Three seasons later, Zonzamas Plus Car Lanzarote could return to the highest category of women's national handball after securing a place in the promotion phase that will decide which team deserves to be among the best in the country. On Saturday afternoon, the team led by Juan Rivera tied in a suffocating León against Rodríguez Cleba, who was fighting to separate from the league danger zone.
Zonzamas started the match rowing against the current, with the exclusion of Brenda Roger and a yellow card in the first defense they proposed, which forced them to play in inferiority the first minutes. They managed to recover and already touching the 10th minute a penetration of Gabi Romero ended in a goal to put his team ahead on the scoreboard for the first time.
Showing off a fast and well-oiled defense, Zonzamas picked up the pace and got a 4-goal lead when the clock was close to 20 minutes of play. The 8-12 was put by Ingrid Roger after a feint to the weak point of the house brand.
From there the game began to get complicated. Zonzamas accumulated 3 exclusions very followed and the Leonese team knew how to take advantage of the superiority opening the defense and signing a partial of 5-0. The return to the scoreboard was signed by the local Carmen Fernández 5 minutes from the end of the first half. The scare lasted little and Zonzamas reacted to go to rest with a 16-19 that left room for tranquility.
Rodríguez Cleba started the second half hungry, as they were playing to secure permanence in the category and, after a partial of 8-2, turned the score around again in the 40th minute after another poorly managed inferiority by the visitors. It was then that Juan Rivera was forced to call a time-out to try to redirect the situation.
Minutes passed and Zonzamas Plus Car Lanzarote accumulated many problems in attack, allowing the Leonese to increase their income to 5 goals with a 28-23 past the equator of the second part.
A counterattack that ended with a nice lob of the Cuban Gleinys Reyes marked the beginning of the reaction of Zonzamas, who knew that a single point would be enough to achieve the goal of the season: to qualify for the promotion phase to the Iberdrola League.
The tie did not arrive until the last breath and after a very good performance of Ana Martín under sticks that took several shots that could have meant the defeat of his team. The 31-31 was signed from the extreme Gleinys Reyes, who also became the top scorer of the match.
TECHNICAL SHEET
RODRÍGUEZ CLEBA (31): Carmen Fernandez (1), Marta Fariza, Helena Jimenez (1), Monica Gutierrez (5), Paula Alonso (3), Aintzane Garcia (4), Beatriz Andres, Alicia Larequi, Irune Izco, Cecilia Colmenero (4), Itahisa Castillo (7), Adriana Muñoz, Mireia Diez (3), Paula Fondevila, Blanca Sanchez (3).
ZONZAMAS PLUS CAR LANZAROTE (31): Valentina Menucci, Marta Cuenca, María del Carmen Sánchez (3), Luana Schallmey (3), Brenda Roger (6), Ingrid Roger (3), Martina Layus (1), Gleinys Reyes (8), Jana Pinilla (1), Lucía Da Costa, Ainhoa García, Ana Martín, Myloslava Borodai (1), Gabriela Romero (5). Coach: Juan José Rivera
ÁRBITROS: Cristian Da Silva and Tomás García, excluded Ithaisa Castillo (2) and Mireia Díez (2) for Rodríguez Cleba and Luana Schallmey, Brenda Roger (2), Ingrid Roger, Lucía da Costa and Gabriela Romero for Zonzamas Plus Car Lanzarote.
INCIDENCES: Match belonging to the 19th day of the Women's Gold Honor Division played in the PAB. UNIVERSITARIO "HANSI RODRIGUEZ".