A match to forget was played on Saturday afternoon by Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife, not being able to overcome the bottom team of group A of the Primera Nacional Masculina and leaving many doubts in their play in defense and attack. The Lanzarote team was always behind on the scoreboard against Balonmano Ribeiro Rodosa Ourense Provincia Termal, and never gave the impression of being able to reverse the situation, to end up falling by 40 to 33.
The match became an uphill battle for Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife from the start, conceding a 4-1 partial in the first five minutes. The Lanzarote team was proving very weak in defensive actions, conceding goals with great ease. Alfredo Rodríguez barely took eight minutes to request the first timeout of the match.
After the instructions from the bench, a certain improvement was noted from Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife. Abián Martín tied the match before the halfway point of the first half, with a goal from the pivot (10-10), the coach of Balonmano Ribeiro now requesting a timeout to stop the visitors' momentum.
The reaction of Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife was a mirage, with Balonmano Ourense getting ahead again on the scoreboard with goals from Manuel Villalba and Celso Sotelo. The first half concluded with a score of 21 to 17, with San José Obrero conceding 21 goals in the first thirty minutes of the match, which shows evidence of defensive weakness.
There was no reaction from Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife in the second half, committing on this occasion many errors in attack, with turnovers and bad decisions in the selection of shots. The Lanzarote players managed to get three goals down at the start of the second half, but they were never able to complete the comeback.
The match entered the last ten minutes with a six-goal lead for Balonmano Ribeiro (33-26), with Alfredo Rodríguez again requesting the third timeout to ask his players for the last effort. The reaction did not come and Balonmano Ribeiro sealed the duel by acquiring an eight-goal lead which it almost maintained until the conclusion of the clash.
With the result of 40 to 33, the end of the match was reached, with Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife suffering its second consecutive defeat, letting slip a good opportunity to once again increase the points advantage with respect to the third-placed team.
