CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife visited Uneatlántico Pereda on Saturday afternoon, achieving a new victory to remain one point behind the second position that would give them the right to direct promotion at the end of the regular season. The players of San José Obrero steered the victory in the second half, a period in which they gave the Cantabrians no options, ending up winning by a clear 26 to 36.
The first minutes of the match were marked by exchanges of goals, with both teams' attacks being very successful, showing maximum effectiveness. The good interventions of Irene Sánchez under the posts prevented Uneatlántico Pereda from leaving on the scoreboard, with the Lanzarote team taking the lead in a counterattack culminated by Beatriz Masseu (8-9).
In the middle of the first half, CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife lost Veronika Dvorakova, in a controversial decision by the referees who punished a defensive action with a red card. The visiting team did not fall apart, and managed to distance themselves by three goals, which forced the coach of Uneatlántico Pereda to request a time-out (12-15).
On the return to the court, CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife established the maximum difference, scoring Thalyta Almeida (12-16). The Cantabrians did not give their arm to twist, achieving a partial score of 3-0 in the final minutes of the first half to get back to just one goal down. With the result of 15 to 16, the break was reached.
CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife sentenced the match in the first minutes of the second half. The period began with a partial score of 0-4 with goals from Marilia Correia, Thais Fermo, Thalyta Almeida and Leticia Cobo, with the coach of Uneatlántico Pereda having to ask for a new time-out (15-20).
The Lanzarote team did not lower the frenetic pace they had imposed in these first minutes, and continued to increase the difference. Before the middle of the second half, the electronic scoreboard reflected a clear 17 to 27, with Gustavo Alonso exhausting the third available time-out. Until the end of the match, CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife managed the advantage.
With the result of 26 to 36, the end of the match was reached, with CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife adding the two points that were at stake and being able to maintain the third position in the Women's Honor Division Gold. Next match they will play as visitors again, traveling to Madrid to face Balonmano Ikasa Boadilla.
