A match of maximum intensity was experienced on Saturday afternoon at the Titerroy Municipal Pavilion, with the clash between Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife and Gáldar Gran Canaria, which ultimately went the way of the Lanzarote team by a narrow 29-28. San José Obrero always held the lead on the scoreboard, but was never able to break away in the game, so the match reached the final minutes tied.
The first few minutes of the match were evenly matched on the court. Gáldar Gran Canaria employed a 5:1 defense, which forced the players of Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife to be mobile to find gaps in the defense. The Gáldar team managed to gain a two-goal lead in these early minutes of the game.
A 3-0 run, with goals from Javi Aragón, Rafa Robayna, and Acoidán Martín, put Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife ahead on the scoreboard, forcing Aday Sánchez to call a timeout (7-6). The visitors tied the game after good offensive plays by Freyddy Lafontan and Guillermo Cabral (9-9).In the final stretch of the first half, Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife managed to build a four-goal lead (14-10), after Abián Martín scored from the six-meter line. Gáldar Gran Canaria ended the first half by scoring two goals, reducing the home team's lead to just two points. The first 30 minutes of the match concluded with the score at 16 to 14.
Gáldar Gran Canaria had more drive in the first moments of the second half, and only needed 8 minutes to tie the score again (20-20). The Gáldar defense pushed the attack of Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife to the maximum, and most of the attacking plays had to be resolved in individual actions to find openings and score with ease.
The match was tied in the final minutes of the game. With two minutes left, Adrián Juárez, with an explosive one-on-one, extended the lead to two goals, but on the next play, Freyddy Lafontan scored to leave the lead at just one goal. The last attack of the match was for Gáldar Gran Canaria, and the game ended with a free throw at the buzzer that Gonzalo Asensio could not score.
Victory for Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife over Gáldar Gran Canaria by 29 to 28, with the Lanzarote team securing their fourth consecutive win, allowing them to consolidate their second position following the setbacks of their rivals. In the next round, San José Obrero will visit Valinox Novas, the league leaders.
Technical Sheet
Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife (29): Saúl Rodríguez, Mauro Jaureguiberry, Rafa Robayna (3), Javi Aragón (6), Santiago Cardone, Oscar Silva (2), Ángel Iglesias (1) -starting lineup- Javi Santana, Joel Armas (1), Acoidán Martín (5), Aday González, Pedro Noda (2), Diego Ruiz, Adrián Juárez (4) and Mateus de Almeida. Coach: Alfredo Rodríguez
Gáldar Gran Canaria (28): Magnol Suárez, Freyddy Lafontan (5), Fran Trujillo (3), Cayetano González (4), Guillermo Arencibia, Gonzalo Asesnsio (6) and Guillermo Cabral (6) - starting lineup - Hugo Gómez, Ozbej Silc, Marvin Santiago (1), Jesús Mendoza (2), Carlos Padrón, Carlos Mederos, Saulo López, Derek Pulido and Álvaro Díaz (1). Coach: Aday Sánchez
Quarters every 5 minutes: 2-3, 4-6, 7-7, 11-9, 14-10, 16-14 (halftime) 19-17, 22-20, 23-21, 25-23, 27-26, 29-28 (final)
Referees: Carlos Vera Ávila and Alberto Vera Ávila. They excluded Mauro Jaureguiberry (2) from Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife and Freyddy Lafontan (2), Cayetano González (2), and Alejandro Mendoza (1) from Gáldar Gran Canaria.Incidents: Titerroy Municipal Pavilion. Match corresponding to matchday 13 of group A of the Men's First National League.