Thursday, May 1, 2025, 17:48
The Port de Sagunt pavilion prepares for an afternoon-night loaded with high-level emotions and handball. The fertiberia Balaonmano Puerto Sagunto will face this Saturday, May 4, Trops Málaga at 7:00 p.m., in a match corresponding to the penultimate day of the League. This match has a special schedule due to the unification of the day.
The rojiblancos come to this meeting after an important victory at home against Amenabar Zarautz (29-30), a result that mathematically assured their classification for the ascent phase to the Asobal Plenitude League. Despite having the ticket for the promotion phase, the fertiberia Balaonmano Puerto Sagunto is not yet defined in which position of the qualifying table will face this important challenge. Currently, the Buenos Aires team is located in the fifth position with 35 points, but it still has the possibility of climbing to the fourth place, occupied by the endless handball with 38 points.
The coach of the first team, Toni Malla, has highlighted the importance of this match in preparation for the promotion phase. «It is our last day of the season at home and we will take advantage of it to prepare for the ascent phase. Both this week and the next, that there is a break, we will generate a lot of tactical and physical work to be able to compete in the best possible way, ”said Malla.
The rival on duty, the Trops Málaga, has had a season located just below the playoff stalls. However, the Malaga team does not arrive at its best, accumulating a streak of only one victory in the last eight games. In the first round match, the fertiberia Balaonmano Puerto Sagunto took the victory by the minimum (23-24) in the Los Olivos College Pavilion.
In addition to the sports aspect, this meeting will be special for the farewells that will be lived in the Port Pavilion of Sagunt. The club has announced the departure of eight players at the end of the 2024-2025 season: Álex Plaza, Sergio Torío, Dusan Trifkovic, Guilherme Leonel, Ximo Lora, Seke Gallart, Mario Rodríguez and Nico López Rey.
Toni Malla appealed to the fans to shoot the team on this significant day: «We really want to say goodbye to our fans. I hope it is a very special day, we encourage all the people to come. The boys deserve recognition for the good campaign we are doing to date ».
The Fertiberia Balaonmano Puerto Sagunto will seek to close this stage at home with a victory and the heat of its audience, before facing the challenge of the ascent phase to the Asobal Plenitude League.
