Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto know how to suffer to beat Sinfín

Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto beat Gomas GoFit Sinfín by the narrowest of margins, 28–27 Some teams' league positions can mislead less knowledgeable supporters about their ability, and this is the case with the Santander side Sinfín, who, having already beaten Fertiberia at Albericia, could easily have taken something from today's match at the Ovni. However, this Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto team built by Nikola Milos is very hard to beat, because they know how to suffer, recover from absences and share a remarkable bond with their supporters. The match began with a declaration of intent from the Cantabrians: they came to defend as though there were no tomorrow. Under those circumstances, the officials had plenty to penalise, and by the second minute there had already been two exclusions, as the battle to minimise the Pozzer–Inestrosa connection involved plenty of rough play from the Cantabrians. Amaralle's direct disqualification in the third minute for an ugly mid-air shove on Linares continued the pattern of physicality. It seemed that playing without a left-hander in the backcourt would be a burden for Sinfín, but Ros fulfilled his role, while the evergreen Oscar Rio supplied another Asobal classic, pivot Lon, who was a real headache for the Valencians, and the young, emerging Pablo Paredes, who scored the goals—he also had a great match. That magical Rio, Paredes and Lon triangle held up against the more collective Valencian attack, in which there were minutes and goals for almost everyone in the first half. Tarrasó was injured while scoring a goal, adding to Sorrentino, who contributed as much as he could despite not having recovered from the blow he received in Aranda. So the teams went in level at half-time, 12–12. The start of the second half proved difficult for the Valencians, who missed their first attacks and allowed Sinfín to take a three-goal lead, 12–15, in the fourth minute of the second half. They had to fight back, but the red-and-white Valencians began to tighten up in defence. The introduction of Nacho Nebot and the tactical variations introduced by Milos began to unsettle the Cantabrians, while Paredes missed his final shots. At that decisive moment, Bruixola—who had even been replaced by Ibrahim to give him a breather—proved the saying that “good goalkeepers save what they have to save”. In the 25th minute he saved two shots, allowing Inestrosa to find his compass and set up Pocholo and Juande for the two calming goals that Fertiberia's left-handers converted. In the end, two more points for the Valencians took them to a spectacular twenty points, a total that could secure virtual survival for a team accustomed to reaching such figures on the penultimate or even final matchday, not with twelve matches still to play. Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto: Bruixola (GK), Rubén (2), Inestrosa (7), Pocholo (6), Tarrasó (2), Spiljak (6), Sifre, Pozzer (2), Ibra (GK), Alegre, Nebot, A. Fernandez (2), Juande (1), Sorrentino and Sario. DS Auto Gomas Sinfín: Makaria (GK), Diego, Amarelle (1), Blázquez, Prieto (2), Paredes (10), Calderón, Ernesto (GK), Nikolai, Pla, Postigo (2), Sánchez, Rio, Lon (6), Arribas (2), Jorajuria (4) Officials. Fernando Joaquín Fernández Pérez and Alberto García Rodríguez of the Andalusian officials' association. They excluded Pozzer and Sorrentino for Fertiberia, and Diego (2), Amarelle (direct disqualification), Postigo and Arribas for Sinfín. Score every 5 minutes: 2–2, 5–3, 5–8, 6–9, 8–11, 12–12, half-time. 13–15, 16–18, 18–20, 21–23, 26–24, 28–27 full time. Internucleos Ovni Pavilion, 1,500 spectators.

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