El Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife returned to play this weekend as local in the Municipal Pavilion of Titerroy, receiving on Saturday afternoon the visit of Granitos Ibéricos Carballal, a rival that this season has placed itself in the upper zone of the Primera Nacional classification. After a first half marked by equality on the playing court, the defensive intensity was key in the second half to acquire an important lead to add the two points that were in play.
The first minutes of the match were of probing on the playing court, maintaining equality on the scoreboard. The locals managed to have a three-goal lead, after the goals scored by Rafa Robayna, Javi Aragón and the debutant Declerck Sibo (7-4). The winger played his first minutes with the San José Obrero jersey, leaving very good impressions and being, furthermore, the team's top scorer in the match with 7 goals.
Granitos Ibéricos Carballal was not only going to be able to tie the match, but also took the lead again on the scoreboard. Daniel López, by converting a seven-meter throw, and Iago García, completed a 1-5 run, with Alfredo Rodríguez having to request a timeout. The equality was maintained until halftime, reaching the end of the first thirty minutes with 15 to 14.
El Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife increased its defensive intensity in the second half, and it was one of the keys for it to start pulling away on the scoreboard. A second period that began with a 5-0 run in the first three minutes, with the visiting coach having to request a timeout (19-14).
Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife did not lift its foot off the accelerator in the following minutes. A seven-meter shot by Saúl Rodríguez made possible a quick play that Javi Aragón culminated, and Abián Martín scored two goals, one of them with a precise lob, to increase the difference to eight goals (23-15).
Barely eleven minutes had passed of the second half, and the coach of Granitos Ibéricos Carballal was exhausting his second timeout. The lead stood at ten goals at the halfway point of the second half, a lead that CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife knew how to manage perfectly until the end of the match to add the two points that were at stake.
With the result of 35 to 27 the match came to an end, with Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife adding its sixth consecutive victory and remaining one more week settled in second position of the group A classification of the Primera Nacional Masculina. Next weekend, San José Obrero will play at home again, hosting Balonmano Porriño.