Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife was defeated on Saturday night against Granitos Ibéricos Carballal, the Lanzarote team suffering their second setback in a row in group A of the Men's First National Division. Despite having a three-goal lead in the second half, San José Obrero let the game slip away in the final minutes, in which they did not maintain the defensive intensity to stop the Galician attacks.
The exchange of goals was frequent in the first minutes of the match. The defense of Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife allowed the second actions of the players of Granitos Ibéricos Carballal, collecting several rebounds after the good interventions of Javi Santana under the posts.
Javi Santana's good interventions allowed Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife to take the lead on the scoreboard. Adrián Juárez and Javi Aragón established the 8 to 10 on the scoreboard. From that moment on, San José Obrero's game on the court was diluted, allowing the local team to turn the score around.
Two goals from Diego Rodríguez, the top scorer for the Galicians in this match, made it 14-11 on the scoreboard, forcing David Betancort to call a timeout. After the instructions from the bench, Óscar Silva converted a seven-meter throw, and Aday González, from the wing, brought the Lanzarote team closer. The score at halftime was 15-14.
The opening minutes of the second half were dominated by Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife. Aday González, from the right wing, and Abián Martín, from the pivot position, put the Lanzarote team ahead by two goals, prompting the Carballal coach to call a timeout. Javi Aragón increased the lead to three goals after returning to the court (17-20).
Granitos Ibéricos Carballal got into the match in an instant, taking advantage of an exclusion of Santiago Cardone to inflict a 3-0 run on their rival, and tie the score again (20-20). The Galician team was not satisfied with that, taking the lead with nine minutes left thanks to Samuel Barciela's goal from the pivot (23-22).
Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife was very weak in defense in the final minutes of the match, a circumstance that Granitos Ibéricos Carballal took advantage of to score easily in each of their attacking actions and open the gap on the scoreboard.
With a score of 31-27, the match came to an end, with Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife suffering their second consecutive defeat and sitting in third position in the standings with 12 points. San José Obrero will play again next weekend away from home, visiting Balonmano Porriño on Saturday.
