Fertiberia enter the promotion race after beating Cisne

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto beat Balonmano Cisne 29–28 in a closely fought match, with the two points putting the red-and-whites firmly in the race for promotion to the Asobal league.

The match began with a very fired-upFertiberia, who reached the tenth minute with an 8–3 lead thanks to goals from Barceló (6) and Dusan (3), among others. After a Cisne time-out, the visiting side reduced the deficit thanks to their Galician goalkeeper’s saves. Shortly after the 20-minute mark, Cisne levelled the match because Malla’s side stalled in attack against Rodríguez’s wall in goal. But before half-time Fertiberia stepped up a gear in attack and went into the interval leading 16–14.

After the interval,Cisne levelled the score thanks to Franzini’s saves in the seventh minute. But in the 13th minute the red-and-whites turned the scoreboard around again with goals from Plaza (4) and Arnau (4), among others. From then on, the match was a thriller and either side could have won. Both teams reached the 29th minute level at 28–28; Arnau won a seven-metre throw, which Olba (5) converted, and the points stayed at home.

Match report:

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Ximo Lora, Leonel (1), Del Valle, Diego Olba (5), Dani Martínez, Alex Plaza(4), Joaquin Barceló (6), Arnau Fernández(4), Dusan Trifkovic (3), Gonzalo Pérez, David García (1), Mario Rodríguez, Matheus Novais (2), Antonio Capitán (2), Alberto Blasco, Sergio Torío.

Score progression: 6-3, 8-5, 10-7, 10-9, 14-12, 16-14, 18-17, 19-20, 23-22, 24-24, 26-24, 29-28

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