Fertiberia make their debut in the Comunitat Valenciana Cup semi-final

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto will play their first pre-season match on Saturday against CD Agustinos, from 8.30 pm at the Ovni. The match, as well as being the red-and-whites’ home debut, is the semi-final of the Comunitat Valenciana Cup. The winner will play BM Benidorm for the cup on 26 August in Elche. Assistant coach Vicente Sos highlighted that “We know that it is an important match: it is the first of pre-season here at home and, in addition, the prize is the chance to play in the Comunitat Valenciana Cup final, so we regard it as an almost decisive match.” The match pits the only two Valencian teams that will play in the División de Honor Plata this season against each other. The red-and-whites start as favourites, while the Alicante side are already very familiar with the division. It will be a difficult match because it is the first test and because Nogués’s team are facing a fast side. Iván Montoya and Nacho Mirallave will reunite with former team-mates, as they played for the Alicante side last year and were its top scorers. Montoya noted that: “It will be a difficult match because it is our first test, with the added pressure of it being a final that we must win to be able to play against Benidorm. Personally, I am really looking forward to playing the first match with this new team and seeing how we all perform. The excitement is doubled by having the club where I played for so many years and experienced so much in front of me.” In addition, the coaches have given a positive assessment of pre-season. Both Nogués and Sos highlighted the excellent work the players are doing and how quickly they are adapting to training. However, it is not all good news for the red-and-whites, as Nogués will be without Óscar García for the Comunitat Valenciana semi-final, as he is playing in the European Championship with the Spanish youth team, while Toni Alegre and Pablo del Rincón are out injured. Marcos Dorado will also be doubtful after suffering a strain in Thursday’s training session. Meanwhile, the board will be at the Ovni entrance from 7.30 pm so that members can collect their passes, allowing them to attend all the new season’s División de Honor Plata matches, which begin on 15 September against Herol Viveros Nava. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto’s next friendlies will be on 24 August, when Nogués’s team travel to Algemesí to play their second pre-season match. On 31 August, they will play a pre-season match away against Huesca, an Asonal team. On 2 September, they will face Sant Martí in Ascó, and finally supporters will be able to enjoy watching their team again on Sunday 9 September at 12 noon in the return match against Algemesí.

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