they are very dangerous because they have many options. They are two points away and, obviously, that is close, but it will be a very difficult clash. We cannot promise results, but we can promise commitment, effort, optimism and enthusiasm. It has taken us a great deal to get here; last year we achieved something historic and we have to enjoy it on the court. The key is to be more intense than our opponents to win a match that could take us out of the relegation zone’.

‘I hope the new pavilion is packed, like the Ovni, and that people come to see this pavilion, which was built for us. The only thing I can ask is that they help the youngsters to remain intense and improve on last Sunday. I am sure we can achieve it all together’, Malla concludes regarding the fans and the new pavilion. 

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