CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife added a resounding victory on Saturday night against CB Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen, in a duel in which they were far superior to their rival in a new Lanzarote derby in the Women's Gold Division of Honor. The team from the Titerroy neighborhood decided the match from the first minutes, and widened the gap on the scoreboard to end up winning by a clear 14 to 28.
CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife put distance between themselves from the start of the match, starting the match with a 0 to 3 partial with goals from Leticia Cobo (2) and Miriam Páez. CB Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen suffered the first setback after three minutes, with Delyne Leiva being disqualified with a red card for an action on Gema Trujillo when she had risen from the right wing.
The defensive intensity of San José Obrero was key to generating many problems for the CB Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen attack, not allowing the Tías team to attack near the area and not being able to exploit the devastating one-on-one they have. Marilia Correia penetrating through the center put the 2 to 7 on the scoreboard, with Juanmi Pérez requesting the first timeout.
The first half concluded with CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife establishing the maximum difference up to that moment, scoring through Miriam Páez from the pivot and Lucia Chumillas. With the score of 6 to 17, the first half ended at the Tías Municipal Pavilion.
There was a slight reaction from CB Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen in the first minutes of the second half, starting the period with a 4 to 1 partial in favor of the Tías team. The players of CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife were again confident in this second half, not allowing the rival's reaction and gradually increasing the difference.
San José Obrero had a maximum lead of 15 goals in this second half, when Melania Cabrera culminated a quick counterattack from her team (13-28). The difference on the scoreboard allowed the coach of CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife to make rotations, although in this second half they lost Esther de Miguel due to a blow and Lucia Chumillas with a sprained ankle.
With the score of 14 to 28, the match came to an end, with CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife adding a sweeping victory against CB Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen, which allows them to consolidate in the second position of the classification. The draw between Bolaños and Adesal Córdoba allows them to have a one-point advantage over the third-placed team with four games remaining until the end of the regular season.