Alser Puerto Sagunto’s academy delivers during Fallas weekend

Two academy teams had official competitive fixtures during this Fallas weekend, and both achieved their winning objectives.

On the one hand, the Segunda Nacional side won a thrilling match against an old and current rival, BM Marni, by the narrowest of margins, 31–30, clearly reflecting how closely fought the match was. Rafa Martin’s men had to sweat blood to win, and those two points mathematically secure their survival for another year in the fourth tier of Spanish handball. This achievement is particularly important in a year of transition, with the retirement of emblematic veterans such as Carlos Benito, Juanjo Bataller and Dani Cortés, and the arrival of young players who have had to go through the difficult adaptation period to the senior categories.

The other match of the weekend was in the Valencian Youth Regional League, where Vicente Sos’s youngsters put in a great performance to beat Maristas de Alicante 27–23 and keep their chances of securing one of the two top places granting access to the Spanish Championship in the category fully alive. They are currently third with 10 points, just one point behind their next opponents, Colegio San Agustin de Alicante, in a decisive match to determine who will reach the national championship. The fixture will take place next Saturday at Colegio Agustinos Sports Hall from 13:00. A win in that match, followed by one point in the final match in Benidorm, would confirm qualification, regardless of what Agustinos do against Maristas Algemessi at their Alicante home ground.

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