A depleted Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto fall to a BM Aragón in need of points

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto lost 31–37 this afternoon to BM Aragón in a match in which the red-and-whites held their own in the first half but were overrun in the second by a team needing points to move away from relegation. The match began with Fertiberia landing the first blow through Nacho Plaza, but BM Aragón also took its chances to establish the first lead of the game (3–4). Led by Demetrio Lozano, the Aragonese side easily found gaps in the red-and-white defence, but the hosts, thanks to their first numerical advantage, managed to level the score at eight goals apiece. Midway through the first half, Fertiberia defended well against the visitors' attack, which relied on Lozano's long-range shots. The game's unfortunate moment came shortly afterwards when Moriñigo injured his left ankle after falling during a counter-attack. Despite numerous absences, the red-and-whites did not give up and trusted their game to turn the score around (12–11). With three minutes remaining, Patxi Martí had to call a time-out to encourage his players to go into the interval with a positive result after losing a two-goal lead. Eventually, Fertiberia went into the changing rooms one goal ahead (18–17), after Malasinskas converted a penalty with time up and BM Aragón's Millán was sent off. The start of the second half was not good for the red-and-whites, who saw the Aragonese side turn the game around with a 0–6 run, despite the visitors beginning with one fewer player on court. Patxi Martí therefore had to stop the game with a time-out to seek a reaction from his players. His first move was to make changes, including man-marking Demetrio Lozano, the visitors' most dangerous player. With a five-goal lead, BM Aragón managed it well thanks to Julio's saves and Val's good pivot play. The red-and-whites' energy waned as the minutes passed because they had very few substitutes, allowing the visitors to close out the match and take both points. Fertiberia's next fixture will be the 29th round of the Bauhaus Asobal League, on Saturday the 16th from 20:00, against Helvetia Anaitasuna. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Sebastià, Bruixola, Porras, Malasinskas (12), Rubén Ruiz (3), Moriñigo (1), Tarrasó, Berrios (2), Plaza (8), Nebot (1), Fernández, Dukic (2) and Sariò (2). BM Aragón: Olano, Sorli (4), Val (9), Del Valle (3), Ferrer (1), Fernández, Castro, García, Lozano (10), Ionut, Millán (6), Tuquet, Ariño (4) and Rodríguez. Notes: Toni Sariò's first league goal. Officials: Alberto Hermoso del Amo and David Monjo Ortega (Madrid Regional Federation). Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto's Plaza was excluded, while BM Aragón's Val (2), Lozano and Millán were excluded. Score at five-minute intervals: 3–4, 7–7, 9–10, 12–11, 15–14, 18–17 Half-time; 18–22, 21–24, 25–28, 26–30, 30–34, 31–37 Full-time. Municipal Inter-Nuclei Sports Hall “Ovni”.

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