High-caliber handball that could be enjoyed on Saturday night at the Titerroy Municipal Pavilion, with the match between the top two teams in Group A of the Men's First National League. LandBit Lanzarote dominated the match against Attica 21 Hotels OAR Coruña, reaching perfection in many phases of the match and ending up winning by seven goals to settle in the lead of the national category.
LandBit Lanzarote took to the court developing an explosive game that allowed them to put the first differences on the scoreboard. Ángel Iglesias, from the right wing, and Ander Iriarte, with a powerful shot, were in charge of putting the 2-0 on the scoreboard. OAR Coruña did not want to be less, circulating the ball in attack to open the 6:0 defense of the locals.
Mauro Jaureguiberry, former player of San José Obrero, was in charge of putting the tables in the 11th minute of the first half, beating Javi de la Cruz with a seven-meter shot. The reaction of LandBit Lanzarote was immediate, with Ángel Iglesias putting the locals ahead again, Aco increasing the differences and Ángel completing the 3-0 partial (9-6). The two teams did not lower the pace, and the fans enjoyed a great show.
LandBit Lanzarote acquired the maximum advantage in the final minutes of the first half. Javi Aragón connected with Joel Armas to make a "fly" and beat goalkeeper Iago Gómez. With the score of 18 to 14, the first 30 minutes of play in Titerroy came to an end.
Attica 21 Hotels OAR Coruña was not willing to give up in the second half, and the second period began with an exchange of goals. Near the equator of the second half, Mauro Jaureguiberry completed a 3-0 partial, and put the 24 to 23 on the scoreboard. The reaction of LandBit Lanzarote was immediate, with Rafa Robayna increasing the difference from the wing, and shortly after, Marcos Santiago, with a powerful shot, allowed the locals to recover the four-goal lead (29-25).
The coach of the Galicians, Marcos Rodríguez, requested a time-out, but the reaction of his team did not arrive on the court. After the instructions from the bench, Joel Armas and Ángel Iglesias, completing two counterattacks after recovering the ball in defense, increased the difference to six goals.
The players of San José Obrero were enjoying themselves on the 40x20 and with the victory in their pocket, the possibility of recovering the goal average was going through their heads, and for this, they needed to win by eight goals difference. The locals took a risk, playing without a goalkeeper in their last attacking play, which allowed them to score through Acoidán Martín. OAR Coruña took out quickly and scored into an empty goal, avoiding losing the particular goal average between the two as well.
Triumph by 37 to 30 of LandBIt Lanzarote San José Obrero against Attica 21 Hotels OAR Coruña, with the players led by Samuel Trives playing an almost perfect match and leaving a great taste in the mouth of all the fans who came to the Titerroy Municipal Pavilion. In the next match, San José Obrero will visit Reconquista de Vigo, a rival that has placed second three points behind the Lanzarote team, after drawing on Saturday on the Ingenio court.
Technical Sheet
LandBit Lanzarote San José Obrero (37): Javi de la Cruz, Ander Iriarte (4), Rafa Robayna (1), Acoidán Martín (3), Javi Aragón (8), Miguel Laguna (2) and Ángel Iglesias (12) -initial team- Asier Morillas, Joel Peraza, Abián Martín, Marcos Santiago (2), Aday González, Óscar Silva (3), Alexis Rodríghuez and Álvaro Torres.
Coach: Samuel Trives Attica 21 Hotels
OAR Coruña (30): Iago Gómez, Mauro Jaureguiberry (10), Pablo Martínez (1), Pablo Fernández (3), Juan Carlos Rodríguez (7), Diego Martínez (2) and Francesco Aragona (3) -initial team- Roberto Iosif (3), Juan Pereira, Joel Rabade, Kevin Dacosta, Miguel Ángel Simón, Richard Tejada and Diego Gago (1).
Coach: Marcos Rodríguez
Partials every 5 minutes: 3-2, 6-5, 10-8, 14-11, 15-13, 18-14 (break) 22-16, 23-20, 27-24, 31-25, 33-28, 37-30 (final)
Referees: Álvaro López Novoa and Roberto Argiz Varela. Excluded Rafa Robayna (1) for LandBit Lanzarote
Incidents: Titerroy Municipal Pavilion, about 200 spectators. Match corresponding to the 19th round of Group A of the Men's First National League.
