TM Benidorm aims to extend their unbeaten run against Fertiberia
INFORMATION
The Benidorm team began with clear intention, pushing to build an early lead. Yet a seven-minute stretch without scoring allowed the home side to close the gap to a single goal. A rough spell ended only when De Angelis broke through after a brilliant assist from Valles, a play that showed the sharp end of Benidorm in the attack.
Witkowski continued to pile up saves, and TM Benidorm regained a comfortable three‑goal lead before half time, with the score showing 11-14. Puerto Sagunto’s defense and goalkeeper failed to spark, while Krivocapic made important contributions off the bench to keep the visitors ahead.
Sagunto will not return
In the opening minutes of the second half, the Valencian team pressed for parity, but a flurry of wasted chances kept the score in favor of Benidorm. The moment of pressure arrived when Witkowski produced another seven‑foot throw, reinforcing Benidorms grip on the contest and underscoring the goalkeeper’s impact on the game.
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Two successive goals from Valles, taken when the moment demanded leadership, allowed TM Benidorm to steady the derby and breathe again at 17-20, around the 47th minute. The match carried a sense of urgency as Sergio Carballeira, while not at his brightest, stood firm against Puerto Sagunto. The Sagunto side appeared aware that several chances to reach the final stage had slipped away, yet they failed to convert in the closing phase as time ran out.
With this result, TM Benidorm solidified their undefeated standing on the fifth day of the Asobal League. The team remains one of the few with a clean sheet in league play and, alongside top sides, faced the challenge of defending home field the following day. The match provided a calmer outcome after a sequence of tense late moments in recent weeks.
MATCH COMMITTEE
Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto: Martínez, Krivocapic; Pujol, Montserrat, Díaz, Simón, Ferré, Nolasco, Garcia, Parera, Poveda, Correro, López, Olivares and Olba.
TM Benidorm: Witkowski, Ibáñez; Barceló, Vainstein, Oliver, Zhukov, Mosciarello, De Angelis, Planells, Alonso, Sempere, Martínez, Durovic, Gavilán, Valles and Rock.
EACH 5′ POINTS: 1-4, 3-4, 3-5, 7-11, 9-12, 11-14 (first half); 13-14, 15-17, 17-18, 19-21, 21-23, 24-27.
REFEREES: José Alberto Macías and Ernesto Ruiz.
PAVILION: Municipal Internúcleos.