It was not the best game of the season for CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife, and despite that, they only lost by one goal difference against Elda Prestigio, in the first leg of the preliminary round of the promotion phase to the Liga Guerreras Iberdrola. The players coached by David Betancort were very tense on the court, without ideas in the attacking actions and without offering a solid defense as has been usual throughout the second round.
From the first moment it was clear that it was not going to be an easy game for CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife, failing their first attacking actions and seeing how Elda Prestigio had a great ball circulation to overcome the 6:0 defense of the locals. Miriam Páez, from the seven meters, established the first goal for the Lanzarote team, reacting the Elda team with the goals of Zaira Benítez and Lucía García (1-2).
Until the middle of the first half, the differences in the score were minimal, although it was Elda Prestigio who had a minimum income in their favor. The pivot Alicia Torres was in charge of putting her team back in front on the scoreboard (7-6), being a mirage. The players of CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife were stuck again and again against the defense of the rival, the balls did not reach the extremes and the outside shot was not effective.
Elda Prestigio came to have a maximum income of two goals in this first half, after the goal scored by the central María Mulet in the last play of the period, being the player who organized the attack of her team in a quite practical way. With the score of 12 to 14, the first thirty minutes of the match came to an end.
The best minutes of CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife on the court were seen in the first minutes of the second half. The two-goal advantage of the visitors was soon neutralized with the goals of Bruna Gonçalvez and Lorena Montilla. And then, Lorena Montilla put her team ahead on the scoreboard and Miriam Páez scored a seven-meter shot to establish the 16-14.
Elda Prestigio was without scoring for about seven minutes in this start of the second half, breaking Elena Amores the scoring drought with a seven-meter shot. The local team was punished in this second half with excessive interior defenses that resulted in seven meters for the visitors. Precisely, from a penalty Francisca Meca established the tie (16-16).
The ideas in attack of CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife were diluted with the passage of minutes, with bad selection in the shots and being the locals very rushed when wanting to finish the offensive actions. With nine minutes left, the score reflected a 19-21, having to request David Betancort a time out. After the indications from the bench, Elena Amores increased the difference to three goals.
The alarms were turned on in the ranks of San José Obrero, losing by three goals difference with five minutes left. The victory was more than complicated, so the only thing left was to get a result that would keep them alive for the second leg. Danielle de Sousa reduced differences and Miriam Páez, with the time fulfilled, scored from the seven meters the last goal of the match.
Defeat of CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife by 23 to 24 against Elda Prestigio, being the result the most positive achieved by the Lanzarote team in this first leg of the preliminary round of the promotion phase to the Liga Guerreras Iberdrola. An eliminatory that will have to be resolved next Saturday in Elda.
Technical Sheet
CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife (23): Ana Marín, Nagore Saenz (3), Lorena Montilla (2), Gema Trujillo (1), Bruna Gonçalvez (6), Alicia Torres (1) and Nabila de Ganzo (1) -initial team- Yarisa González, Danielle de Sousa (2), Acerina Martín, Sara de León (1), Marta Morales, Ahinara Hernández, Natalia Montilla and Miriam Páez (6). Coach: David Betancort
Elda Prestigio (24): Lucía Prades, Lucía García (1), María Mulet (1), Elena Amores (7), María Rodríguez (1), Vanesa Amoros (2) and Zaira Benítez (5) -initial team- Andrea Saez, Francisca Meca (3), Ana Vela, Irene Mateo (2), Ainara Herrero, Maura Andrea Álvarez (2), Claudia Martínez, Cristina García and Aitana Pastor. Coach: Antonio Mateo
Partial scores every 5 minutes: 3-3, 5-5, 8-7, 9-9, 11-12, 12-14 (break) 15-14, 16-16, 18-18, 19-20, 20-23, 23-24 (final)
Referees: David Mateos González and Jon Cid Mateos. They disqualified Alicia Torres in the 52nd minute for three exclusions in the CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife. They excluded Nagore Saenz (2) for the locals and Lucía García (2), Francisca Meca (1), Ainara Herrero (1) and Zaira Benítez (1) for Elda Prestigio.
Incidents: Ciudad Deportiva Lanzarote, about 600 spectators. Match corresponding to the first leg of the preliminary round of the promotion phase to the Liga Guerreras Iberdrola.
