CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife added its second victory of the season on Saturday afternoon, defeating Salma Adesal Córdoba. Despite facing a newly promoted team, the Lanzarote team did not trust their rival, aware of their danger and the weapons they have on the court. In the final stretch of the first half and in the second half, CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife tipped the balance in their favor to end up winning by 27 to 25.
The match began with Salma Adesal Córdoba in control of the game, with the visitors taking a 0-3 lead on the scoreboard and taking advantage of the mistakes that the island team was making. The reaction of CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife was immediate, achieving a 4-0 run, with Thalyta Almeida tying the score and Beatriz Masseu scoring to put her team ahead for the first time (4-3).
The pace of the game in this first half was quite slow, with the Lanzarote team being infected by the rhythm of Salma Adesal Córdoba. The attacks were quite slow, with all the ball circulation of the visitors passing through the hands of Malena Guerisoli and Lucía Vacas playing a great game to culminate many of the attacking plays.
After the halfway point of the first half, Salma Adesal Córdoba once again had a three-goal lead, forcing David Betancort to call a timeout. After returning to the court, Gema Trujillo and Celia López scored, reducing the difference to the minimum expression (9-10).
A final few minutes of the first half in which CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife was able to develop its game. The defense began to work, Ana Marín was impenetrable under the posts and the speed in attack increased. Goals from Melania Cabrera (2) and Celia López allowed CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife to go into the break with a three-goal lead (14-11).
CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife managed to have a five-goal lead in the first minutes of the second half, with Celia López taking the reins in attack and scoring two goals to put the score at 18 to 13. Salma Adesal Córdoba reacted with a 0-3 run, once again falling two goals behind in the middle of the second half (18-16).
The women's team of San José Obrero was not going to allow the total reaction of the Cordoba team, recovering the five-goal advantage that left the game seen for sentence and having an Irene Sánchez very inspired under the posts. Salma Adesal Córdoba was able to reduce the differences in the final minutes of the match, preventing the locals from obtaining a greater income.
With the score of 27 to 25, the end of the match was reached, with CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife adding the second victory of the season and allowing them to maintain the lead in the Women's Honor Division Oro. San José Obrero visits Grupo USA H. Mislata in the next match, a rival that has suffered two defeats in this start of the season.
