2023-06-17 00:04:02
Two and a half months later, Elordi and Zabaleta maintain their idyll. They won the final of the Couples, and yesterday they played together again after the vacation period and in the defender’s first meeting after overcoming a broken little finger. They won. They had to suffer because the combination in front of them was a force to be reckoned with, but those who dressed in red resisted. At the premiere of him with the Manomanista champion shirt, the Biscayan complied. Up to fifteen goals billed-two with the initial play. He wasn’t as fine as on other occasions and he has lost some of the brilliance he had a couple of weeks ago, but the pressure wasn’t the same either and it’s hard to maintain the level after so long. He needs to start dosing for the intense summer that awaits him.
His partner returned on the right foot. His inactivity was not noticeable and, although he still has a few games to go before he is his usual self again, the Etxarren bombardier was sure, he showed that his right foot is fully recovered and put the ball very far.
They won a demanding match –536 ball hits in more than an hour of play– against a good Ezkurdia and a hard-working Rezusta who returned very difficult balls and lost few. The four protagonists performed at a good level in a match that the Blues managed to adjust after going 4-0 behind at the start. From then on, the differences for one side and the other did not exceed three goals and the clash gained in emotion.
Elordi was the most effective, but also the one who made the most mistakes. Especially in the first part. He narrowly missed a couple of hooks and he wasn’t fine with the drop shot, but he didn’t wrinkle. He insisted, and he was the one who resolved the match when the effort began to take its toll and the swords were in full swing. He was able to find holes in the ‘txoko’ despite the fact that they had resisted him shortly before. He did it thanks to the fact that Zabaleta maintained his performance and opened up the necessary distances for him.
Rezusta’s stamina dropped somewhat as the clash hardened. Although he held up well, he was no longer able to remove as much ball. Ezkurdia noticed it. The one from Arbizu asked for prominence at the decisive moment of a contest in which there were up to eight draws. The last one to twenty. The last two goals were signed by Elordi. With a drop shot and a volley he resolved the match to the delight of the 248 spectators, most of them local, who gathered at the Mallabia pediment.
This Saturday in Abadino
However, their victory did not help them continue in the Bizkaia team tournament. The individual defeats penalized the team from Biscay and Navarrese. In the Cuatro y Medio duel, Darío could not with a much more decisive Peio Etxeberria (10-18) who managed to get the man from Ezcaray out of the clash. The Navarrese player broke the game after a four-way tie against an opponent who had a hard time placing the ball well and paid the consequences. In the one-on-one, Zabala passed over Egiguren V (3-18). The one from Logroño played a very consistent match.
Those who wore blue return to work this Saturday (5:15 p.m.) in Abadiño against the group made up of Altuna III-Martija, Salaberria and Víctor.
Strong strike of Mariezkurrena II in Zierbena
The team led by Mikel Urrutikoetxea, meanwhile, continues in the competition after three victories at the Zierbena fronton. The one from Zaratamo and Imaz prevailed (22-7) over Larrazabal and Mariezkurrena II, after the Navarrese defender hit his hip hard. Berriozar’s defender will undergo tests in the coming days. Zubizarreta III defeated Agirre (18-11) in the Four and a Half. Alberdi beat Bakaikoa (18-14). On Sunday they will play against Artola-Albisu, Peña II and Alberdi II.
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