Fertiberia aim to climb the table by beating Novas away from home

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto will face Acanor Novas on Saturday, from 18:00 away from home. The red-and-whites travel intending to continue picking up points away from home and climbing the league table.

Red-and-white coach Vicent Nogués highlights that “We are going to a difficult venue against a very strong home side. They are in a difficult situation, which will make the match vital for them, and we expect the atmosphere and their intensity to make it very challenging. We have to try to set the defensive tempo we have established in recent matches and try to minimise unforced errors in attack; that will allow us to bring the match onto our terms.”

Regarding the opposition, Nogués states that “They are a team in the lower part of the table, but they play handball very well and are very solid in defence. They also have highly influential players such as Pichel, Muiña and Hermina. Meanwhile, we have put together two very important consecutive victories with many players carrying knocks, and our problem now is dealing with overconfidence, as it must be stressed that we are going to a very difficult venue where very few teams pick up points.”

“Last week Dija and Iván played with quite a few problems, and we have to try to get them fit for Saturday’s match, as they played with considerable discomfort. We will work throughout the week to see whether they improve,” the red-and-white coach concludes regarding the injuries.

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