Fertiberia are crowned league champions after beating Novás

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto are crowned División de Honor Plata league champions after beating 30–23 Valinox Novás in a match they dominated comfortably from start to finish. Toni Malla’s side put the finishing touch to the season by winning the league title after securing promotion on 6 May. The Portuense team have enjoyed a season to remember, losing just one match and drawing two in the first phase of the competition. On the final matchday, the Valencians will travel to Nava de la Asunción to end the season with a victory in a match in which nothing will be at stake.

The red-and-white tide, who chanted ‘Puerto belong in ASOBAL’ until the end, presented an award for the season’s best player to goalkeeper Daniel Martínez, who was particularly influential in the final stage of the competition

The match began with Fertiberia quickly opening up a four-goal lead on the scoreboard. Novás came up against the wall of Ignasi Admella in goal. This, together with David López’s counter-attacking goals (4) enabled Malla’s side to maintain their lead. The Portuense team produced a great first half both defensively and in attack, with goals from Pau Ferré (5), Manzano and Arnau among others. All of this saw them go into half-time with the score at 14–11.

After the interval, the Galician team tried to reduce the deficit and draw level, but a great performance from Toni Malla’s side left them with no chance. With 10 minutes remaining, the Novás players began to close the gap with fast breaks. Malla called a timeout and his side once again broke the game open with the help of saves from an outstanding Daniel Martínez.

Match details:

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto: Ignasi, Porras (2), Alex Ortega (2), Nil (2), Del Valle (1), Pau Ferré (5), Daniel Martínez, Adrián Nolasco (1), Arnau Fernández (3), Javier Manzano (3), Daniel Sedano (2), Aitor Albizu (3), Poveda (1), David López Ortego (4), Javier Olivares.

Scoring by periods: 3–1, 5–3, 10–6, 12–7, 13–9, 14–11, 16–13, 19–15, 23–16, 25–19, 27–22, 30–23.

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