Points shared in a heart-stopping derby

Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto and Fundación Agustinos Alicante drew 22-22 in the derby corresponding to the postponed 20th round of the Silver Honour Division, played at the Port de Sagunt Pavilion.

The match began with one clear protagonist in the 40×20: visiting goalkeeper Tomás Lautaro, who repeatedly thwarted the home side’s attacking attempts. Inspired by his performance, the Alicante side established their first two-goal leads (2-4 and 3-5), and even went three ahead (3-6). The red-and-whites slightly reduced the deficit while short-handed after the match’s first two-minute suspension, given to Antonio Capitán in the 12th minute. The Alicante side had the chance to extend their lead to four goals but failed to take it.

The Puerto side responded and moved to within one goal (6-7), largely thanks to Dani Martínez coming on in goal. The Valencians also missed a couple of chances to level the score. Two consecutive goals from pivot Alejandro Picó restored the +3 lead (6-9), forcing Sergio Mallo to stop the match in the 24th minute. The break had the desired effect, with a quick 2-0 run in barely two minutes, prompting Alejandro Carrillo to call a time-out. The teams were completely level at half-time, with the score at 10-11.

After the restart, Carlos Ramón, the reserve goalkeeper from the Primera Nacional side, made his competitive debut for the first team when he faced a penalty that he was unable to save. The script remained similar to the first half, with Fundación Agustinos Alicante maintaining consistent two-goal leads. After many minutes of pressure, the home side levelled the match in the 41st minute (15-15). Daniel Reinante quickly restored the visitors’ lead from the left wing once the second half had passed its midway point.

Another numerical advantage brought the home side closer once again, putting them fully into the fight for the points with ten minutes remaining (20-21). Sergio Mallo called his second time-out of the match in the 52nd minute, with his team one goal behind, exactly when the scores were level again and David Jiménez was shown a straight red card. When the red-and-whites took the lead (22-21), consecutive suspensions for Nicolás Zungri and Arnau Fernández in the 58th and 59th minutes respectively denied the Puerto side victory. The final score was 22-22.

Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto’s next fixture will be this week, once again at home, when they welcome Trasmapi HC Eivissa on Sunday from 13:00.

MATCH DETAILS:

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto (22): Olivares (1), Paco Ruiz (3), Jakob Pelko (2), Dani Martínez (-), Pozzer (-), Arnau Fernández (1), Carlos Ramón (-), Gonzalo (2), David García (1), Matheus de Novais (-), Dani Langa (-), Serradilla (2), Capitán (5), Zungri (2), Carlos Martín (2), Teixidor (1).

Fundación Agustinos Alicante (22): David Jiménez (5), Daniel Reinante (7), David Quiles (2), Juande Linares (1), Lorenzo Poyato (-), Hugo Ponce (-), Pablo Mercader (-), Alberto González (2), Borja Maho (1), Javier Bodí (1), Dí­dac Talens (-), Guillermo Soler (1), Alejandro Picó (2), Tomás Lautaro (-), Ezequiel Conde (-), Nicolás Ruiz (-).

Referees: Álvaro López Novoa and Roberto Argiz Varela.

Suspensions: Arnau Fernández, Antonio Capitán, Nicolás Zungri (2), David Quiles, Hugo Ponce and Javier Bodí received two-minute suspensions, while David Jiménez was shown a straight red card.

Score by periods: 1-2, 3-4, 4-6, 6-7, 7-9, 10-11 (half-time); 12-13, 14-15, 16-17, 19-21, 21-21 and 22-22 (full-time).

Notes: Match from the postponed 20th round of the Silver Honour Division, played at the Port de Sagunt Pavilion in front of approximately 1,400 spectators.

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