Making home advantage count to achieve the objective

[caption id="attachment_18356" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Álvaro del Valle taking a shot against Horneo EÓN Alicante / PEPA CONESA[/caption]

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto host Balonmano Proin Triana tomorrow at the Pabellón Port de Sagunt from 18:30, in a match corresponding to the 24th round of the Men’s División de Honor Plata.

 

The red-and-whites’ last fixture ended in a 32–30 victory away to Handbol Club Eivissa at the Pabellón Municipal Es Pratet, almost two weeks ago. The competition took a brief break last weekend.

 

“The match against Ibiza has to be the path we follow. It was a well-deserved break; the lads needed to stop for a few days,” says Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto coach Toni Malla regarding the last two points gained and the rest period.

 

Balonmano Proin Triana, 11th in the competition like the Puerto Sagunto side, also went into the break with a 28–26 victory over Balonmano Alcobendas. They have won four of their last six matches. The Seville team won by the narrowest of margins (19–18) in the head-to-head meeting between the sides in the first half of the season.

 

“They have already adapted to the division and to their coach’s methods. They are having an impressive second half of the season, competing even against teams near the top of the table,” says Malla about the opposition’s form, which has already given them a four-point cushion over the relegation places.

 

“No one should think that, because they are a squad fighting for survival, it will be an easy match. Moreover, we have some important absences, but the lads are performing at a very good level in training. I believe that if we control what we need to control, we will be very close to taking both points,” adds Malla about what he expects on Saturday.

 

“We call on the supporters: we have only three home matches left to try to achieve our objective, the promotion phase. We hope they come and support us by filling the pavilion,” concludes the Catalan coach on the importance of the fans.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.