Fertiberia aim to beat Guadalajara and become fully involved in the fight for direct promotion

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The match pits the red-and-whites, third in the table, against the team in second place
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Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto play Balonmano Guadalajara on Saturday 9 April at 18:30 at the Ovni in a final against the group's second-placed team, who are fighting for promotion to ASOBAL. The match is crucial if Toni Malla's side are to become fully involved in the battle between Cisne and Guadalajara for direct promotion.

Regarding Saturday's final at the OVNI, the red-and-white coach, Toni Malla, said: ‘We are a little fired up after watching the Burgos match several times because we all have the feeling, without taking anything away from the great team that Burgos are, that we lost the match ourselves. After comparing what we had prepared with what we did, we can only feel this way. We knew what was going to happen and, even so, we were unable to pick up any points. We were aware that what happened in Burgos was not decisive, but it served as a wake-up call for the players. Now, however, we face a real final on Saturday. The match against Guadalajara is the match of the season; the result of this encounter will determine whether we fight for direct promotion or the play-offs.’

Regarding the team they will face, Malla added: ‘We will have a magnificent opponent; their coach has managed to get them playing very well. They are a team similar to ours, from which many people left, but they have worked hard and been patient, and are now approaching a very high level of play. They play very well in every situation. It will be very difficult for us to win; they are dangerous in every aspect of the game. We have to prepare for the match very well and avoid the mistakes we made in Burgos, because even after making them we almost won. I hope the Ovni is packed. The fans never let us down in this kind of match, and I am tremendously excited about the supporters and everything they are doing for us. I hope they all come to cheer us on and help us win the match.’

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