Fertiberia take a point in Cangas

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto take a point in Cangas after drawing 28–28 with Frigoríficos Morrazo. It was a very even match; at times the home side could have won, but the winning goal was in Nogués’s team’s hands, showing that they can compete in matches against teams in their league after two opening defeats to sides near the top of the table. Nogués’s team leave the relegation zone and move up to 14th, for now outside danger.

Nogués’s team came out fighting at the O Gatañal court. They wanted to get their first points on the board and gave it everything. The referees did not help much with the exclusions, which allowed the home side to take the lead. The red-and-white coach said of the first half: “We started badly, especially because of the exclusions we received, but we finished it level at 13–13.”

After the break, the red-and-whites managed to take the lead at times. Almost at the end, the Galician side moved ahead, but they came back from the three-goal deficit after Cangas scored three easy goals and almost took all three points: “Although it was a very even match, we were better in the second half. We had the winning ball in our hands in the final minute with an extra man on court. It is a shame that we could not score. The match ended in a draw—an extremely important draw for us—and we are returning home very happy with the point we earned.”

“We are very happy to come to Cangas, play a match against a team in our league and compete. Away from home, it is very difficult, and the team, despite the absences, the exclusions and Jaka’s red-card situation, recovered well. We played very good handball. We attacked very well and defended and supported Ribes as much as we could, so that the match ended in an even situation,” Nogués concluded.

MATCH DETAILS:

Frigoríficos Morrazo: Javier Díaz, Filip (2), Moises (6), Brais (1), Martín, Rubén, Juan Carlos, Daniel Peiró (2), Tihomir (3), David Iglesias (6), Daniel Cerqueira (1), Menduiña (1), Alen (4), Mihajlo (1), Gerard, Pablo Castro (1),

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Guillermo, Jaka (1), Mirallave (5), Querin (1), Dorado (3), Camacho (2), Ribes, Celorrio, Toni (2), Dija (3), Óscar (1), Ángel López, Pozzer (4)

Scores by period: 3–2, 3–3, 6–5, 8–7, 10–9, 13–13, 15–15, 18–18, 21–21, 24–23, 26–25, 28–28

Referees: Jesús Escudero and Jorge Escudero. Otero, Egea, Rodríguez and Mitic were excluded for Frigoríficos Morrazo. For Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto, Jaka (red card), Dorado (2), Dija and Pozzer were excluded.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.