CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife added on Saturday afternoon a hard-fought victory against Balonmano Ikasa Boadilla, a triumph that places the Lanzarote team in the second position of the standings and now depending on itself to achieve promotion. Lanzarote and Madrid teams starred in a fairly even match and that the team led by David Betancort was maturing as the minutes passed.
The match started with an Ikasa Boadilla that generated a lot of danger on the right wing, with Neus Carrasquilla scoring several goals from that position. A loss of ball in the circulation was used by the Madrid team to increase the difference to two goals, with Laura de la Iglesia scoring to put the 5 to 3 on the scoreboard.
CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife did not allow the opponent to increase the advantage, putting the tie before the ecuador of the first part with the goals of Bea Masseu and Celia López (6-6). The Lanzarote team had a maximum advantage of three goals in this first part. Two goals from Bea Masseu, one of them after recovering a ball, and a goal from Celia López put the 9 to 12.
Balonmano Ikasa Boadilla reacted in the final minutes of the first part, with Yasmina El Haddar putting the tie on the electronic. With the score of 13 to 13, the first thirty minutes came to an end, leaving the match open for the second part.
CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife returned to take the reins in the first minutes of the second part. Gema Trujillo culminated a quick counterattack and transformed a seven-meter shot to put the 15 to 16. An initial phase of the second part in which San José Obrero had a critical moment when they were left with five players on the court after suffering two exclusions.
The second critical moment of the second part came after the ecuador, again being left with five players on the court due to the exclusions of Marilia Correia and coach David Betancort. Once the equality was recovered, Marilia Correia stole a ball in the circulation of the opponent, and culminated the counterattack to put her team ahead (20 21).
Another steal in defense allowed Gema Trujillo to score again on the counterattack, having to request the coach of Balonmano Ikasa Boadilla a time out (20-22). With four minutes left for the end, Melania Cabrera scored from the left wing to increase the difference to three goals (22-25).
Despite the advantage, Ikasa Boadilla was not going to give up and even had the option of putting themselves one goal down, but under the sticks Irene Sánchez made an extraordinary save to stop a seven-meter shot from the locals.
With the result of 25 to 27, the match came to an end, with CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife adding two points to ascend to the second position of the standings and take advantage of the defeat of Salma Adesal Córdoba against Lobas Global Atac Oviedo. The competition resumes on March 22, with San José Obrero receiving Agrinova Costa de Almería Roquetas in Titerroy.
