Photos: Sergio Betancort
Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote added a hard-fought victory against PAN Moguer, in a match that had to mature, being in the second half when it began to mark the differences in the score. A serious clash in defense by the players trained by Javier Ortigosa and in attack always looking for the best alternatives, knowing how to overcome the phases in which they rushed into the throws. The victory leaves Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote three points behind the second classified and the conejero team adds the second consecutive victory of this second part of the season.
From the beginning of the match, Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote took control of the match, being the team that began to mark the first differences in the score. Some incomes that were minimal since they did not exceed two goals in this first part of the match. The forces were leveling on the playing field. The defenses of both were the ones that prevailed over the attacks in this first part.
If we have to put a blur on the game of Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote in this first part, it was to get infected by the slow game that PAN Moguer was trying to impose. The Huelva team with little depth of bench, were not interested in physically wearing out. A first part was marked by the exclusions indicated by the Valencian referees. With the tie at 12, the first 30 minutes of the match came to an end.
The first minutes of the second half were dominated by PAN Moguer. The visitors were able to put the first differences on the scoreboard, reaching a rent of two goals. Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote had problems overcoming the 5:1 defense of the Huelva team.
Tightening in defense, Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote managed to recover several balls and mount fast counterattacks. Attack plays that were culminated by Carmelo Álvarez and that put the 17 to 15 on the scoreboard. PAN Moguer reacted with a partial of 0-2, being cut by Agustín Robert from the pivot. Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote achieved a partial 4-0, having to ask the coach of PAN Moguer for a time-out in the 17th minute when the result was 21 to 17 in favor of the locals.
After the time-out, PAN Moguer put a mixed defense on Benjamín Calleja on the playing field, trying to nullify the circulation of the ball, damaging the game of Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote. The visitors achieved a partial of 0-2 to get back into the match. For their part, the locals knew how to overcome the adversities and were even able to score when they played with two fewer players on the court due to a double exclusion.
Four minutes before the end of the match, Rubén Caraballo established the maximum difference up to that moment on the scoreboard, surpassing the defense to put the 26 to 21. The players of PAN Moguer lowered their arms and were at the mercy of Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote in the final minutes. The Andalusians had run out of gas and had been physically diminished by the pace imposed by the players from the Titerroy neighborhood.
With the score of 29 to 24, the match came to an end, with Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote adding a new victory in the First National Men's Handball League. Two points that keep the Lanzarote team in fourth place in the standings and three points away from the position that would give them the right to play the promotion phase at the end of the season. In the next match, Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote visits La Salle, a team that has made its court a fort this season.
Technical Sheet
Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote (29): Rey Enrique, Ángel Bonilla, Marko Dzokic (10), Luis Morín (2), Benjamín Calleja (4), Alejandro Ejea and Rubén Caraballo (5) -initial team- Gerardo Arrocha, Adrián Prieto, Cristian Luján, Juan Jesús Romero, Agustín Robert (1), Carmelo Álvarez (7) and José Francisco Carmona
PAN Moguer (24): Emilio Guerrero, Daniel Podadera (10), Jorge Jiménez (5), Alejandro Capelo (1), Fernando Sánchez, Isaac Cumbreras and Álvaro Quintero (1) -initial team- Francisco Garrido, Gonzalo Álvarez (4), Antonio Rodríguez and Sergio Rodríguez (2)
Partials every 5 minutes: 2-1, 5-4, 7-5, 8-8, 10-10, 12-12 (break) 14-15, 17-16, 19-17, 21-19, 25-21, 2-24 (final)
Referees: Sergio Estelles García and Francisco Chicharro López, from the Valencia Committee. They excluded Carmelo Álvarez (2), José Francisco Carmona (2), Ángel Bonilla (1), Adrián Prieto (1), Luis Morín (1), Benjamín Calleja (1), Juan Jesús Romero (1) and Alejandro Ejea (1) for Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote and Jorge Jiménez (2), Fernando Sánchez (2), Gonzalo Álvarez (1), Alejandro Capelo (1), Isaac Cumbreras (1) and Sergio Rodríguez (1) for PAN Moguer.
Incidents: Titerroy Municipal Pavilion, about 200 spectators. Match corresponding to the 15th day of the First National Men's Handball League.
