<strong>Fertiberia suffer their first defeat in the final match of the league's first phase</strong>

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto lose in the final match of the first part of the competition, 20-24 against Ibiza. Toni Malla's side had nothing at stake in this match and progress to the promotion phase with 10 points as group leaders. After the match, the red-and-white coach, Toni Malla, said that the most important thing was that nobody had been ‘injured and that we had given all the players minutes. I thought we would compete more with the less regular players, but Ibiza came out at full strength, played their game and played very well’.

The match began with Ibiza taking to the court at full strength, aiming to beat the leaders. The visitors moved ahead on the scoreboard and Toni Malla's side spent the whole first half chasing the Balearic team. As a result, they went into half-time 10-13 down.

After the break, Fertiberia came out looking to turn the match around, but after the first spell, Ibiza capitalised on the red-and-white side's mistakes to counter-attack and move five goals ahead on the scoreboard. Ibiza came close to going 10 goals ahead, but in the final minutes Fertiberia reduced the deficit before eventually losing by four goals.

Match details:

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Ignasi Admella, Porras (1), Alex Ortega, Nil Montserrat (1), Álvaro Del Valle (1), Aron Díaz, Pau Ferre, Daniel Martínez, Arnau Fernández (2), Manzano (3), Sedano(2), Albizu (5), David Garcia, Poveda (3), David López (1), Olivares (1).

UD Ibiza: Juan, German, Jordi Mari (1), Espinosa (2), Pereiro (2), Blanco (1), Broto, Sanz, Krook (2), Bernardez (7), Torres (1), Prada (1), Moya, Simón (1), Bodí (4), Rodriguez (2).

Scores by period: 3-1, 4-5, 5-7, 6-8, 8-11, 10-13, 13-15, 13-19, 14-20, 15-22, 17-23, 20-2

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