There was no confidence in the squad of Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife to face Saeplast Balonmano Cañiza, a team that closes the standings in the First National Men's. The bottom of the category did not make it easy at all, and as the locals adjusted their defense, they began to widen the differences to add a comfortable victory by 38 to 26.
The match began with the dominance of Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife, being the team that achieved the first differences on the scoreboard. A lead in favor of the locals that reached three goals when Óscar Silva beat Iván Plaza's goal with a powerful outside shot (8-5)
Saeplast Balonmano Cañiza showed great fight throughout the entire match, demonstrating they do not deserve the last place they occupy in the standings. Before the halfway point of the first half, a steal by Cristian Canosa concluded in a counter-attack to make it 10-9, forcing Alfredo Rodríguez to call the first timeout. After instructions from the bench, the Galicians tied the game with a shot from the right wing by Marcos Pequeño (10-10)
With four minutes left before halftime, a counter-attack finished by Aday González put the score at 16 to 11. Just as had happened throughout the first half, Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife offered many openings in defense, and halftime was reached with the score at 18 to 15 in favor of the locals
The Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife showed more defensive seriousness in the second half, stopping the attacks of Saeplast Balonmano Cañiza. Rafa Robayna stole a ball to score on the counter-attack, making it 26 to 20, and the visiting team's coach called a timeout to stop the good start to the second half by the home team.
Having passed the halfway point of the second half, Santiago Cardone from the pivot increased the difference to seven goals, the maximum up to that point. It was in the last ten minutes when Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife extended the difference to over ten goals and could have a fairly calm end to the matchVictory by 38 to 26 for Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife against Saeplast Balonmano Cañiza, adding a new win to consolidate their second position in the standings of group A of the Primera Nacional Masculina. Balonmano Disiclin Lalín will be the next opponent of San José Obrero.