CB Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen faced the last away game of the year, traveling to Cantabrian lands to face Loizaga Construcciones Castro Urdiales on Saturday afternoon.
The team from Tías did not trust the standings situation of the Cantabrians and were even able to verify the danger of the local players in the first minutes. It was time to put on the work overalls and fight to add the twelfth victory of the season.
The match did not start well for the interests of CB Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen, seeing how the first differences were in favor of the locals. Castro Urdiales started the match with a partial score of 3-0 in their favor. Little by little, the Lanzarote team got into the match, being strong in defense to stop the most dangerous players of the rival. A partial score of 0-5 put Puerto del Carmen ahead on the scoreboard and caused the first timeout of Asier Martínez (5-8).
It was in the middle of the first half when CB Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen enjoyed the widest difference on the scoreboard. A five-goal lead allowed the team from Tías to face the remainder of the period with a little more peace of mind. Castro Urdiales was not willing to give up, and supported by their fans, they reduced the lead. With the result of 12 to 14, the first half came to an end, leaving the match open for the second half.
In the restart, CB Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen managed to impose its law on the field of play, starting the period with a partial score of 1-4, which returned the Lanzarote team to a five-goal advantage (13-18). Throughout the second half, Castro Urdiales tried to get into the match, but at no time did they jeopardize the advantage that the visiting team had acquired.
A partial score of 0-3, with goals from Bea Betancor, Kenia Hernández and Atteneri Morales, gave CB Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen the maximum difference with five minutes left for the end of the match, establishing the score at 22 to 29. The victory was already in the bag and it was only necessary to manage the income they had acquired.
Victory by 25 to 31 of CB Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen against Loizaga Construcciones Castro Urdiales, the twelfth of the season and that serves to continue at the top of the standings. With a two-point advantage, next Saturday the team from Tías will receive the visit of the second-placed team, Logroño Sporting La Rioja. A match that will be played at 7:00 p.m. in the Municipal Pavilion of Tías.
Technical Sheet
Loizaga Contrucciones Castro Urdiales (25): María Vilella, Natalia Sanz (1), Laura Rasines (1), Ane Ausin (1), Angela Landa (1), Tania Álvarez, María García (12), María Santos, Irene Santamaría, Laura Haya (1), María Gómez (1), Adriana Quintana (2), Garazi Fernández (3), Cristina Rodrigo, Zaira Franco (3) and Ana Arozamenia. Coach: Asier Martínez
CB Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen (31): Cristina Mazaira, Mari Sánchez (1), Suely Pinto Spencer (6), Eva Morales, Kenia Hernández (4), Bea Betancor (3), Ariadna Callero (1), Luci Betancort (8), Andrea Armas, Rosa Álvarez (1), Atteneri Morales (3), Grethe Damora (4), Ana Zaida Rodríguez and Famara Fernández. Coach: Miguel Ángel Lemes
Partial scores every 5 minutes: 4-1, 5-8, 6-10, 9-12, 10-14, 12-14 (break) 14-18, 17-20, 18-22, 20-24, 23-29, 25-31 (final)
Referees: Xabier Elizetxea López and Jon Mendizabal Carrera. Disqualified María García with three exclusions in the 59th minute for Castro Urdiales. Excluded Zaira Franco (2) and Ane Ausin (1) for the locals and Eva Morales (1), Atteneri Morales (1) and Famara Fernández (1) for CB Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen
Incidents: Pachi Torre Municipal Pavilion. Match corresponding to the 12th day of group B of the Women's Silver Honor Division of Handball.