Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife faced an important match against Trasmapi Gobycar Citubo Handbol Club Eivissa, in a direct duel in the fight for permanence in the Men's Silver Honor Division, and in which they ended up being defeated by a tight 23 to 24. The Lanzarote team wasted a two-goal advantage with four minutes left, watching as the visitors turned the score around.
The equality was maximum in the first minutes of the match, noticing the nervousness in the players of both teams and having enough inaccuracies in each of the attack actions. Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife took the lead for the first time in the 9th minute, with a powerful shot by Manuel Barrios, debuting in the best way the Cuban winger with his new team (3-2).
The reaction of Handbol Club Eivissa was immediate, achieving a partial score of 0 to 3 and forcing Samuel Trives to request the first timeout (3-5). After the instructions from the bench, the visitors continued to increase the advantage with goals from Fabio Teixeira and Adrián Juarez from seven meters (3-7).
Handbol Club Eivissa had a maximum advantage of seven goals in this first part (6-13), with Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife repeatedly encountering the opponent's 6:0 defense. The balls did not reach the wings and the Lanzarote team insisted on attacking through the center. In the final stretch of the first part, they cut the difference, reaching the break with a score of 10 to 14.
At the beginning of the second half, Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife was more secure in the defensive line and with more fluidity in each of the attack actions. Two goals from Manuel Barrios made it 17-20, forcing the Eivissa coach to request a timeout in the 8th minute of the second half.
With a partial score of 3 to 0, with two goals from Javi Aragón from seven meters and one from Manuel Barrios on the counterattack, Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife tied the score (20-20). After the tie, the two teams went eleven minutes without scoring, with Javi Santana appearing in the local goal and doubts in the attack of San José Obrero.
With four minutes left, Javi Aragón and Manuel Barrios were in charge of putting Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife with a two-goal advantage (23-21). The locals did not know how to close the match, a circumstance that Handbol Club Eivissa took advantage of to take the victory. In the last attack play, and in which San José Obrero was looking for the tie, Acoidán Martín ended up committing a foul in attack.
With the score of 23 to 24, the match came to an end, with Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife suffering a painful defeat against a direct rival. All to get up and think about the trip next weekend to visit the court of Balonmano Proin Sevilla, another direct rival in the lower area.
Technical Sheet
Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife (23): Javi Santana, Mauro Jaureguiberry (4), Joel Armas, Javi Aragón (5), Daniel Csanyi, Carlos González (1) and Ángel Iglesias -initial team- Javi de la Cruz, Manuel Barrios (10), Rafa Robayna (1), Joel Peraza, Abián Martín (1), Oscar Silva, Diego Ruiz and Daniel Martín. Coach: Samuel Trives
Trasmapi Gobycar Citubo UD Handbol Club Eivissa (24): Ignacio Pérez, Fabio Teixeira (6), Ismael Ruiz (1), Vicente Sancho (1), Mikel Galán (3), Alex Malid, Francisco Javier Bordí (4) -initial team- Jorge Broto, Rafael Val, Víctor Manuel Peinado, Diego Prada (1), Adrián Juarez (5), Eduardo Ortiz (1), Sedchenko Serhi and Chychykalo Román (2). Coach: Eugenio Tilves
Partial scores every 5 minutes: 1-1, 3-3, 3-6, 4-8, 6-12, 10-14 (break) 14-17, 19- 20, 20-20, 20-20, 22-21, 23-24 (final)
Referees: David Montes González and Armando Abel Pérez Pomares. They excluded Manuel Barrios (1), Mauro Jaureguiberry (1) and Rafa Robayna (1) for Balonmano Lanzarote Ciudad de Arrecife and Ismael Ruiz (2), Fabio Teixeira (1) for Handbol Club Eivissa.
Incidents: Titerroy Municipal Pavilion. Match corresponding to matchday 17 of the Men's Silver Honor Division