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The Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote San José Obrero jumped to the court of the Titerroy Municipal Pavilion knowing the result of Balonmano Nava. The victory of the second classified forced the Lanzarote team to win and be able to continue maintaining the options of fighting for a place for the promotion phase of the competition. It was not until the second half when the Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote began to tip the game to its side, having to fight against a combative Ciudad de Salamanca. The victory keeps San José Obrero in third position, three points behind the second classified and needing two stumbles from Balonmano Nava to assault the play off position.
From the beginning of the match, the Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote took the initiative on the scoreboard. The Lanzarote team attacked through the wings, with the young Javier Negrín having a great game. On the right with Javier Negrín and on the left with Ángel Bonilla, the Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote managed to open the defense of Ciudad de Salamanca. The Lanzarote team enjoyed incomes that did not exceed two goals difference.
As the minutes passed, the Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote would begin to get stuck in attack, having more difficulties to beat the Salamanca goal. A 0-5 partial placed Ciudad de Salamanca for the first time ahead on the scoreboard, with Jesús Casanova asking for a time out in the 18th minute, when the result was 8 to 10 in favor of the visitors.
Until the end of the first half the game was balanced, with Ciudad de Salamanca maintaining its income. At halftime the score was 12 to 13. The Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote needed to react in the second half.
The second half would begin in an unbeatable way for the interests of Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote. Javier Negrín tied the game and Pedro Teixeira put the Lanzarote team ahead. A second half that began with a 3-0 partial in favor of the team from the Titerroy neighborhood and that was stopped with the goal of Luis Javier Sainz.
The Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote failed to take off on the scoreboard, with Ciudad de Salamanca remaining one or two goals behind. With eleven minutes left for the end of the match, Luis Morín completed a 4-0 partial in favor of the locals, putting Ciudad de Arrecife with a four-goal advantage (24-20). The coach of Ciudad de Salamanca asked for a time out to try to stop the local team.
The maximum difference of the match would be obtained by Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote with four minutes left for the end of the match. Nelson Espino stole a ball in defense and with a quick counterattack put the 28 to 22 on the scoreboard. With the match resolved, the Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote fell asleep on its laurels and allowed Ciudad de Salamanca to achieve a 0-3 partial, getting back into the match. The local team lacked tranquility in the final minutes, although its great advantage was no longer remontable.
Triumph by 29 to 27 of Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote against Ciudad de Salamanca and that allows the conejero team to continue three points behind the second classified. In the next match the team trained by Jesús Casanova visits the Universidad de León Ademar, team that marches in the fifth position of the classification table.
Technical Sheet
Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote (29): Jesús Rodríguez, Ángel Bonilla (5), Javier Negrín (5), Nelson Espino (8), Javier Ortigosa (2), Pedro Teixeira (4) and Filipe Martins (2) –initial team- Antonio Duque, Sergio Bonilla, Rubén Villa, Chechu, Joel Peraza, Luis Morín (3), Alejandro Rodríguez
Ciudad de Salamanca (27): Javier Sánchez, Sebastián Elena (3), Luis Javier Sainz (8), Diego Bueno (11), Aitor Petisco (2), Javier Martín and Sergio Muriel – initial team- Iñigo Lázaro, Marcos Argibay, Siro Gottarai (1), Miguel Álvarez, Guillermo Carranza (1)
Partials every 5 minutes: 3-2, 5-4, 7-5, 9-10, 11-12, 12-13 (break) 16-15, 19-18, 21-20, 24-21, 27-22 and 29-27 (final)
Referees: Gheorghe Axanciuc and David Soriano, from the Madrid Committee. They excluded Nelson Espino (2), Rubén Villa (1), Javier Ortigosa (1) and Pedro Teixeira (1) on the part of Ciudad de Arrecife Chacón Lanzarote and Siro Gottarai (1) on the part of Ciudad de Salamanca
Incidents: Titerroy Municipal Pavilion, about 100 spectators. Match corresponding to the 22nd day of group B of the First National Men's Handball Division.
