Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto end the year eliminated from the Copa del Rey

Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto lost 25-43 to F.C. Barcelona Lassa, facing a much stronger opponent intent on settling the tie as quickly as possible. The Valencians, who arrived with several players missing from their squad, say goodbye to the Copa del Rey once again, at the hands of the champions. The match became an uneven contest, with a 0-2 run putting the blaugrana side in control, while Corzo opened the scoring for the Valencians. The red-and-white defence could do nothing to stop the Catalan attack, led by Koplijar and the wingers Ariño and Victor Tomas. After the first ten minutes, F.C. Barcelona Lassa had established a significant lead (5-11). Nacho García “Tiri”, who took charge of the match following Patxi Martí’s resignation, worked hard to stem the flow of goals but without success, and called a time-out in the 19th minute with the score at 6-15. The highlight during this period was three consecutive saves by young goalkeeper Ibrahim Moral, which earned applause from the stands. The first half ended with a goal from one end of the court to the other by Gonzalo de Vargas, making it 12-25. Koplijar also had to leave the court after feeling discomfort in his injured knee. Little changed after the interval. The red-and-whites’ efforts ultimately came to nothing, while for the blaugrana side it was a mere formality, as they sealed the match with counter-attacks and a fine performance from Pérez de Vargas in goal, who dealt with any errors by the home defence. In the end, Fertiberia could not produce a surprise in the tie and left the cup competition after a home defeat (25-40). In short, it was a match without a story, but it gave young Ibrahim and Chueca an opportunity in goal, while Sarió played more minutes than usual in Fertiberia’s final match of the year. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Ibrahim, Chueca, Bernatonis (3), Ruiz (5), Sladic (2), Pocholo (3), Tarrasó (1), Sayad (1), Corzo (3), Nebot, A. Fernández (2), Dukic, Sorrentino, Berrios (2) and Sarió (3). F.C. Barcelona Lassa: Saric, Pérez de Vargas (1), Tomas (6), R. Entrerríos (1), Sorhaindo, Sarmiento (5), Syprzak (4), Ariño (2); Noddesbo (5), Koplijar (8), Gurbindo (3), Sigurdsson (2), Jallouz (3), Morros (1) and Lazarov (1). Referees: Manuel Casado Fernández and Manuel Vera Avila (Andalusian Referees’ Committee). Jallouz was suspended for F.C. Barcelona Lassa. Score at five-minute intervals: 2-5, 5-10, 6-14, 7-16, 8-19, 12-25 half-time, 16-28, 18-30, 19-33, 21-35, 23-37, 25-43. Full-time. Pabellón Municipal Internúcleo “Ovni”.

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