El Gourmet Ampate Lanzarote traveled to Gran Canaria on Saturday to play the second phase of the Canary Islands Government Cup and continue preparing for the start of the competition in the Men's First National League. The Lanzarote team won 25-36 against Gáldar Gran Canaria, qualifying for the final and will face Balonmano Ingenio again on Sunday at noon.
Gáldar Gran Canaria surprised their rival in the first minutes, taking a three-goal lead right from the start of the match. The reaction of Gourmet Ampate Lanzarote was not long in coming, with Acoidán Martín (2) and Adrián Ruiz being responsible for leveling the score again at the Juan Vega Mateos Pavilion (3-3).
It was not until the 10th minute that San José Obrero managed to take the lead for the first time, with Rafa Robayna scoring to make it 5-6 on the scoreboard. Shortly after, the Lanzarote team lost winger Roc Segarra, with the Catalan player being disqualified for arriving late to a defensive action and unbalancing the opponent when he was in the air.
El Gourmet Ampate Lanzarote did not suffer from the absence of one of the mainstays of their attack, and gradually increased the difference. Anderson Caycedo completed a 0-3 partial, forcing the coach of Gáldar Gran Canaria to request a time-out (8-11). The first half ended with a score of 12-19.
The differences remained unchanged in the first minutes of the second half, a phase of the match in which the exchange of goals was common. An exclusion of the local Joaquín Molina was used by Gourmet Ampate Lanzarote to achieve a 0-5 partial, and increase the advantage by more than ten goals (16-27).
Until the end of the match, Gourmet Ampate Lanzarote controlled the match perfectly, not allowing the opponent to get closer and Iñaki Malumbres carrying out different tests on the 40x20 to rehearse different game situations.
Triumph by 25 to 36 of Gourmet Ampate Lanzarote against Gáldar Gran Canaria, a result that qualifies the Lanzarote team for the final of the Canary Islands Government Cup of First National. Their rival will be Balonmano Ingenio, after the Gran Canaria team won 25-28 against Balonmano Tejina La Laguna. A final that will be played this Sunday at 12:00 noon at the Pedro Padilla Rivero Pavilion.
Technical Sheet
Gáldar Gran Canaria (25): Heriberto Díaz, Gabriel Quintana, Diego Castellano (1), Adrián Díaz (5), Carlos Sánchez, Saulo López, Guillermo Arencibia (1), Joaquín Molina (3), Miguel Ángel Hernández, Alberto González (2), Jorge Hernández (2), Alejandro Castellano (3), Derek Pulido, Alby Rosales (1), Isidro Fernández (1) and Juan Godoy (6). Coach: Aday Sánchez
Gourmet Ampate Lanzarote (36): Javi Santana, Rafa Robayna (4), Joel Armas (2), Acoidán Martín (2), Roc Segarra, Carmelo Álvarez (2), Pedro Cabrera, Oscar Silva (2), Roberto Molina (gk), Alexis Rodríguez (1), Adrián Ruiz (7), Cristian Luján (1), Anderson Caycedo (6) and Miguel Laguna (7). Coach: Iñaki Malumbres
Partials every 5 minutes: 4-3, 5-5, 7-8, 9-12, 11-15, 12-19 (break) 16-22, 16-25, 17-27, 19-29, 22-32, 25-36 (final)
Referees: José Pedro Rosales Saavedra and Agustín García Viera. Disqualified Roc Segarra in the 13th minute for Gourmet Ampate Lanzarote. Excluded Alby Rosales (2), Juan Godoy (1) and Joaquín Molina (1) for Gáldar Gran Canaria and Cristian Luján (2) for Gourmet Ampate Lanzarote.
Incidents: Juan Vega Mateos Pavilion. Semifinal of the Canary Islands Government Cup.
