Clear and forceful victory added on Sunday noon by CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife against Wise Anaitasuna, conquering the two points that were at stake to be placed in the fourth position of the standings at the end of the first round of the competition. San José Obrero did not give options to one of the revelation teams of the first part of the season, adding a comfortable victory that serves to reinforce morale for the second part of the competition.
The match started quite evenly, with both teams struggling to penetrate the opponent's goal in the first minutes. A phase of the match where the exchange of goals was common, with minimal differences reflected on the electronic scoreboard of the Titerroy Municipal Pavilion. Both teams were showing intense defense in these first minutes.
CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife increased the lead to two goals, with Leticia Cobo scoring the 5-3 after a good intervention by Ana Marín under the posts. A lead that rose to three goals, with the coach of Wise Anaitasuna requesting a time-out when the score was 10-7 in favor of the locals with ten minutes left for the break.
After the instructions from the bench, CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife opened an important gap on the scoreboard, achieving a 4-1 partial with goals from Celia López (2) and Thalyta Almeida (2). The coach of Wise Anaitasuna did not hesitate to request the second time-out, ending the first half with goals from Lucía Chumillas and Melania Cabrera to make it 18-9.
The second half of the match began with a 2-0 partial in favor of the locals, further increasing the advantage. Wise Anaitasuna began to try different defensive strategies to stop the attacks of the Lanzarote team, even playing with a 3:3 defense. The players of CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife read the match perfectly, maintaining the lead they had obtained.
After the halfway point of the second half, the match was ready for the sentence, with CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife doubling Wise Anaitasuna on the scoreboard (26-13). An advantage that was maintained until the end of the match, reaching the end with the result of 30 to 18 in favor of the Lanzarote team.
The triumph allows CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife to climb to the fourth position, placing themselves just one point away from direct promotion. They will start the second round at home, receiving Soliss Balonmano Pozuelo de Calatrava next Sunday in Titerroy, starting at 12:00.
Technical Sheet
CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife (30): Ana Marín, Beatriz Masseu (2), Leticia Cobo (6), Veronika Dvorakova (1), Gema Trujillo (6), Celia López (5) and Thais Fermo -initial team- Irene Sánchez, Lucía Chumillas (2), Keyla Hernández, Esther de Miguel, Melania Cabrera (2), Lorena Montilla, Thalyta Almeida (5), Marilia Correia and Miriam Páez (1). Coach: David Betancort
Wise Anaitasuna (18): Marian Mera, Natalia Ortiz, Sofía Ballada (1), Uxue Morentin (2), Alba Jurado (1), Naroa Baquedano (4) and Marta Jaques -initial team- Edurne Sainz (1), Nahia Idoate (2), Naiara Bozal, Daniela Natale, Alba Moreno, June Aguinagalde (1), Ane Domínguez (1), Nicxon Clabel Hiobi (5) and Jone Izquierdo. Coach: Carlos García
Partials every 5 minutes: 3-2, 5-3, 7-5, 10-7, 124-8, 18-9 (break) 19-9, 21- 11, 24-12, 27-14, 29-16, 30-18 (final)
Referees: David Montes González and Armando Abel Pérez Pomares. Disqualified Marta Jaques for Wise Anaitasuna in the 30th minute. Excluded Melania Cabrera (2), Esther de Miguel (1), Lorena Montilla (1) and Marilia Correia (1) for CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife.
Incidents: Titerroy Municipal Pavilion. Match corresponding to the 13th day of the Women's Honor Division Gold.
