The seventh matchday of Group A of the Men's First National Division was marked by the Canary Islands derby that pitted Balonmano Ingenio against Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife on Saturday afternoon, two teams that have positioned themselves in the upper part of the standings. The team from Gran Canaria ended San José Obrero's streak of six straight wins, handing the team led by David Betancort their first defeat of the season.
The first minutes saw an exchange of goals, but soon Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife had the first advantage, completing a 0-4 run with goals from Mauro Jaureguiberry, two goals from Javi Aragón, one of them from seven meters, and Joel Armas (4-6). Two turnovers in attack allowed Balonmano Ingenio to tie the score (6-6).
Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife was having problems in defense to stop the rival's attacks, changing to a 5:1 defense with Joel Armas in the advanced position. In the final minutes of the first half, Balonmano Ingenio pulled away on the scoreboard, taking a four-goal lead. The score was 16 to 12 at halftime.
The passage through the locker rooms allowed Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife to react. A second half that began with a 0-4 run to tie the score again (16-16). The visitors were not satisfied and even took the lead after many minutes, with Mauro Jaureguiberry scoring to put his team ahead (19-20).
The reaction of Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife faded as the minutes passed, with defensive frailties reappearing and allowing Balonmano Ingenio to score. Before the halfway point of the second half, the locals once again had a three-goal lead (25-22), forcing David Betancort to stop the match to try to get his players back into the game.
Balonmano Ingenio finished breaking the game with six minutes left, with goals from Michael Martín and Rodrigo Ortega from the right wing, to increase the lead to six goals. With the score of 38 to 25, the game came to an end at the Pedro Padilla Municipal Pavilion.
The defeat leaves Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife in third position in the competition, and the fight for qualification for the promotion phase is now even. San José Obrero will play again next week as a visitor, traveling to Galicia to face Granitos Ibéricos Carballal.
Technical Details
Balonmano Ingenio (35): Alberto Falcón, Rafael Sánchhez (4), Michael Martín (4), Bentor Déniz (1), Jon Ander Neketan (3), Robin Navarro (3) and Rodrigo Ortega (7) -starting team- Domigo Castro, Aitor Sánchez, Daniel Muñoz, Carlos José Sánchez (1), Jesús Roberto Santana, Marcos Vinicius Viera (7), Daniel Jesús Martín (5), Samuel Cabrera and Xander Goez. Coach: Felipe Dutra
Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife (28): Saúl Rodríguez, Mauro Jaureguiberry (3), Joel Armas (4), Javi Aragón (10), Santiago Cardone, Oscar Silva and Ángel Iglesias (5) -starting team- Javi Santana, Rafa Robayna (2), Acoidán Martín, Abián Martín (1), Aday González, Adrián Juarez (3) and Mateus de Almeida. Coach: David Betancort
Scores every 5 minutes: 4-2, 4-6, 9-8, 10-9, 12-11, 16-12 (halftime) 17-17, 21-21, 26-23, 28-26, 31-26, 35-28 (final)
Referees: Cristina Gil Gil and Rafael Gil Gil. They excluded Daniel Muñoz (1), Bentor Déniz (1), Marcos Vinisius Viera (1) and Jon Ander Naketan (1) from Balonmano Ingenio and Rafa Robayna (1), Acoidán Martín (1), Abián Martín (1), Adrián Juarez (1) and Ángel Iglesias (1) from Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife.
Incidents: Pedro Padilla Pavilion. Match corresponding to the seventh round of Group A of the Men's First National League.
