Fertiberia snatch a point against Novás in the dying seconds

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto salvaged a point against Acanor Atlético Novás in a match in which they were trailing the home side before completing a late comeback.

Nogués’s team started well, preventing their opponents from running, but the mistakes midway through the first half proved costly for the red-and-whites, as Novás took advantage to score on the counter and from then on they were trailing the home side.

After the interval, the red-and-whites came back into the match, but failed to hold on and Novás once again moved ahead on the scoreboard. In the final minute, the side from Puerto de Sagunto managed to salvage a point from a fiercely contested match.

Coach Vicent Nogués highlighted that “It was a match we should have won. We did not play well; the team were stagnant in attack and we reached a point where we had effectively lost the match. With a little grit and hard work at the end, we managed to save a point.”

The red-and-whites missed three penalties, while the home goalkeeper received the loudest ovation from his supporters: “Their goalkeeper played well, but we missed shots that we should not have missed. We took errant shots, and our attack was stagnant against their 5:1 defence, which caused us problems at various points. This led to us reaching the 27th minute of the second half three goals behind,” the coach added.

“It is always difficult to win away in this league, and the team showed grit at the end, which earned us a point. It was not a place where we expected to drop points, but something is better than nothing. Next week we have to beat Torrelavega to close the gap at the top of the table and try to secure the second or first position that the team fight for every week,” the coach concluded.

MATCH DETAILS

Acanor Atlético Novás: Roberto (2), Iago Flores (3), David García (2), Andres Vila (1), Paulo Dacosta (2), German Hermida (3), Roberto Calvo, Pedro Iglesias (5), Adrián, Kevin (1), Carlos Rodríguez, Óscar Silva, Manuel Martínez (1), Yago Alonso (2), Carles Asensio (4), Alejandro López.

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Montoya (2), Dija, Mirallave (3), Pocholo (7), Leo (3), Jaka (4), Marcos (2), Bruixola, Chueca, Oscar García, Iñigo Celorrio, Josep Folqués (6), Camacho.

Scores

2-3, 5-4, 9-7, 11-11, 13-12, 16-13, 17-16, 20-19, 21-21, 23-23, 27-24, 27-27

Officials: Two-minute suspensions were given to Iago Flores, Paolo Dacosta, German Hermida and Carlos Rodríguez for Novás, and to Querin, Dorado and Camacho for Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.