Until mathematics have given options, CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife has clung tooth and nail to the category, competing in each of the disputed matches, but not finding in many of them the reward of points. The defeat suffered on Saturday afternoon against Super Amara Bera Bera certifies the descent to the Women's Gold Division of Honor, with three rounds remaining for the conclusion of the regular phase of the competition.
The match did not start well at all for CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife, showing great imprecision in attack actions, with turnovers and poor shot selection. Bera Bera did not forgive, with Ester Somaza establishing, after a steal, the 0-4 in the first six minutes, forcing Carlos Britos to call a timeout.
CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife took more than ten minutes to pierce the goal defended by Lucía Prades, with Alba Tort scoring a seven-meter shot. The Lanzarote women were looking for solutions to improve in attack, and for some minutes they played with a seven-player attack, emptying the goal to generate superiorities in the offensive actions.
Bera Bera showed itself to be very superior in this first half, circulating the ball in attack with much judgment and always finding the gaps in defense to shoot from the six-meter line to beat goalkeeper Irene Sánchez. With the score of 9 to 15 the end of the first half was reached.
CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife showed that grit it has been demonstrating throughout the entire second half of the competition, and despite not having a bench with many players, due to injuries, it fought every single action. The period began with a partial score of 3 to 1 in favor of the home team. Alba Tort converted a seven-meter throw to make it 14 to 17, forcing Imanol Álvarez to call a timeout.
The reaction of the women from San Sebastián was not long in coming, returning to the court with a 0 to 3 partial score with goals from Micaela Rodríguez, Lyndie Tchaptchet and Ester Somaza (14-20). Once the halfway point of the second half was passed, a counterattack culminated by Maitane Echeverría put the 16 to 24 on the scoreboard, leaving the match almost ready for judgment.
With the result of 21 to 30 the end of the match was reached in the Titerroy Municipal Pavilion, CICAR Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife suffering a defeat that mathematically certifies its relegation to the Women's Gold Division of Honor. San José Obrero will play at home again next weekend, receiving Elda Prestigio on Sunday midday.
