The last match of the year 2021 for Magec Tías "Against Gender Violence" had many incentives to be a great encounter. On one hand, they were coming off a win on Cordoba's court, on the other hand, a Christmas food drive was being prepared for the neediest families in Tías, on the other hand, the regional derby was being played, and another factor was to see, for the first time, the clash between Yaiza García and her sister Natalia, now in the ranks of Vega Lagunera Adareva Tenerife.
The match started very well for the Lanzarote team, which took control of it, dominated its rival, had success in shooting and was very solid in defense, which allowed them to have a lead of up to 11 points, with which the first quarter would conclude. Jesús García's players were having what was so far the best start to the season, without fissures, and without giving options to their rival, who continually moved the bench in search of the perfect option.
After a dream first quarter, they began to lose the advantage and with it came the growth of the rival, who based their game on outside shooting with the achievement of four three-pointers and with a lot of intensity under the hoops through their two foreign players, Fatouma Fofana and Julie Dacosta, they were taking the rebounds and thus facilitating the comeback. The locals saw how Imani Robinson was charged with three personal fouls and how the impetus they put into the match was not enough, suffering a 9 to 29, which left the match with a score of 27 to 36, 9 points ahead for the Tenerife team.
Although the third and last quarter was more even, the physical strength shown by the visitors was unattainable for the locals, who saw how one of their strengths, the solid defense, was fading as the minutes passed and the need to risk more to turn the score around. They did not succeed, on the contrary, they saw how the 9-point difference was extended to 11 at the end of the third quarter and with the need to risk from the locals, it was extended to 13 at the end of the match, although it reached 15 at some point in the last quarter.
Magec Tías "Against Gender Violence" thus closed the year 2021, with a defeat at home, but with the applause of its public, which valued the effort and dedication of the Lanzarote players, who despite being behind on the scoreboard never gave the match for lost. Now it is time to rest and for a week the players will not return to training, doing so on December 27 and starting to think about the clash against Alhaurín de la Torre in Malaga on January 9.
Technical Sheet
Magec Tías "Against Gender Violence" (52): Imani Robinson (9), Yaiza García (9), Iranzu Drake (11), Carolina Mateo (11) and Romina Rodríguez (10). Also played Elena Lozano and Rosario de León (2). Coach: Jesús García
Vega Lagunera Adareva Tenerife (65): Noelia Ibáñez (2), María Luque (12), Alba Peña (9), Julie Dacosta (18) and Ainhoa Negrín (1). Also played Fatouma Fofana (21), Alejandra Delgado and Natalia García (2).
Referees: Sergio Palazón Ramos and Yurena Hernández Gálvez. They eliminated the local Yaiza García for personal fouls.
Partial scores each quarter: 18-7 / 27-36 (halftime) 37-48 / 52-65 (final)
Incidents: Match of the 12th day of the Women's League 2 played in the Municipal Pavilion of Tías before about 200 spectators.
