Fertiberia travel to Burgos ‘intending to pick up points’

     

Toni Malla's side will play on Sunday, from 12 noon, at the El Plantio Municipal Pavilion in the match corresponding to matchday 5

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto face UBU San Pablo Burgos on Sunday, 13 October, from 12 noon at the El Plantio Municipal Pavilion. The match corresponding to matchday 5 of the División de Honor Plata pits two teams level on points against each other, in a league opening marked by maximum competitiveness at the top of the table among four teams. 

Although they face one of the squads favoured for promotion to Asobal, Malla states: ‘We are travelling with the greatest enthusiasm and the aim of developing and correcting what we did wrong last week. We want to be in the best possible shape for the next home match and we want to pick up points; no one should doubt that’.

The red-and-white team go into the match after suffering their first defeat against Fundación Agustinos Alicante. ‘We have watched videos and analysed the mistakes we made, which were mainly caused by anxiety and wanting to resolve the match quickly. Once we found ourselves outplayed, we all fell apart. As a new team under construction, it is something we have to learn from and improve on’, explains Toni Malla, coach of the side from Puerto de Sagunto.

Regarding the opponents they will face, Malla says ‘Together with Alicante, they are the two squads favoured to achieve promotion to Asobal and they have been built for that purpose. They have a great squad, with two extremely high-quality players in every position. Players with extensive experience in Asobal, the French league and other leagues. It will be a good test as we continue to grow. We know Burgos are a very dangerous opponent and, if we want to get anything from the match, we have to be very good.’

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.