Fertiberia end the year with a victory

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto secured their final victory of the year, 31–26 against Dólmenes Antequera, in a match in which they were superior in the second half. Before the match, the senior falleras and presidents of Falla La Marina performed the ceremonial throw-off. In addition, as a sign of protest against the events in Galicia, the match began with the first minute of play suspended, during which the ball remained still in the centre of the court.

The match began with a sluggish Fertiberia giving the ball away, allowing Antequera to counter-attack and stay ahead on the scoreboard for almost the entire first half, when they managed to move ahead thanks to Dani’s saves and Alex Plaza’s goals (7), among others, Antequera turned the scoreboard around again. Just before half-time, a last-gasp goal from Diego Olba (4) restored parity on the scoreboard (15–15).

After the interval,the Fertiberia showed that they are the better team, tightened up their defence and Dani Martínez shut up shop in goal. In attack, Matheus Novais (5) and David García (5) gave the red-and-whites the lead, ensuring the final two points of 2024 stayed in Puerto de Sagunto.

The next match will be on 11 January against Ibiza. The red-and-whites will play the match postponed due to the DANA, thus bringing the first half of the season to a close. The match will be designated Club Day. Members will pay €5 per ticket and the full proceeds will go to those affected by the flooding.

Match report:

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Ximo Lora, Leonel (1), Del Valle (1), Diego Olba (4), Dani Martínez, Alex Plaza (7), Joaquin Barceló (2), Arnau Fernández(3), Dusan Trifkovic (1), Gonzalo Pérez, David García (5), Mario Rodríguez, Matheus Novais (5), Antonio Capitán (2), Alberto Blasco, Sergio Torío.

Score progression: 1-2, 3-4, 6-6, 10-9, 11-10, 15-15, 16-16, 20-18, 22-22, 25-23, 27-24, 31-26

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