A match to reflect on, developed on Saturday afternoon by CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife on the court of Elda Prestigio, suffering one of those defeats that leave you with a face of circumstances. The match started in the worst way for the Lanzarote team, who were losing by 9 to 1, came back to have a two-goal advantage in the second half, and were left without a prize when Elda Prestigio scored the winning goal in a free kick with time expired that Graci Duque transformed.
CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife started the match in the worst way, with an attack that was harmless to beat the goal defended by the Canary Islander Lulu Guerra, and seeing how the opponent broke the 6:0 defense over and over again. David Betancort took only six minutes to request the first timeout of the match, when the score reflected a 3-0 in favor of the locals.
The game of San José Obrero did not improve at all on its return to the court, needing more than twelve minutes to score the first goal, with Miriam Páez being in charge of transforming a seven-meter throw. Not even the mixed defense on Bea Escribano gave the Lanzarote team options, and the score reflected a clear 9-1 in favor of Elda Prestigio in the 18th minute of the first half.
As the minutes passed, CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife got into the match, taking advantage of the fact that the opponent was starting to make many mistakes, which translated into turnovers. In the last ten minutes of the first half, the partial score was 1 to 6 in favor of the visitors, and halftime was reached with a score of 10 to 7, a result with which they maintained their options despite the terrible first twenty minutes.
The players of Elda Prestigio had doubts in the second half, which allowed the game of CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife to grow as the minutes passed. Near the halfway point of the period, the goals of Nagore Saenz and Leticia Cobo served to tie the score at 13.
With six minutes left in the match, the Lanzarote team took the lead. Anja Bojanic from the right wing tied the score, and Nagore Saenz and Leticia Cobo were in charge of putting the 15 to 17 on the scoreboard of the Florentino Ibáñez. The locals did not give up and were able to tie the score again.
The match entered a phase of nonsense on the part of both teams. Elda Prestigio emptied their goal to attack with seven players, recovering the ball CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife and rushing Nagore Saenz with a shot from the center of the court that did not find the goal.
The last play of the match would be for Elda Prestigio, forcing the visitors to foul to avoid the locals' shot. A free kick that ended up giving the victory to the Alicante team, with Graci Duque being in charge of the shot and the one who beat Ana Marín. The barrier of San José Obrero was poorly placed and the Elda player took advantage of it.
Tough defeat by 19 to 18 suffered by CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife on the court of Elda Prestigio, in a match in which they gave away the first 20 minutes and in which they were able to fight until the end for the victory. In the next match, San José Obrero will receive the visit of Vino Doña Berenguela Balonmano Bolaños.
Technical Sheet
Elda Prestigio (19): Lourdes Guerra, Lucía García, Alba Aparicio, Graci Duque (5), María Mulet (1), Rafaela Gonçalvez (4), Lorena Montilla (3), Andrea Claramente (2), María Rodríguez (1), Nuria Cardona (1), Bea Escribano (1), Claudia Martínez, Cristina García, Aitana Pastor, Lucía Prades and Andrea Roda. Coach: Antonio Mateo
CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife (18): Irene Sánchez, Petra Jersek (1), Esther de Miguel, Ana Barquín, Nabila de Ganzo, Anja Bojanovic (3), Leticia Cobo (4), Nagore Saenz (4), Aida Brulla, Mizuki Hosoe (2), Adina Ghidoarca, Miriam Páez (4) and Ana Marín. Coach: David Betancort
Partials every 5 minutes: 2-0, 6-0, 8-1, 9-2, 10-6, 11-7 (halftime) 12-10, 13-13, 15-14, 15-17, 19-18 (final)
Referees: Patricia del Valle Encuentra and Beatriz del Valle Encuentra. They excluded Alba Aparicio (2), Lorena Montilla (1) and Andrea Roda (1) for Elda Prestigio and Nagore Saenz (2) for CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife.
Incidents: Ciudad de Elda – Florentino Ibáñez. Match corresponding to the 5th day of the Women's Gold Honor Division.
