Fertiberia throw themselves into the promotion race after beating Ibiza

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto secured another victory 34-26 against UD Balonmano Ibiza, in a match they knew how to dominate almost from start to finish. With this result, the red-and-whites are firmly in the promotion race and finish the round fourth with 21 points, the same as the team in third and two behind the top two in the table, Alicante and Caserio.

The match began with an Ibiza side who went ahead, but soon the Puerto Sagunto players toughened up their defence, and thanks to Dani’s saves and Arnau’s eight goals, among others, the red-and-whites turned the situation around and went into half-time with a favourable scoreline (16–11).

After the interval,the Fertiberia knew how to maintain their lead and, with a great collective effort, made the gap on the scoreboard grow. Dani Martínez continued making saves in goal, while in attack Arnau again stood out, scoring 11 goals throughout the match, along with Novais (5) and Del Valle (4).

Fertiberia recovers the full gate receipts for those affected by the DANA

The match, which had been postponed due to the flooding on 29 October, was designated ‘Club Day’. All attendees, including members, paid a €5 entrance fee, which was donated in full to the Mancomunitat Intermunicipal de l’Horta Sud.

In total, the club raised €2,675, which the Mancomunitat will allocate to people affected by the DANA.

The cheque was presented by the club president, Juanjo Bataller; Sagunto Town Council’s Councillor for Sport, Javier Timón; and the director of the Fertiberia plant, Felipe Sanz. It was received by Laura Sena.

Match report:

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Ximo Lora, Leonel (3), Del Valle (4), Diego Olba (3), Dani Martínez, Alex Plaza(1), Joaquin Barceló, Arnau Fernández(11), Dusan Trifkovic, Gonzalo Pérez (1), David García (2), Mario Rodríguez, Matheus Novais (5), Antonio Capitán (3), Seke Gallart, Sergio Torío (1).

Score progression: 2-3, 4-5, 8-7, 12-8, 13-10, 16-11, 19-14, 21-16, 24-19, 27-21, 32-24, 34-36

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