A golden point in Burgos

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto recorded their first draw (28-28) in the 2025–2026 Men’s Silver Honour Division at the El Plantío Municipal Pavilion against UBU San Pablo Burgos 2031, in a match that brought the seventh round of the competition to a close.

In the Puerto Sagunt starting seven, Dani Martínez’s return to the starting line-up and Gonzalo Pérez’s continued presence on the right wing stood out. Two excellent defensive actions from the latter and two consecutive goals from Alex Pozzer gave the visitors the first advantage at 1-3. The home side’s transitions turned the score around to 5-4. Exchanges of blows brought the first level scores (5-5 and 6-6). The first significant gap came with a +3 lead (6-9) in the 14th minute, prompting Jorge Berzosa to call the first timeout of the match. Afterwards, the Valencians reached their biggest lead (6-10), thanks to goals from Carlos Martín.

Two-minute suspensions for Carlos Martín and Arnau Fernández allowed the home side to reduce the deficit, with Gerard Forns coming on in goal. Toni Malla stopped the match when the Burgos side moved to within one goal (11-12) in the 21st minute. The star of the Castilla y León side, Miguel Malo, began to make his mark, directing his team-mates’ attacks. The half-time score was 15-16.

After the restart, the red-and-whites restored a +3 lead (16-19), driven by Nicolás Zungri’s long-range shooting. UBU San Pablo Burgos 2031 quickly closed the gap again on the scoreboard (18-19), and further periods of the match saw repeated level scores (19-19 and 20-20). A second two-minute suspension for defensive specialist Pedro Martins left him on the verge of receiving a red card.

After several minutes, the home side moved ahead again (23-22), prompting Toni Malla to stop the match once more. Pivot Tomás Moreira repeatedly found space in the centre of the Puerto Sagunt defence; at the other end of the 40×20, Matheus de Novais did the same. Alex Pozzer’s suspension with four minutes remaining made things difficult for the Valencian Community side. Toni Malla called a final timeout to prepare a quick move, which produced a positive result and was finished by Alex Pozzer. Jorge Berzosa immediately did the same with thirteen seconds remaining to try to secure the two points. Asier Pedroarena had the chance to do so with a shot that Dani Martínez saved virtually on the buzzer, leaving the score level at 28-28.

With this draw, Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto move into sixth place with nine points. Next Saturday, 1 November, they will host Confía Base Oviedo from 18:30 at the Port de Sagunt Pavilion.

MATCH DETAILS: 

UBU San Pablo Burgos 2031 (28): João Furtado (1), Nassim Bellahcene (-), Javier Espinosa (1), Pablo Gómez (-), Tomás Moreira (2), Jaime Fernández (4), Marcos García (2), Jaime González (3), Fabrizio Casanova (4), Miguel Malo (3), Pedro Martins (2), Gerard Forns (-), Daniel Santamaría (-), Brian Estébanez (-), Adrián Sánchez (2), Asier Pedroarena (4).

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto (28): Juani Villarreal (-), Paco Ruiz (-), Jakob Pelko (-), Dani Martínez (-), Pozzer (3), Arnau Fernández (2), Gonzalo (2), David García (3), Matheus de Novais (5), Serradilla (4), Capitán (1), Zungri (3), Carlos Martín (4), Teixidor (1).

Referees: Tomás Fernández Merino and Susana Primo Muela.

Suspensions:  Alex Pozzer twice; Fabrizio Casanova, Miguel Malo, Arnau Fernández, Antonio Capitán and Carlos Martín for two minutes; Samuel Trives and Toni Malla with yellow cards, and Pedro Martins with a red card after three two-minute suspensions.

Score progression: 2-3, 5-5, 7-10, 10-12, 13-14, 14-16 (half-time); 15-17, 18-19, 22-22, 25-24, 27-27 and 28-28 (full-time).

Incident report: Match from the seventh round of the Men’s Silver Honour Division, played at the El Plantío Municipal Pavilion.

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