Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto make their defence count against Aranda

Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto beat BM Villa de Aranda 29–24 in a match corresponding to Round 22 of the Liga Bauhaus Asobal at their Ovni home venue.

The match lived up to expectations and began very evenly, although Fertiberia were more intense in defence than the Aranda side. The first signs of imbalance and the defensive intensity allowed the red-and-whites to establish a significant early lead, built on goals from Ruben and Pocholo. Sayad’s playmaking finally lived up to expectations today and, in addition to scoring four goals, he assisted all his team-mates. The half-time score was 17–11, with the negative note being Berrios’s right-knee injury; he will have to await tests to determine its exact severity.

The second half began in a scrappy fashion, as shown by the fact that both teams needed five minutes to score their first goal. The Aranda players could not find a solution and Cuetara’s rotations followed one after another, while Milos opted for Sayad and Ruben to support the man-marking imposed on Corzo. For Aranda, the link-up with Peciña and Moreira, who scored seven goals between them, made up for the limited contribution from the back line, where only Nantes scored, and with poor percentages. The use of the pivots and the constant link with Muñoz sustained Burgos’s attacking output, because Bruixola decided to shut up shop today and, with a 50% save rate, became the mainstay during the most disrupted attacking spells.

In the end, the red-and-whites secured a vital victory that allows them to face the final part of the competition with a certain cushion.

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Bruixola (50%) and Ibrahim, Ruiz (4), Sladic (1), Pocholo (4), Tarraso (1), Sayad (4), Berrios, Pozzer (3), Corzo (11), Nebot, Alegre (1), Angel, Dukic, Sorrentino and Sario.

Villa de Aranda: Rangel (22%) and Santana. Canyigueral (1), Peciña (4), Part (1), Moyano (2), Muñoz (6), Sánchez (1), Moreira (3), Revin, Cakic, Nantes (5), Padilla (1) and Martin.

Referees: Ballano and Rodriguez. Ruiz, Pocholo, Pozzer (2) and Sorrentino (2) were excluded for Fertiberia. For Aranda, Peciña, Part and Cakic (2) were excluded.

Score at five-minute intervals: 1–1, 3–2, 6–4, 10–6, 14–9, 17–11. Half-time 17–11, 19–14, 22–18, 24–20, 25–22, 29–24 Full time. Municipal Internucleos Sports Hall. Attendance: 1,300. Matchday information: The Senior Falleras of Sagunto, Beatriz Alós and María Villar, performed the ceremonial throw-off. A minute’s silence was held in memory of those who died in the recent attacks.

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