Intense match that Ca'Mario Lanzarote San José Obrero experienced in the Titerroy Pavilion against the leader of the category, Balonmano Los Dólmenes, who arrived in Lanzarote with the label of being the only team in the entire group that does not know defeat at this point of the season.
Nacho Vico's team based its game especially on a firm, fierce and seamless defense and that thwarted the attempts of the Andalusians to beat the goalkeeper Pablo Chantada who had a very reliable defense and feline reflexes to thwart any occasion that passed the first Lanzaroteño brake.
In attack, the local team tried to keep their feet on the ground, without rushing, playing with sense and waiting for the error or the gap through which to find a good shot, against the best defense in the league. Thus, with all these ingredients, and the good work of both teams, the score was very low, but the intensity was maximum, to such an extent that Carmelo Álvarez saw two exclusions before 15 minutes of play, from which, by the way, the Antequera team could not take advantage.
The Lanzarote team made sure to always be ahead on the scoreboard, with the confidence that this gives in front of an audience dedicated to those from Arrecife. Despite the small difference in favor of the locals, those who experienced the match in the Titerroy Municipal Pavilion had the feeling that the leader could kiss the canvas for the first time this season. With the score 8 to 6, the half-time break was reached.
In the second half, the doubt resided in knowing if the local team would be able to withstand the strong defensive rhythm imposed and in knowing if the visitors would be able to withstand the continuous clashes that occurred before the insular rearguard area.
The goals began to fall with more sense than in the first half, but well below what a normal handball match is. The Lanzarote team managed to extend the lead, but the nervousness remained intact on the court and on the benches. Both Nacho Vico and Lorenzo Ruiz kept the timeouts because they knew that, if it continued like this, they would need it in the last stages of the match.
San José Obrero changed the defenses and changed the attacks, even putting a goalkeeper player to have one more man in the offensive part and look with numerical superiority to open gaps in the numerous and strong Andalusian defense.
With the result of 11 to 8 and reaching 35 minutes of the match, Carmelo Álvarez was excluded for the third time, a hard blow for the former Puerto del Carmen player and for Nacho Vico, who lost lung in the rear area. Despite playing with one less for two minutes, there were no changes in the score and the differences remained. Three up for the locals.
Minute 49. Ca'Mario Lanzarote San José Obrero continues with the same income but begins to sin of errors in defense and attack. He begins to accuse the fatigue and Nacho Vico decides to stop the match to give his players a rest and face the last 10 minutes with vitality. He asks them for one last effort.
But the one that gains more strength was the Los Dólmenes team that recovers and begins to cut differences, until making a partial of 0-4 that puts them above on the scoreboard, 16 to 17 with just over 4 minutes left. To make matters worse, Alejandro Millán is disqualified because the referees understand that he attacks a rival during the game and San José Obrero will have to play with one less for a couple of minutes.
There are 4 minutes left and the score remains 16 to 17 for Los Dólmenes. The local defense, with one less, stops the visiting attacks and vice versa. The goal does not arrive, neither for one nor for the other, while time passes. There are 3 minutes left, there are 2 left and Nacho Vico asks for a timeout to look for the solution. They return to the court and everything is the same, there is 1 left... everything remains the same, 16 to 17.
With 32 seconds left, Martín Souto is excluded and leaves the visitors with one less. The local team takes advantage of this and scores through Alexis Rodríguez with 20 seconds left, a 17-17 tie and a timeout for Lorenzo Ruiz. We have to defend the play as if our lives depended on it, says the local coach. We have to play with our heads, summarizes the visiting coach.
The defense wins. The attacking players of Los Dólmenes fail to enter, but they do not lose the ball either. While time runs, it runs out and the last second arrives with a local foul. Even, with time expired, the Andalusian team will have the opportunity. But the shot against the Lanzarote defense goes high. 17 to 1 The two teams were very strong in defense but the locals suffered 5 exclusions and two disqualifications, while the visitors only two exclusions, which led to the anger of local fans and players. But a point against Los Dólmenes is a very good point, it is the third that the Andalusian team loses in the entire season, making it clear that few are the privileged ones who have made them suffer as San José Obrero did in Titerroy
Technical sheet
Ca'Mario Lanzarote San José Obrero: Pablo Chantada, Vicente Poveda (4), Joel Peraza (1), Luis Morin (2), Nicolás Nuñez (2), Carmelo Álvarez (1) and Pedro Cabrera. Substitutes: Gerardo Arrocha, Andoni Rodríguez, Ángel Bonilla, Javier Tavío, Alejandro Millán (3), Javier Lemes and Alexis Rodríguez (4). Coach: Nacho Vico
BM Los Dólmenes: Francisco Maireles, Martín Sueto (2), Juan Soto (5), Jesús López, Luis Castro (2), Francisco Morales and Cristóbal Ortega (1). Substitutes: Adrián Santamaría (1), Álvaro Escobar, Francisco Alarcón, Fernando Moreno (1), Xavier Tua (6), Juan Manuel Cabrera and Jacinto Palomino. Coach: Lorenzo Ruiz.
Referees: Emilio López and Óscar Gutiérrez. He excluded the locals Javier Lemes (2) and Carmelo Álvarez (3), being disqualified in the 34th minute and the visitors Martín Souto and Jacinto Palomino. They disqualified Alejandro Millán with a direct red card in the 55th minute.
Partials every 5 minutes: 1-1 / 3-2 / 5-2 / 6-4 / 7-5 / 8-6 /// 11-8 / 12-9 / 14-11 / 16-13 / 16-16 / 17-17
Incidents: Match played in the Titerroy Municipal Pavilion before about 200 people.