CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife played a frenetic match against Aula Cultural Valladolid, in which they did not renounce speed, the main weapon of the Valladolid team, and faced one of the teams that will be fighting at the top of the standings. As happened in last Monday's match, errors in the final minutes, with several turnovers, prevented San José Obrero from taking anything positive in the match corresponding to the eleventh matchday of the Guerreras Iberdrola League.
The first two goals fell to the home side, working perfectly with the pivot and with the Chilean Alicia Torres being in charge of piercing the goal defended by "Lulu" Guerra. CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife lost their winger Nagore Saenz in the first few minutes, as she relapsed from her shoulder injury after a hard blow. And for Valladolid, Lorena Delgado suffered two exclusions in the first eight minutes.
Aula Alimentos Valladolid's game settled down as the minutes passed, regaining the initiative on the scoreboard with a 0-4 partial score that forced David Betancort to call a time-out (5-7). The reaction of the locals was immediate, reflecting the electronic a tight 9-10 with nine minutes left for the break, with Miguel Ángel Peñas now calling a time-out.
After the instructions from the bench, the game resumed with a steal by Celia López in defense and she was in charge of setting up a quick counterattack that culminated in a tie (10-10). At the end of the first 30 minutes of the match, the score was 13-14, and everything was pending the development of the second half.
CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife put their rival on the ropes for many minutes of the second half. The local defense was solid in each of the actions, causing Aula Alimentos Valladolid to be on the verge of passive in many of the plays to end with hasty shots. And under the sticks Ana Marín was very successful in the second half.
Esther de Miguel and Gabriela Pessoa were in charge of putting their team with a two-goal advantage (18-16), a lead that was maintained for many minutes. At that precise moment, the figure of goalkeeper "Lulu" Guerra appeared, stopping two shots by Gabi Pessoa and one by Alicia Torres, preventing San José Obrero from increasing the difference on the scoreboard.
Aula Alimentos de Valladolid's rescue also appeared in the final minutes with winger Elena Cuadrado, and with three powerful shots not only tied the score, but also made it easier for her team to achieve a two-goal lead (23-25). Desperate, CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife established a double mixed on Teresa and Elba Álvarez, putting the Valladolid team in trouble again.
With the score of 24 to 26, the end of the match was reached and again, due to small details, CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife missed the possibility of achieving a positive result. Without time for regrets, the Lanzarote team is already thinking about the new league commitment they have on Saturday afternoon, visiting Atlético Guardés.
Technical Sheet
CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife (24): Aleksandra Orowicz, Melania Cabnrera, Nagore Saenz, Alicia Torres (4), Gema Trujillo (4), Celia López (4) and Priscila dos Santos (1) -initial team - Ana Marín, Esther de Miguel (2), Nabia de Ganzo (1), Sara de León (2), Marta Morales, Aizaya Tarin, Gabi Romero, Gabriela Pessoa (6) and Miriam Paéz. Coach: David Betancort
Aula Alimentos Valladolid (26): Lulu Guerra, Elba Álvarez (4), Danila So Delgado (2), Angela Nieto (2), Lorena Delgado, Fatima Ezzahraa and Sara Moldes (4) -initial team - Carmen Saenz (gk), Jimena Laguna, Andrea Parra, Cristina Cifuentes (1), Mereia Diez, Teresa Álvarez (3), Elena Cuadrado (7), Rafi Bergara and Amaia González de Garibay (1). Coach: Miguel Ángel Peñas
Referees: Raúl Escoda Pérez and Oriol Álvarez Boixaderas. They excluded Sara de León (1) and Gabi Romero (1) for CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife and Cristina Cifuentes (2), Lorena Delgado (2) and Jimena Laguna (1) for Aula Alimentos Valladolid.
Partial scores every 5 minutes: 2-2, 5-4, 5-6, 7-9, 11-12, 13-14 (break) 16-15, 18-16, 18-17, 21-20, 22-23, 24-26 (final)
Incidents: Titerroy Municipal Pavilion, without public. Match corresponding to the 10th matchday of the Liga Guerreras Iberdrola.
