Fertiberia want to beat Palma del Río to remain second in the table

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto will seek to retain second place and keep control of their own destiny in order to host the promotion phase at the Ovni by winning away at Palma del Río. The red-and-white players, who travelled to Andalusia today, will approach the match as a final because, after Nava secured direct promotion to Asobal last week, their main objective now is to hold the phase at home with maximum support from the fans.

The red-and-white coach, Vicent Nogués, highlights that “It is a final for us because everything went our way on the previous matchday, and now we have to bring back the two points from Palma del Río to maintain our position. As with all away matches, it will be difficult; we do not expect it to be easy at all. In addition, we lost to them at home in the first half of the season, and now they will make it even more difficult for us by playing at home and because they are very close to the relegation zone and want to retain their status”.

With regard to the opponents, the Algemesí coach states that “they are dangerous because they master many types of defence, making you think and decide very carefully with your passes. In attack, their strongest options are the right wing and the pivot. Even so, we have spent the whole week working on alternative defences and their 6:0 system, and we believe our defence will be key in controlling the pivot and the continuations generated by this type of play”.

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