CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife continues to let important points slip away at the Titerroy Municipal Pavilion, missing a golden opportunity to move closer to the second position in the standings.
The San José Obrero women's team suffered a painful defeat against Vino Doña Berenguela Balonmano Bolaños on Saturday night, a direct rival in the fight for promotion. The Titerroy team played a disastrous game, lacking intensity in defense and just watching things happen in attack.
The opening minutes of the match were marked by inaccuracies in the play of both teams. CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife was infected by the fast-paced game proposed by Vino Doña Berenguela Balonmano Bolaños, easily losing balls in attack. Two goals from Marilia Correia put San José Obrero ahead (4-3).
As the minutes passed, CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife got bogged down in attack, going more than ten minutes without penetrating the goal defended by Carlota González. The visitors took a two-goal lead, forcing David Betancort to call a timeout. Bea Masseu broke the locals' scoring drought, and the first half ended with a buzzer-beater from Sofía Gull to make it 9-12.
There was no improvement in the play of CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife in the opening minutes of the second half. The local defense continued to be weak in these opening minutes of the restart, and Vino Doña Berenguela Balonmano Bolaños' lead increased to five goals, forcing the locals' coach to call another timeout (12-17).
The visitors began to play with the advantage they had, and in each of their attacking actions, they were on the verge of passive play to let the seconds tick away. CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife looked for solutions in attack, even playing with a double pivot with Leticia Cobo and Miriam Páez. In addition, the San José Obrero defense increased its intensity, and with seven minutes remaining, the lead had been reduced to two goals (22-24).
After the timeout requested by the coach of Vino Doña Berenguela Balonmano Bolaños, Miriam Páez scored a seven-meter shot and put her team one goal down (23-24). The audience at the Titerroy Municipal Pavilion began to dream of a comeback, but the San José Obrero's attacking errors returned. Odalys Escalona scored a seven-meter shot, and Amagoia Lainez Martínez's goal sealed the match.
With the result of 24 to 28, the match came to an end, with CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife suffering a defeat that does not allow them to get closer to the second position in the standings and placing them three points behind Lobas Global Atac Oviedo and Vino Doña Berenguela Balonmano Bolaños themselves. In the next round, San José Obrero visits Caja Rural Cleba León, in the penultimate match of the first round.