Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto seek their first away win

This Saturday they face SD Teucro of Pontevedra from 20:30, in a match corresponding to the 5th round of the BAUHAUS ASOBAL League.

Pachi Martí’s men are looking for their first two points away from home against newly promoted Teucro after defeats in Puente Genil and Granollers. To do so, the red and whites have planned the longest journey possible, together with Cangas in the league. The team travelled on Thursday night after dinner and training, intending to rest in Galicia and complete the week’s final training session there.

For this match, the list of absentees continues to be led by Bernatonis, who is already training with the team, Rubén Ruiz, still recovering from his ankle sprain, Tarrasó, who is unavailable for family reasons, and the young Sario, who is absent because of his studies. Toni Alegre, who already played a few minutes against Benidorm, returns to the squad, while Sasa Dukic has also travelled but will remain doubtful until kick-off after recovering from the muscle injury that ruled him out of the derby. Valencian coach Pachi Martí said of the Galicians in a statement to the club: “They are a very young, well-organised team who love to run. They run both on the counter-attack and in fast breaks, so we will have to be very sharp with our shooting and defensive recovery if we want to win in Pontevedra.”

For the Galicians, Teucro have been producing the same results as Fertiberia, with home wins and away defeats, and coach Quique Domínguez will have his full squad available for the match. Regarding Fertiberia’s visit, the Galician coach said: “Fertiberia are a balanced squad. They have built a team to finish higher than last season.”

The match has an additional historical detail: although they are two of the oldest clubs in Spanish handball, with Teucro founded in 1945 and Puerto Sagunto in 1951, this fixture at the Municipal de Pontevedra will be their first meeting in the top flight. Whenever the Valencians have been there, the Galicians have not, and vice versa. The last time they met was at the Ovni on a special day for the red and whites, who finished the league season that secured their promotion to ASOBAL with Teucro’s visit, in a match played after promotion had been mathematically confirmed and the celebrations were claimed by the Galicians.

Therefore, it is a very difficult match, and it remains to be seen whether the youngest team in ASOBAL, Teucro, can overcome the team with the highest average age, Fertiberia. A clash between youth and experience as both sides look to remain in the middle section of the table.

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