Fertiberia lose again in the closing minutes against Nava

Fertiberia fell to Viveros Herol Nava (29–27) in the closing minutes of a match in which they went from holding a seven-goal lead to being pegged back and overtaken by the hosts.

The first half was evenly contested. The opening minutes saw both teams exchange goals as they went head-to-head in a battle for survival. In the 17th minute, the red-and-whites moved two goals ahead thanks to goals from Chen, Corzo and Mirallave. Nogués’s side maintained their lead and extended it to three through their play and attacking accuracy with pivot Alex Pozzer. Nava called a timeout in an attempt to overturn the deficit, but Franzini shut the door in the red-and-white goal, while the visitors continued to be effective in attack through Kozina and Óscar García and on the counter, going into half-time five goals ahead at 12–18.

After the interval, the hosts came out determined to reduce the deficit and, in the 10th minute, their defensive intensity allowed them to launch counter-attacks and move within three goals of the red-and-whites. The red-and-white coach, Vicent Nogués, saw his team come close to going seven goals ahead in the opening minutes of the second half, but they were already only two goals ahead of a level score, so he called a timeout. However, it had little effect: in the 23rd minute, Nava levelled the match at 25–25. From that point onwards, Nava raised their game with the support of their fans and kept both points at home.

Match details

Viveros Herol Nava: Filip, Baeza (1), Seabra, Dario Ajo (3), Antino (3), Moyano (2), Villagrán, Rodrigo Pérez Arce (3), Filipe Mota (1), Andrés Alonso, Óscar Marugán (5), Da Silva (4), Yeray Lamariano, Dzmitry, Rosales, Lukas Simenas (7)

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto: Pau Guitart, Mirallave (3), Querín (1), Alex Gil, Camacho (2), Carou (1), Dani Martínez, Guillermo Corzo (2), Lucas Aizen (2), Toni Alegre, Franzini, Oscar García (4), Chen (5), Kozina (1), Pozzer (6).

Officials: Fernanda Espino Guerra and Víctor Navarro Baquero. For Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto, Corzo and Pozzer were suspended. For Viveros Herol Nava, Álvaro and Lukas Simenas were suspended.

Scores by period: 2–2, 5–6, 6–6, 9–11, 10–13, 12–17 (half-time), 16–20, 19–22, 20–23, 23–25, 26–25, 29–27.

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