Fertiberia beat Agustinos and reach the Copa Comunitat Valenciana final

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto will play in the Copa Comunitat Valenciana final after beating CD Agustinos 29–26 in a match initially dominated by the Alicante side, but in which the red-and-whites managed to recover and secure victory. The red-and-whites came onto the court somewhat cold, facing a compact team determined to qualify for the Copa Comunitat Valenciana final against Benidorm. Throughout the first half, the scoreboard favoured the Alicante side; Cuartero left the red-and-whites with no options from the wing, while Nogués’ team could not seem to find the goal and were not solid in defence. After the midway point of the first half, Bruixola appeared and, thanks to his saves, the red-and-whites came close to levelling the score. Ángel López added freshness from the wing and narrowed the gap on the scoreboard in the final minutes of the first half (12–14). After the interval, the red-and-whites came out with a different attitude. Once again, Bruixola’s saves were crucial, while the goals from Montoya, Manzano and Corzo breathed life into the team and laid the foundations for the comeback. In the 16th minute of the second half, Montoya levelled the score. From that moment, Nogués’ team reacted immediately, prompting the Agustinos coach to try to stop them with a time-out, which enabled the Alicante side to draw level again. Camacho, Celorrio, Manzano and Ángel López made their DHP debuts. The negative aspect of the day was Mirallave’s injury, which allowed him to spend only two minutes on court. The Agustinos side’s joy did not last long, as the home team found their rhythm in attack and Bruixola shut the door in goal, leaving their opponents with no options. The negative note of the match was Nacho Mirallave’s injury; he left the court with a minor knee sprain. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Montoya (6), Dija (5), Nacho Mirallave, Pocholo (2), Leo Querin (2), Jaka (1), Bruixola, Chueco, Corzo (5), Alberto, Ángel López (2), Javier Manzano (4), Adrián Ribes, Camacho (2), Perales, Celorrio, CD Agustinos: Padilla, Javier Giner, Pablo, Adrián Bernabeu, Manuel, Didac (3), Aaron, Cristian Moll, Augusto, Danil (1), Ander (4), David Cuartero (11), Borja, Jorge (2), José Maria Martin, Periods: 2–3, 4–6, 6–8, 6–10, 8–13, 12–14, 14–16, 18–18, 20–20, 23–22, 27–25, 29–26 Referees: For Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto, Iván Montoya, Leo Querin, Guillermo Corzo and Ángel López were excluded. For CD Agustinos, Cristian Moll and Borja were excluded. Match played at the Ovni in front of 600 spectators  

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