Aranda Villa de Aranda takes the direct duel for survival against SANICENTRO BM Guadalajara (36-32).

The match report

Tubos Aranda Villa de Aranda added an important victory at Santiago Manguán after defeating SANICENTRO BM Guadalajara (36-32) in a direct duel for permanence that was resolved with greater local success at key moments. The start was imprecise, with more than four minutes without goals. The Burgos team quickly found advantages with Poveda and Pedro, although Guadalajara reacted to equalize the match (7-7). The clash remained balanced and with constant alternatives. However, in the final stretch of the first half, the locals managed to link several positive actions to go to the break with their maximum income (20-16). After the restart, those of Juan Carlos Requena reduced differences and managed to get within two goals, but the expulsion of Diego Vera conditioned the defensive balance of the visitors. The team of Javi Márquez knew how to manage the advantage and consolidated a difference of +5 with ten minutes to go (31-26) which definitively put the match on track. Guadalajara maintained competitiveness, but failed to cut the distance and ended up yielding in a demanding track. The victory allows Tubos Aranda Villa de Aranda to stand with 13 points, three more than their rival.