Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto suffer a heavy defeat in Gijón

Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto suffered a heavy 34–27 defeat against Juanfersa Grupo Fegar Gijón in a match played at the Palacio de los Deportes de Gijón in front of two thousand spectators.

The match was not as evenly matched as expected, although the start was as anticipated. In fact, the score in the 18th minute of the first half was 10–10. However, the final twenty minutes of the first half were disastrous for today's green shirts (their second kit, in honour of their sponsor Fertiberia). An 8–1 run, resulting from turnovers and the Asturians' swift counter-attacks—eight in the match—condemned the Valencians for the remainder of the game.

The second half was evenly matched, with spells of momentum for both sides, but today was not the Valencians' day in defence, where they conceded more opportunities than usual. To cap the Valencians' poor day, the goalkeeping was well below its usual standard, recording a save percentage of a pitiful 17%, compared with Savic's 40% in the home goal.

In short, a tough defeat for the Valencians, who must now recharge their batteries to face another genuine bull, none other than Naturhouse La Rioja, who will welcome them to their home ground next Tuesday at 20:45 in a match brought forward from the eleventh round because of the Riojans' Champions League fixture.

 Juanfersa Grupo Fegar Gijón: Savic (40%), Vallado (33%). Goalkeepers Ruesga, Cakic (2), Costoya (2), Fernández (3), Huerta (5), Pellitero (9), Cancio (2), Acetti (3), Plaza, Ángel Paraja (5), Fernández (2), Serdio (1), Pérez and Miguel Paraja.

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Bruixola (18%), Samuel (14%), Marc Andreu, Pocholo (4), Tarrasó (4), Lluna, Apelgren (5), Grau (5), Plaza (5), Toni Alegre (1), Nebot (1), Fernández (1), and Roque (1).

Referees: Marín and Garcia Serradilla (Catalonia Regional Federation). Huerta was excluded for Juanfersa Grupo Fegar, while Grau and Nebot were excluded for Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto.

 Score at five-minute intervals:  2–2, 6–5, 9–7, 11–10, 14–10, 18–11 Half-time 20–13, 23–16, 28–18, 29–21, 32–22, 34–27. Full time. Palacio de Deportes de la Guia. 2,000 spectators.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.