Fertiberia knocked out of the Copa del Rey

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto lost 34–24 to Zamora at the Ángel Nieto. The red-and-whites thus bow out of the cup after only one taste of the competition. Losing the second round leaves them out of the competition, and they can now focus solely on maintaining their status in the Liga Asobal. Nogués's side went into the match without Pozzer and Dorado through injury, Celorrio due to his studies, and Óscar García, who was called up for the junior Hispanos. The positive note from the match was provided by David Bruixola, who played the first 10 minutes. The captain returned to defend the red-and-white goal and hopes to be fully fit for the derby on 2 November at the Ovni.

The hosts started better, making a strong opening to the match that left Vicent Nogués's side slightly weakened. As the minutes passed, Zamora continued to have the upper hand. The red-and-whites' reaction did not come until the 20th minute of the first half. The home coach tried to halt the Valencians with a time-out, and an exchange of goals then took place at the Ángel Nieto, thanks to the two teams' resolute defences. However, Zamora's clinical start in attack meant they went into half-time with the scoreboard reading 16–11.

After the interval, Zamora produced a strong spell that completely took the red-and-whites out of the game. They reached the match's biggest lead; Nogués's side were definitively out of the contest, and the red-and-white coach's time-out attempt to bring them back into it came too late. Zamora continued to control the pace of the match until the final stages.

MATCH DETAILS:

 Zamora: Felipe, Marcos, David Gallego (3), Fernando (1), Cubillas (1), Jorge Martín (4), Jesús Iñaki (1), Carballo (2), Horcajada (1), Velazquez (7), Dalamau (7), Sergio (3)

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Jaka, Mirallave (2), Leo Querin (3), Bruixola, Camacho (5), Ribes, Corzo, Toni Alegre (3), Dija (4), Tello (4), Ángel López Ruiz (1), Manero (2)

Scores by period: 1–1, 5–3, 9–5, 11–8, 13–11, 16–11, 20–13, 24–14, 27–15, 30–18, 33–21, 34–24

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