A giant step forward in the pursuit of the objective

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto beat Balonmano Alcobendas 25–21 this afternoon at the Port de Sagunt Pavilion on matchday 26 of the Men's Silver Division of Honour.

 

The match began with three early exclusions in the first five minutes, two for Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto and one for Balonmano Alcobendas. Dani Martínez's saves created the first home advantage in the fifth minute (3–0), when the visitors scored their first goal. The Madrid side's aggressive 5–1 defence and the inaccuracies produced a low-scoring 6–4 scoreline midway through the first half.

 

David García's effectiveness from the pivot area and Álex Plaza's penalty-throwing, together with further saves from Dani Martínez, forced Balonmano Alcobendas coach Javier Suárez to call his first timeout of the match in the 19th minute, with his side 8–4 down. The switch from a 5–1 to a 6–0 defence and goals from their wings—six of their nine first-half goals—allowed the Madrid side to reduce the deficit slightly, with the half-time score at 11–9.

 

Everything remained the same in the home goal after the teams emerged from the changing rooms, with Dani Martínez making saves. Unlike in the first half, the red-and-whites began launching counter-attacks, establishing their largest lead (15–10). Around the 40th minute, Sergio Lozano received a straight red card in an incident involving Matheus de Novais; despite being numerically disadvantaged, the visitors managed to move within two goals. Balonmano Alcobendas also improved in transition situations, and the home side's second timeout came in the 45th minute, with the score at 17–15.

 

Goals from Joaquín Barceló and Diego Olba on the wings, together with a sublime second-half performance from Arnau Fernández, ensured that the red-and-whites maintained a consistent advantage. Balonmano Alcobendas tried to get back into the match by bringing David López into goal, but Dani Martínez once again came to the fore to extinguish any visiting hopes, leaving a final score of 25–21.

 

With this victory, Toni Malla's side will remain in the play-off places for another week in fourth position. Next Saturday they will visit Club Cisne Colegio Los Sauces at the Dos Deportes Municipal Sports Pavilion from 20:00 in matchday 27.

  MATCH DETAILS: Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto (25):  Guilherme Leonel (7), Del Valle (-), Olba (4), Nico Rey (-), Daniel Martínez (-), Álex Plaza (3), Barceló (2), Arnau Fernández (4), Dusan Trifkovic (1), Gonzalo (-), David García (3), Mario (-), Matheus (1), Capitán (-), Seke (-), Torío (-).   Balonmano Alcobendas (21): Lucian Marinescu (1), Álex Colón (-), Gonzalo Velasco (5), Sergio Lozano (-), José María Gutiérrez (2), Mario Crespo (1), Nacho Gimeno (2), Ramón Fuentes (-), Anthony Pinto (2), David Torrejón (-), David López (-), Laruenz Jakob (-) Íker Aguilera (4), Agustín Castellano 4).   Referees: Alberto Murillo Castro and Pablo García Sánchez.   Exclusions: Anthony Pinto, Guilherme Leonel, Joaquín Barceló, Álvaro del Valle and Dusan Trifkovic for two minutes, and Sergio Lozano by means of a straight red card.   Score progression: 3–0, 5–3, 6–4,8–4, 10–7, 11–9 (half-time); 14–10, 16–11, 17–15, 19–17, 22–18 and 25–21 (full-time).   Incidents: Matchday 26 fixture in the Men's Silver Division of Honour, played at the Port de Sagunt Pavilion in front of approximately 1,200 spectators.  

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