ROSMEN BROKE THE GOALSCORING DROUGHT OF UD LANZAROTE

UD Lanzarote defeats UD Ibarra (3-0) and seizes second place

Rosmen broke the goalscoring drought of UD Lanzarote...

May 8 2016 (17:55 WEST)
UD Lanzarote defeats UD Ibarra (3-0) and seizes second place
UD Lanzarote defeats UD Ibarra (3-0) and seizes second place

UD Lanzarote returned to winning ways after two consecutive draws in which they had failed to breach the opposition's goal. The Rojillos defeated UD Ibarra 3-0, a result that allows them to climb to second place in the standings after UD Las Palmas Atlético's defeat. Rosmen opened the scoring in the first half, local goalkeeper Agoney saved a penalty at the start of the second half, and Rosmen and Mauri took care of sealing the victory.

UD Lanzarote took control of the game from the start, being the team that had the most possession. In front of them was a UD Ibarra that easily reached the vicinity of the area and was the team that starred in the first dangerous play. Balduino shot from the edge of the area and the ball went close to the base of the post.

A one-two on the edge of the area between Rosmen and Toñito was the first dangerous action for the Rojillos, an action that occurred in the 16th minute. Toñito dribbled past goalkeeper Gabriel and the ball was left behind when he tried to shoot at goal, with a defender preventing the goal that was already being sung in the stands.

After the first half hour of the match, UD Lanzarote took the lead. Mauri starred in a good play down the left wing, passing to Rosmen's run inside the area, the striker settled the shot and placed the ball next to the base of the post. UD Lanzarote broke the goalscoring drought of the last few matches, with Rosmen once again finding the net.

UD Ibarra had an excellent opportunity to equalize before the break. In the 41st minute, a cross from the left wing was finished by Sandro in front of goal, and the striker's shot went over the crossbar. The first minutes of the match concluded with a score of 1-0.

The second half of the match began with an action that the referee signaled as a penalty in favor of UD Ibarra. After a corner kick, Toñito grabbed Balduino inside the area. A penalty that could not be taken advantage of by Pedro Manzi, the player who took the penalty, as goalkeeper Agoney guessed the trajectory of the ball to prevent the equalizing goal.

On the counterattack, UD Lanzarote could have increased the lead in the 10th minute of the second half. The play was started by Miguel Gómez in the defensive line, Rosmen won the back of the defense, put the ball for Toñito's run down the right wing and his shot crashed into the post. Just two minutes later, Rosmen failed to beat goalkeeper Gabriel with a shot from inside the area, which the goalkeeper saved low down.
Referee Kevin Jiménez signaled the second penalty of the afternoon in the 66th minute. Toñito broke down the left wing and was brought down by full-back Cristian when he entered the area. Rosmen was in charge of taking the penalty, making it 2-0 on the scoreboard and scoring his second goal of the match.

The sentence came in the 75th minute. Javi Melián stood in front of the area, being brought down by a defender, Mauri took advantage of the advantage rule to take the ball and score into an empty net the third goal for UD Lanzarote.

The final minutes of the match were a formality, with the Rojillos more focused on what was happening at the Ciudad Deportiva de Geneto in the match between CD Tenerife "B" and UD Las Palmas Atlético. The defeat of the yellow subsidiary allows UD Lanzarote to climb to second place in the standings and depend on themselves in the last matchday to finish the season as runners-up.

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