Fertiberia face Asobal side Anaitasuna in the Copa del Rey

The red and whites have a league break and play a new Copa del Rey tie tomorrow, Wednesday 9 November at 20:15

Tomorrow, Wednesday 9 November at 20:15, Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto face Asobal side Helvetia Anaitasuna. The match, part of a new Copa del Rey tie, is ‘exciting’ for Toni Malla’s side, who remain top of the league. Before the match, at 18:15, all the teams that make up the red and white club will be presented. After several years without presenting the youth teams, the club has decided that families attending the presentation who are not members may also enjoy the Copa match that follows. 

The red and white coach, Toni Malla, said: ‘We do not have a league match this week, but we are still thinking about how Ciudad Real caused us more damage than we expected, even though the team never lowered its intensity. It is true that there were aspects of the match where I was not at my best, and we will work on them to improve. Tomorrow is a special day for the club. I am very happy to see all the teams here at the Ovni again, along with all the parents. It will also be a very attractive Copa del Rey match; it is exciting for everyone.’ 

Regarding the opponents they will face, Malla stated:  ‘A team that is one of the best in Spain, very well structured at every level, in terms of its youth set-up, first team and club, and we are approaching it with great excitement. As a coach, I am as excited as a child, and I think the players are too. Our aim is to play a good match. We have nothing to lose. It is another learning experience to help us grow and measure ourselves against a good team, and to find out what level we are at. We will give it a go, but with our feet on the ground; in front of us we have a magnificent opponent who I believe are among the best teams playing in Asobal. They play high-quality handball, and we have to look for the gaps we can exploit to hurt them, if possible.’

Toni Malla called on supporters to fill the Ovni, concluding: ‘I encourage all our supporters to fill the Ovni, first for the presentation of all the teams that make up our club, which will be beautiful and emotional, and for all the families to stay and watch the Copa del Rey match; and secondly, for our members to enjoy the game because it is a gift for them.’

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.