The CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife played a decisive match on Saturday afternoon in the fight for permanence in the Liga Guerreras Iberdrola, suffering a painful defeat that leaves them with practically no options to fight for salvation in the category. San José Obrero managed to have a four-goal lead in the second half, but more than ten minutes without scoring and with bad decisions in attack, ended the options for the Lanzaroteñas, who ended up losing 20 to 22.
Balonmano Morvedre was better in the first minutes of the match, and the goals by Fernanda Pinhate and Lilly Torok, both scoring twice, neutralized the goal scored by Rocío Squizziato to open the scoring (1-4). Rocío herself from the pivot and Thais Fermo from the wing, brought the home team closer.
They were minutes in which Balonmano Morvedre was feeling comfortable in attack and in which the local team was not managing to adjust its defensive system, although they remained alive in the match. Past the halfway point of the first half, Celia López after a steal, Marilia Correia and Valheria Valdovinos, were in charge of tying the score on the scoreboard (7-7).
The defense of CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife was giving many facilities in this second half, and only the good interventions of Irene Sánchez in goal, kept the team in the game. Balonmano Morvedre came to have a four-goal lead in this first half, the Lanzarote players reacting in the final minutes to reach halftime with the tied 10 to 11.
The best minutes for CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife on the court were seen in the resumption of the match. A second half that began with a 5-2 run in favor of the home team, forcing Cristina Cabeza to call a timeout. After instructions from the bench, Alba Tort with a powerful shot on the verge of the shot clock violation and Celia López, extended the lead to four goals (17-13).
Balonmano Morvedre entered the match with a 0-3 run, with Suhana Bayonas culminating a counter-attack, which forced Carlos Britos to call a timeout. CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife went more than ten minutes without breaching their opponent's goal, with poor decisions in the final shot and even missing two seven-meter throws, which allowed the visiting team to turn the score around.
A loss in attack, one of the many that occurred in the second half, allowed Sara Palanques to extend the visitors' lead to two goals (18-20). Marilia Correia broke her team's scoring drought, but Balonmano Morvedre defended the advantage it had acquired tooth and nail, although CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife had some attacking plays to equalize.
With the score at 20 to 22, the match ended in Titerroy, with CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife suffering a painful defeat that almost leaves them with no options to fight for permanence in the Liga Guerreras Iberdrola.
Technical Sheet
CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife (20): Irene Sánchez, Rocío Squizziato (3), Mornesa Tenda (1), Celia López (4), Thais Fermo (5), Valheria Valdovinos (2) and Alba Tort (2) -starting team- Ana Marín, Dana Calero, Ana Radovic, Leticia Cobo, Gema Trujillo, Thalyta Almeida, Ahinara Hernández, Carla Rivas, Marilia Correia (3). Coach: Carlos Britos
Balonmano Morvedre (22): Candelaria Cuadrado, Fernanda Pinhate (6), Martina Catalá (1), Lilly Torok (7), María Pérez (1), Sara Palanques (1) and Andrea Claramonte (1) -starting team- Khadija Lafsahi, Remei Gallart, Rebeca López, Paola Santos, Delfina Ojea (1), Lucía Julve (1). Suhana Bayonas (3) and Carla Zalvez. Coach: Cristina Cabeza
Quarters every 5 minutes: 1-4, 4-5, 6-7, 7-10, 9-11, 10-11 (break) 12-12, 15-13, 18-15, 18-18, 18-20, 20-22 (end)
Referees: Oriol Grebol Banús and Miquel Vigo Azuaga. They excluded Thais Fermo (1) for CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife and Khadija Lafsahi (1) and Carla Zalvez (1) for Balonmano Morvedre.
Incidents: Municipal Pavilion of Titerroy. Match corresponding to matchday 19 of the Iberdrola Warriors League.