Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen was defeated again this Saturday at the Municipal Pavilion of Tías with the visit of the leader, Soliss Balonmano Pozuelo de Calatrava (20-29) in a match corresponding to the thirteenth matchday of the Women's Gold Honor Division. Sixth consecutive defeat for the Tías team, which put up a fight against the leader until halftime.
Equality in the early stages of the match until Martina Hoh's expulsion two minutes into the game after an unfortunate play that sent Yuli Quevedo, in great pain, to the bench. The homegrown Tiño player, Adriana Reyes, entered the court in her debut in the top division. Puerto took advantage of the superiority to gain a certain lead on the scoreboard (5-2, min. 8:14), prompting the first timeout from the visitors.
Puerto was enjoying herself in attack and Made was finding her rhythm between the posts (7-4, min. 11:16). The home team was trying to run, but Pozuelo was starting to get going, recovering after several attacking errors by the black and golds (7-6, min. 14:01), leading to a timeout from Casanova. After the break, Pozuelo tied the score at seven. In an exchange of goals, the Tiense Suely Pinto Spencer returned to the court and scored again in the yellow jersey (11-11, min. 27:30). Cristina Mazaira saved a penalty in the last minute, allowing the home team to go into halftime tied at eleven.
Pozuelo started the second half with a bang. They went up by three goals, forcing another local timeout (12-15, min. 3:56). Something had changed. Another game, once again, after halftime, Puerto del Carmen saw its engine seize up. The visitors had upped their defense by one notch, and Puerto was suffering enormously. Puerto dug deep to get back into the game and forced another visitor timeout (15-16, min. 10:35). But it was already clear, the leader was starting to show its claws and handed the home team a decisive run based on intensity, defense, and the good work of Paula Quiles in the Ciudad Real goal. Only a penalty from Yuli Quevedo, back in the game after the initial scare, broke the local drought (18-24, min. 21)With seven minutes left, the game seemed definitively over, with two completely different dynamics on the Tunisian court. The leader was imposing itself on a last-place team that had held its own until halftime.Yuli Quevedo became the top scorer for the Lanzarote team with seven goals. The same number as María Laguna for the visiting squad. **Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen will return to competition on January 24, at 6:00 PM**, at the Municipal de Tías, with a visit from Rahi-Sepisur Córdoba, a team that is third in the standings with thirty-two points and a record of nine wins, one draw, and three losses. This week they won on the court of AD Carballal (30-34).