Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto enjoys an afternoon of joy against Juanfersa Gijón

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto beat Juanfersa Gijón convincingly, 32–24, in a match corresponding to Matchday 24 of the Liga Asobal Bauhaus. There was only one dominant side, as the Gijón team held out for just the first 10 minutes. From the outset, it was clear that Fertiberia meant business: a superb defence disrupted Gijón’s passing and connection with Paraja. Such was the pressure that Alberto Suárez called his first time-out in the 11th minute, with the score at 5–4. The high defensive intensity made Aidenas Malasinskas’s magic in the attacking transition lethal. Today, the Lithuanian, with 10 goals from 13 attempts, was the master of the attack, giving a truly outstanding display. With the defence forcing errors from the Asturians, the hosts reached a comfortable 18–11 at half-time, leaving the red-and-whites well in control. The second half followed the same pattern, with only Montoya taking responsibility for Juanfersa’s attacking play, supported by Potic, who put in a good performance with four goals. The red-and-whites did not let up, even with the extensive rotations made by Pachi Martí, who gave playing time to all 13 players in the squad today, following Roque’s absence and the last-minute absence of captain Rubén Ruiz, who had suffered a serious blow to the neck. In short, Juanfersa looked very low on energy, thinking more about their cup challenge than their slim chances of survival. They also came up against a highly intense and fired-up Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto, who today gave the red-and-white faithful a calm and joyful afternoon. Fertiberia’s next fixture is on Friday at 8.30 pm against Guadalajara. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Sebastián, Bruixola, Bernatonis (6), Malasinskas (10), Sladic (3), Moriñigo (2), Tarrasó (2), Berrios (2), Plaza (5), Toni Alegre (1), Nebot, Fernández and Dukic (1). Juanfersa Gijón: Rionda, Rial, Rio (1), Adrián (4), Huerta (2), Pellitero (2), Fernández, Paraja (2), Serdio (1), Paredes (1), Samuel, Montoya (6), Álvarez, Ortega and Potic (4). Officials: Jorge Escudero and Jesús Escudero (Cantabrian Regional Federation). Bernatonis, Nebot and Ángel of Fertiberia, and Adrián Fernández of Juanfersa, were suspended for two minutes. Score at five-minute intervals: 2–2, 4–4, 9–4, 13–6, 15–10, 18–11 half-time, 20–12, 23–14, 24–16, 27–18, 29–20, 32–24 final. Internúcleos Municipal Sports Centre “Ovni”. 1,500 spectators. Incident: Sergio Berrios’s 400th Asobal appearance, for which he received various tributes from RFEBM President Paco Blázquez, President of the Handball Coaches’ Association José Julio Espina and Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto President Juanjo Bataller.

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