Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife Handball suffered on Saturday afternoon its third consecutive defeat, losing the points advantage it had over the third-placed team and seeing how its qualification for the promotion phase becomes complicated. The San José Obrero men's team lacked attitude and grit on the playing court, being overcome by the honor of “Sermarther” Ciudad de Tacoronte and falling by 22 to 25 in the Canarian derby.
From the start it was clear that it was going to be a complicated match for Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife, facing a “Sermarther” Ciudad de Tacoronte that was playing for its life in the fight for permanence in the category. A steal by Joel Armas in defense and the counterattack culminated by Ángel Iglesias, allowed the local team to go ahead for the first time (4-3).
A first half with alternatives on the scoreboard, and in which the “Sermarther” Ciudad de Tacoronte managed to get ahead on several occasions. With four minutes remaining until halftime, Seka Gallart scored from her court, taking advantage of the fact that Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife had emptied the goal due to an exclusion (10-11).
The reaction of Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife came in the final minutes of the first half. Rafa Robayna put his team ahead, Adrián Juárez culminated a counterattack, and the youth player Rafa Robayna stole a ball in defense to put the 13 to 11 on the scoreboard, a result with which the end of the first thirty minutes was reached.
The best game of Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife was seen in the first minutes of the second half, with considerable seriousness in defense and clarity in attack actions, achieving a five-goal lead. A few minutes that were a mirage, seeing how the “Sermarther” Ciudad de Tacoronte gradually got into the game.
Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife began to lose balls in offensive actions, having a bad selection in their shots and running into a José Manuel Urrutia quite inspired under the posts. Precisely, the goalkeeper of Ciudad de Tacoronte, with two goals from his area, made it 19 to 23 with seven minutes remaining.
Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife tried by all means, coming across a rival that fought every single ball as if it were the last and not letting the locals get close. Markel Moreno from the six-meter line scored to maintain his team's four-goal lead (20-24).
With the result of 22 to 25, the end of the match was reached, with Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife suffering its third consecutive defeat, which complicates its qualifying situation. Now it only has a one-point advantage over Balonmano Ingenio, and has a demanding schedule ahead in the three rounds remaining until the end of the regular phase.
Technical Sheet
Handball Lanzarote City of Arrecife (22): Saúl Rodríguez, Mauro Jaureguiberry (1), Joel Armas, Javi Aragón (3), Abián Martín, Ángel Iglesias (3) and Declerck Sibo (7) -initial team- Javi Santana, Rafa Robayna (3), Acoidán Martín (1), Santiago Cardone, Aday González (1), Óscar Silva (2) and Adrián Juárez (1). Coach: Alfredo Rodríguez
“Sermarther” City of Tacoronte (25): Juan José García, Óscar Rivero, Alby Regalado (2), Javier García, Víctor Manuel Oliva, Adrián Yumar (5) and Seka Gallart (10) -initial team- José Manuel Urrutia (3), Owen Fraind, Markel Moreno (4), Welton Guilherme Caula. Coach: Ángel Francisco Carlos
Partial scores every 5 minutes: 2-2, 4-3, 5-6, 8-7, 9-9, 13-11 (half-time) 15-11, 17-13, 18-17, 19-21, 20-23, 22-25 (final)
Referees: Gerardo Herrera García and Diego Pastoriza Estévez. They excluded Mauro Jaureguiberry (2), Óscar Silva (2) and Santiago Cardone (1) on behalf of Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife and Óscar Rivero (1), Javier García (1), Víctor Manuel Oliva (1) and Seka Gallart (2) on behalf of “Sermarther” Ciudad de Tacoronte.
Incidents: Municipal Pavilion of Titerroy. Match corresponding to matchday 27 of group A of the First Men's National
