Our youth team reach the TOP 8 for the first time in the club's history

Sunday 24 April 2016 has secured its place in BM Puerto Sagunto's long history. For the first time, the youth team have qualified for the Final Phase of the Spanish Championship in their category.

In front of more than 1,000 people at the Ovni for the crucial match, and against a great rival in Unió Esportiva Sarrià, who made the challenge extremely difficult, Toni Sarió's boys showed their character and quality to secure a vital victory. Suffice it to say that in the 24th minute of the second half, they were trailing 25–27 and had two players suspended.

After an evenly matched game, with mainly minimal leads for the red-and-whites, Sarrià, led by their star player, youth international Natán Suárez, the match reached the decisive moments in the situation described above. But this team is heir to the deepest values of the Red-and-White DNA, instilled by a coaching staff featuring three names that are already part of the club's history: Toni Sarió and his two assistants, Juan Carlos Núñez and Pedro Conde. It was in the most unfavourable situation possible, with everything against them, that the red-and-whites, in a magnificent collective effort involving many players, turned the score around with a 5–1 run, taking the Sector G Champions' trophy to Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto's trophy cabinet.

Technical details 

Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto: Conca, Palacios and Olivares. Perales (1), Óscar (4), Núñez, Marcos (3), Cubero (1), Álvaro, Asier, Sánchez (1), Cebrián (7), Bensach, Guillermo (7), Machí, Joel, César and Sarió (6).

Unió Esportiva Sarrià: Biosca and Morales. Viñolas, Anguita (2), Natán (6), Morales, Teixidor (1), Muñoz, Boumediane, Vicente (5), Kheireddine, Sialla, Moreno, Carrasco, Coman (3), Pol (6), Albert (5).

Officials: Quesada and Piñera (Asturias). For Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto, Óscar, Marcos (2), Sánchez, Bensach (2) and Sarió were excluded; for Sarrià, Natán, Kheireddine, Coman and Pol (2) were excluded.

Score every five minutes: 4–4, 6–6, 8–7, 10–8, 12–10, 13–12. Half-time. 15–15, 18–17, 21–21, 25–26, 24–27, 30–28.

Pabellón Municipal Internúcleos Ovni. 1,000 spectators.

Sagunto Mayor Quico Fernández, FBMVC President Arturo Tejedor and Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto President Juanjo Bataller presented awards to all participants, as well as the award for best goalkeeper, which went to Juan Pedro Conca of Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto, and best player, which went to Natán Suárez of Unió Esportiva Sarrià.

The TOP 8 Final Phase will be played from 4 to 8 May in Alcobendas (Madrid). Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto have been drawn in Group II alongside BM Alcobendas, BM Granollers and Montequinto of Seville. They will compete for two semi-final places alongside the top two from Group I, comprising FC Barcelona, BM Carabanchel, Zarautz and Córdoba BM.

Meanwhile, the BM Morvedre women's team have also qualified for the women's TOP 8, which will be held in Sagunto on the same dates as the men's competition.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.