Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen has returned to competition after the Christmas break with a meritorious victory (23-27) against Agrinova Costa de Almería Roquetas, in a match played at the Infanta Cristina Municipal Pavilion, corresponding to the eleventh matchday of the Women's Honor Gold Division.
The match remained tied for almost the entire first half. In the twilight of it, the Tinajo team stepped on the accelerator to go to halftime with a hopeful advantage (11-14).
The locals would double their effort after the halftime break, equaling the numbers to the minimum expression, but the physique and cool heads accompanied Juanmi Pérez's team again in the final minutes of the match, which allowed them to bring the desired points of the match to Lanzarote.
Rosa Leal became the top scorer of the match and for the Almería team with eight goals. In the Tinajo ranks, two players with seven goals each in their pocket, Fernanda Insfrán and Tati Masseu.
With this defeat, the Andalusians fall to the penultimate position in the standings with five points. Puerto del Carmen makes a statement and, with this victory, they are placed tenth with nine points and a balance of four victories, one draw and six defeats, leading the first group of the classification with a notable distance from the last four classified, four points or more from the Tinajo team after this matchday.
For the coach of Puerto del Carmen, Juanmi Pérez, "it has been a good start to the year for us, a complicated match against a very good team, a team with one of the best youth academies in Andalusia. We were a little behind on the scoreboard at the beginning, but then we were practically ahead for almost the entire match. We reached the last five or six minutes very tied and it was decided for us at the end, even winning by up to four goals, which is important for our future."
He continues stating that he feels "happy, it wasn't a great game, but it is true that the girls were quite serious, both in defense and in attack. We played good handball for many minutes of the match. We are happy, two points to continue climbing in the standings, we are separating ourselves from those bottom positions and it will give us a little more peace of mind to continue working, to continue believing that our objective can be achieved. Congratulations to the girls and we will continue working for the next match, which is against a team with great players and one of the powerful ones, one that is playing for promotion."
Next Saturday, January 18, at 6:00 p.m., the Tinajo team will host Lobas Global Atac Oviedo at the Municipal de Tías, a team that is third in the league with sixteen
points. They have a balance, after eleven matches, of eight victories and three defeats and arrive at the Tías temple after being defeated at home by Zonzamas (22-29).
