Renault Juan Toledo Lanzarote San José Obrero closed its participation in the Canary Islands Government Cup with a defeat, after falling on Tuesday afternoon by 23 to 35 against Salud Tenerife. The Tenerife team demonstrated their potential on the court, being this season one of the teams that aspires to promotion in the Women's Silver Division of Honor. San José Obrero closes the preseason with this match and is already thinking about next Saturday's match against Balonmano Tejina.
From the beginning, Salud Tenerife took control of the match. With a 6:0 defense, they stopped the attacks of Renault Juan Toledo Lanzarote and gave a lot of speed to their attacking plays. On many occasions, the Tenerife team managed to overcome the slow defensive retreat of the locals and made a quick circulation of the ball in the static attack actions. The partial score was 3 to 7 in the first nine minutes, with the coach of San José Obrero requesting a time-out.
Salud Tenerife had many alternatives in attack. When they didn't run on the counterattack, they were able to finish the plays through the wings and when they were more stuck, they shot very effectively from the outside. With nine minutes left for the end of the first half, Salud Tenerife doubled the score of Renault Juan Toledo San José Obrero (7-14).
The best minutes of San José Obrero on the court were seen in the final minutes of the first half. The local defense was more successful and they were able to finish the attacking plays in goal. The partial score was 6 to 1 in the last ten minutes of the period, ending the first half with a goal by Nabila Harchaouin from the left wing. With the score of 13 to 15, the first half came to an end.
In the second half, Salud Tenerife gave no options to Renault Juan Toledo San José Obrero and increased the advantage as the minutes passed. It is worth mentioning the performance of the pivot Andrea Roda, scoring 8 goals in this second half and being a nightmare for the local defense. The players of San José Obrero could not stop their attacks.
The match was practically finished in the middle of the second half, with Salud de Tenerife reaching an eight-goal advantage (18-26). The players of the Tenerife team did not take their foot off the accelerator and continued to increase the difference on the scoreboard. With the result of 23 to 35, the match came to an end.
Renault Juan Toledo Lanzarote San José Obrero closes its participation in the Canary Islands Government Cup as fourth classified, a competition that has served to grease the pieces for the debut of the Lanzarote team in the Women's Silver Division of Honor. The first league match of San José Obrero will be on Saturday against Balonmano Tejina Tenerife.
Technical Sheet
Renault Juan Toledo Lanzarote San José Obrero (23): Ailin López, Esther de Miguel, Melania Cabrera (2), Nabila Harchaouin (6), África Rodríguez (4), Diana Martín (4), Fanny Monrós (5) -initial team- Itahisa Niz, Grimanesa González, Acerina Martín (1), Paula González, María José Sánchez (1), Hannah Jane, Marta Morales and Emma Sánchez. Coach: David Betancort
Salud Tenerife (35): Eva Bezpalcova, Adriana Chelaru (4), Arabia Peña (3), Alba Noriega (1), Armina Isic (2), Magdalena Szopinska (6) and María Adina Ghidoarca (4) -initial team- Ariadna Peraza, Lara Coello (2), Romina Silva, Andrea Roda (8), Eva Márquez (4) and Stephania Oliveira (1). Coach: Octavio Raúl Pérez
Partial scores every 5 minutes: 1-4, 3-7, 6-9, 7-13, 9-14, 13-15 (break) 14-18, 16-22, 18-26, 20-29, 22-32, 23-35 (final)
Referees: Andrés Leandro Martín González and Roberto García Mosquera. They excluded Esther de Miguel (1) and Melania Cabrera (1) for Renault Juan Toledo Lanzarote San José Obrero and Adriana Chelaru (2) and Magdalena Spopinska (2) for Salud Tenerife.
Incidents: Titerroy Municipal Pavilion, about 150 spectators. Match for the third and fourth place of the Canary Islands Government Handball Cup.
