The Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto faces its moment of truth
Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto face BM Cangas in the opening round of the 2016-2017 Liga Asobal. The trials are over, as are the matches with no bearing on the standings; the taste of competition has arrived, and once again Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto do so in Spain’s top men’s handball division. The venue is a legendary Asobal court, O’Gatañal, and the opponents are a team that can no longer be called a surprise package, Cangas, because when they start year after year at full speed under the guidance of the magician Pillo, that is no surprise.
2016-09-09
Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto face BM Cangas in a match corresponding to the opening round of the 2016-2017 Liga Asobal
The trials are over, as are the matches with no bearing on the standings; the taste of competition has arrived, and once again Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto do so in Spain’s top men’s handball division. The venue is a legendary Asobal court, O’Gatañal, and the opponents are a team that can no longer be called a surprise package, Cangas, because when they start year after year at full speed under the guidance of the magician Pillo, that is no surprise.
Milos’s men, who spent Thursday night travelling on the coach so they could rest in Cangas the night before, arrive for the match with the mixed feelings brought about by some very poor pre-season performances, but also with the confidence of the group and coach that this team, without soloists such as Corzo or Bernatonis, does have a good orchestra that will gradually sound much less discordant than it did in August. Apart from Alegre’s absence for work reasons and the long-term absence of Berrios, who is a month and a half away from returning after his knee injury, everyone is available. Pacheco, still far from his best form after the hip injury that has caused him so many problems, will take part, as will the other new signings, Spiljak and Angel Perez de Inestrosa, together with the players who renewed their contracts from last season.
The Galicians also arrive at this first fixture with some uncertainty. Their defeat in the Copa Galicia against a Plata Teucro in their last match has raised doubts; together with the injury to signing Mikosevic, who is doubtful for the match, the necessary adaptation of left-hander Nikola Potic and the absences from Rosales’s squad of Eijó and Lamariano, this means Camiña’s new project, with Pillo on the bench, also needs the reassurance that only the league table can provide.
The match takes place this Saturday at 18.30, with Merino and Moyano officiating.
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