Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto aim to take two valuable points in Vigo

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto face Academia Octavio next Friday, 23 November, in a match to be played at the As Travesas pavilion from 20:45. The importance Fertiberia attach to the match is demonstrated by the financial and personal effort involved in travelling the day before, Thursday, with most of their players, including the non-professionals, as well as some players travelling by plane on match day who can only take one day off work, such as goalkeeper David Bruixola. The Asobal regulations allow matches to be played on Fridays, but for a team with non-professional players this causes major disruption because it is a working day.

The red-and-whites come into the match after winning their last home game against ARS Palma del Rio (23-22). They had to work hard for the victory in an emotional match won thanks to the pride and drive of the supporters in the final minutes. After the ordeal of that match, Nogués' side are looking to take points away from home so that they can approach their matches at the Ovni with greater ease. For this match, the Valencian coach has all his players available except Mateu Castellá, who remains sidelined with a fissure in the metatarsal of his left hand.

Academia Octavio, meanwhile, come into the match after beating Valladolid at home (25-23). It was another tight finish that could have ended in a draw but was settled by an Octavio victory. For this match, the team will be without Basque player Arkaitz Vargas and are uncertain about Isma Juárez, Pablo Alemany and Fran González, who have already begun returning to training.

In short, this match brings together two teams fighting to avoid falling into the relegation places, two direct rivals in the table who are also level on 6 points. This game, which could serve as a tie-breaker in the standings, promises to be an even and exciting encounter in which the red-and-whites will fight to earn points away from home and thus play their home matches with greater ease and peace of mind.

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