The CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife suffered a new defeat in the Guerreras Iberdrola League, falling by 28 to 22 against KH7 Balonmano Granollers. Despite the final difference of six goals, San José Obrero held its own during many phases of the match, and only in the final minutes was the Catalan team able to open a small gap in its favor, and score the victory against the Lanzarote team.The first minutes were marked by equality, with an exchange of goals and KH7 Balonmano Granollers maintaining a slight advantage, although unable to pull away in the face of responses from CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife. The defenses were secure in these first minutes of the match, not allowing easy attacks.
KH7 Granollers achieved a two-goal lead midway through the first half, with Carla González scoring a precise lob shot from the right wing (6-4). The Catalans maintained that two-goal advantage for several minutes, mainly thanks to the goals scored into an empty net, taking advantage of the fact that the opponent had emptied their goal due to exclusions.
A powerful shot by Andrea Boner and a goal by Leticia Cobo tied the score with 7 minutes left before halftime. A phase of the first half in which Ana Marín's saves were decisive for her team to take the lead for the first time, with Gema Trujillo scoring a seven-meter shot (9-10). The first half ended with a free throw scored by Raquel More with time expired, tying the score (12-12).
CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife continued to take the initiative in the opening minutes of the second half, thanks to goals from Melania Cabrera, Andrea Boner, and Marilia Correia. Through the wings, KH7 Granadollers did not allow the Lanzarote team to pull away on the scoreboard, with María Hombrado (2) and Mireia Torra scoring.
A bad change by CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife was punished by the referees with an exclusion of Melania Cabrera, a circumstance that KH7 Granollers took advantage of to obtain a three-goal advantage (18-15), and forcing Alfredo Rodríguez to request a time-out. Judith Vizuete increased the lead to four goals with a seven-meter throw. In the final minutes of the match, two good penetrations by Belén Rodríguez on the right side allowed KH7 Granollers to seal the match. CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife attacked with seven players in the final stretch, but the comeback was no longer feasible, reaching the conclusion of the match with a score of 28 to 22.
Despite the good match played by CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife, the Lanzarote team returns empty-handed and without knowing what it is to score in the first eight games of the season in the Guerreras Iberdrola League. It's time to get up and think about Saturday's match against Grafometal Sporting La Rioja, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Titerroy Municipal Pavilion.
