It was time to return to competition for FC Puerto del Carmen after the break for the Christmas holidays and, although they arrived at the match against Universitario with depleted troops, the Lanzarote expedition hoped that with the end of 2022 they could also end the streak of lost matches as visitors.
The match between Gran Canaria and Lanzarote started well, with equality in the game and with great seriousness on the field, but after 20 minutes, a concatenation of errors allowed the locals to take the lead on the scoreboard through Erika, who took advantage of an error by the local goal.
When the match was reaching the last ten minutes of the first half, Julio Alberto Suárez's players scored again, culminating a good counterattack where the local goalkeeper was superb, but in the rebound Erika did not forgive to make the second for her team and her scoring account.
After the break, Jack Talbot changed the strategy, with the aim of giving more consistency to the center of the field and stealing the ball from a rival that had grown after the second goal, while regaining the confidence of the Lanzarote players, who were very affected by the score against them.
On the return to the field, the improvement was remarkable for the Lanzarote players, who began to play on equal terms, having many arrivals at Herenia's goal, however, it was Yaritza who managed to score for the locals, extending the differences.
With few options on the bench for the Tiñoseras, after the changes made at halftime to look for a revulsive, Jack Talbot tried from the sidelines to get his players to trust their game again and, when they had done so and were again looking for the goal that would allow them to reduce the differences, the Gran Canaria goal arrived through Naima.
Alicia, when the match was about to end, finally got the prize of the goal, which although insufficient, was at least a prize for the merits made.
FC Puerto del Carmen will now begin to prepare for the match this coming weekend at the Municipal de Puerto del Carmen against CD Peña de la Amistad, a match that will be brought forward and will be played on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.
Technical Sheet
CD Universitario (4): Herenia, Adriana, Paula, Miriam, María Cristina, Emily (Carolina '46), Yaritza (Ainhoa '74), Jennifer, Sonia, Naima and Erika (Cristina '65). Coach: Julio Alberto Suárez
FC Puerto del Carmen (1): Naza (Sanfi '82), Haimara, Arima, Judith (Raquel '46), Alicia, Janet, Ylenia, Nieves, Manuela (Iria '46), Eira (Iriam '82) and Laura. Coach: Jack Talbot
Referees: Javier Guillán Mateo, accompanied on the lines by Francisco Javier Castellano Santana and Pedro Juan Marrero Bethencourt. No cautions
Goals:
1-0: minute 22, Erika
2-0: minute 37, Erika
3-0: minute 55, Yaritza
4-0: minute 82, Naima
4-1: minute 89, Alicia
Incidents: Match of the 14th round of the Women's First National League played at the Nicolás Sánchez Santana Municipal Field in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.