Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto travels to Aranda with its red-and-white wave

This Saturday from 19:00, Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto face BM Villa de Aranda at the Príncipe de Asturias Pavilion in the Burgos town. The red-and-whites will not be alone in Aranda, as a party of more than sixty people will attend the match live in a fixture that has become a classic for the Marea Rojiblanca supporters’ club, which enjoys an excellent relationship with the Villa de Aranda’s Patata supporters’ club.

The red-and-whites have done well on this trip in the last two seasons, both ending in Valencian victories.

But every match has its own story, and Villa de Aranda boast an unbeaten home record, with two wins against Cangas and Ciudad Encantada (37–34 and 32–28) and a 30–30 draw against BM Guadalajara. These victories have centred on an attacking trio of Moyano, Javi Muñoz and Oswaldo, who have scored 66% of Aranda’s goals in the opening six rounds. The three are intriguingly ranked as the second, third and fourth top scorers in the Asobal League, chasing the league’s top scorer, none other than Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto player Guillermo Corzo, whose 43 goals put him at number one.

Jacobo Cuétara’s side will be missing an important player, precisely from this trio, as Brazilian Oswaldo Maestro must serve a one-match suspension and will not feature. This gives signing Canyigueral, who joined from Bordils, his opportunity; he will probably fill the right-back role.

For the Valencians, the squad travelling to Aranda on Friday afternoon includes the return of captain Ruben Ruiz, as well as the first away call-up for Rolandas Bernatonis, who was already included in the squad for the Ovni match against León but did not play a minute. His serious Achilles tendon injury is in its final stage of recovery, and he is expected to play a few minutes as he begins to develop into a new attacking option for Martí’s side alongside Corzo and Sladic. By contrast, Tarraso remains unavailable after suffering an ankle sprain in the build-up to the match against León.

Manager Pachi Martí said of the match “We are very keen to start picking up points away from home this season, and eager to keep adding points as soon as possible to rebuild our confidence. The match will be very tough, as Villa de Aranda are playing very well despite Oswaldo’s absence.”

A very important match for Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto, who are seeking their first victory with the support of their unwavering fans before facing the toughest part of the Asobal season. Naturhouse await them at the Ovni on Tuesday, and their next away trip will be to the Palau, where Barça want to continue adding to their statistics. In short, a difficult but league-level fixture for Fertiberia before they face the two heavyweights of Spanish handball.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.