Renault Juan Toledo San José Obrero was not facing the most ideal rival, having in front of them in León a team that needed to add the two points to continue having options to compete in the promotion phase. The players trained by David Betancor continue to suffer from the casualties at the end of the season, and they could only face Rodríguez Cleba León in the first part of the match.
Renault Juan Toledo withstood the downpour in the first minutes. It was expected that Rodríguez Cleba León would come to the court with great intensity, a circumstance that was stopped by San José Obrero. The differences in the score were minimal, with the locals enjoying a rent of one or two goals. The León team failed to break the game despite the attempts.
The match was very balanced in the first twenty minutes, and the score reflected a tie at eleven goals with ten minutes remaining. The minutes passed and San José Obrero continued to put up a lot of fight against his rival. Rodríguez Cleba León tightened in defense in the final minutes of the first half, achieving a partial score of 4 to 0 and reaching the end of the first thirty minutes with a score of 15 to 11.
The options of Renault Juan Toledo San José Obrero vanished in the first minutes of the second half. The Lanzarote team had a bench with hardly any troops, and the injuries have diminished the squad at the end of the season. Fatigue took over the visitors, a circumstance that was taken advantage of by Rodríguez Cleba to continue maturing the match and increasing the difference in the score.
This second part barely had any history. San José Obrero had in front of them a Rodríguez Cleba that was a whirlwind, playing with intensity in defense and setting up quick counterattacks to score easily. The partial score in the first third of the second half was 9-1, with the locals doing a lot of damage in their attacks through the wings and Isabel Rosinos being the one who led the attack of her team.
With the score of 34 to 18, the match came to an end, with Renault Juan Toledo San José Obrero adding their third consecutive defeat. Despite the setback, the Lanzarote team retains the eighth place in the standings with 26 points. The women's team of San José Obrero will close the season next Saturday against BM Chapela, a match that will be played from 18:00 hours in the Municipal Pavilion of Titerroy.
Technical Sheet
Rodríguez Cleba León (34): Bárbara Seco, María Gracia de Garnica (1), Sara Díez (2), Marina González (7), Salma Villafañe (5), Valentina Estrada (2), Sara del Ganso, Laura Algorri (1), Beatriz Andrés, Zaira Vara (1), Raquel Espinosa (2), Marta Villoslada, Cristina Viñuela (3), Isabel Rosinos (7) and Patricia Cabello (3). Coach: Guillermo Fernández
Renault Juan Toledo San José Obrero (18): Ailin López, Esther de Miguel (2), Nabila Harchaouin (6), Marta Morales, Melania Cabrera (5), Emma Sánchez (1), Diana Martín (4) and África Rodríguez. Coach: David Betancort
Partial scores every 5 minutes: 4-3, 6-4, 8-6, 9-9, 11-11, 15-11 (break) 19-12, 24-12, 25-14, 30-15, 31-16, 34-18 (final)
Referees: Jorge López González and José Luis Hernández Lara. They excluded María Gracia de Garnica (1), Valentina Estrada (1) and Cristina Viñuela (1) for Rodríguez Cleba León and Melania Cabrera (1) for Renault Juan Toledo San José brero.
Incidents: Municipal Sports Hall of León. Match corresponding to the 25th day of Group B of the Women's Silver Honor Division of Handball.
