The Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife recovered on Wednesday afternoon the postponed match against Automanía Luceros, adding an important victory to consolidate itself in second place in the Primera Nacional Masculina and be three points ahead of the third-placed team. Facing them was a combative rival who never gave up and who, especially in the first half, managed to have a three-goal lead
The first minutes of the match were of goal exchange on the court, with both teams seeking to inject a lot of speed into each of their actions. Juan Rodríguez put Automanía Luceros ahead for the first time, but Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife regained the initiative with goals from Javi Aragón and Mauro Jaureguiberry (7-5)
Past the halfway point of the first half, the home team began to get stuck in attack and in defense they were not sharp enough to close out the opponent's actions. Automanía Luceros went two goals up with goals from Eloy Pérez from the wing and Martín Fuentes with a seven-meter throw. Alfredo Rodríguez called a timeout, and upon returning to the court, Martín Fuentes finished a quick counter-attack to increase the difference to three goals (9-12).
The reaction of Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife came in the final minutes of the first half. Aday González recovered a loose ball to make the tie, and the period ended with goals from Abián Martín and Joel Armas, reaching halftime with the score 15 to 14 in favor of the locals
Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife put land between them in the first third of the second half. The locals began to widen the differences after Javi Santana stopped a seven-meter throw, and then came the goals from Mauro Jaureguiberry (2) and Abián Martín (2), putting the score at 23 to 17 on the scoreboard.
Automanía Luceros showed that it is a team that does not give up despite adversity and a partial of 0 to 3 brought them back into the game (23-20). They were minutes of tension on the court, with the home team working to adjust their defensive system and be effective in attack actions
Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife finished closing out the match in the final minutes. A steal by Óscar Silva with a subsequent counter-attack goal and a score by Joel Armas, increased the lead to six goals with two minutes left in the match (31-25). The victory was not going to escape San José Obrero.
Victory by 33 to 26 for Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife against Automanía Luceros, a victory that allows them to consolidate their second position in the standings and once again have a three-point lead over Balonmano Ingenio, the third-placed team. On Saturday, the opponent will be Saeplas Balonmano Cañiza, a match scheduled for 7:30 PM at the Pabellón Municipal de Titerroy.
