The favorites impose their law and will play the final of the Aste Nagusia Shovel Tournament

2023-08-23 22:38:57

There have been no surprises this afternoon in the semifinals of the Aste Nagusia Professional Shovel Tournament. The favorites have imposed their law on the Bizkaia pediment and will play the summit clash on Saturday. Fusto and Gordon have defeated Ibarguren and Urrutia with authority, while Necol and Ibai Pérez have had to work a lot more to overcome Maldonado and Del Río, but they have achieved their goal after more than an hour and a quarter of the game.

The Argentinian and his teammate have had a fairly comfortable match because each one has been in their place and has done what they had to do. The striker set the pace without excessive problems and the defender was very confident throughout the match. Except for a couple of service fouls, Gordon has more than complied because his rivals have not forced him too much.

Ibarguren has been a roller coaster. Capable of the best and the worst. And his lack of regularity has taken an excessive toll on the couple. Urrutia has provided the security that characterizes him, but he has been waiting for a long time to defend the attacks of his rivals. Those who have dressed in colorado have started the game more solid and have gained confidence. Although the man from Gipuzkoa and his teammate managed to tie the first set at six, they kept their cool at the key moment so that things didn’t get complicated for them and closed it out shortly after (10-7).

In the second, the Blues got on better and got off to a stronger start, but Fusto quickly controlled the situation so they didn’t get away from them in the light and, after the 6-5, Ibarguren’s mistakes helped them add their second partial victory easier than expected (10-7). The Colorados had more difficulty closing the match because Urrutia gained prominence in the third game and put them in even greater trouble, but they held up well and managed to close the match (10-8) after 53 minutes of play and 429 balls.

From less to more

In the second game, Maldonado and Del Río have demanded a lot more from Necol and Ibai Pérez, but the Frenchman and the one from Sestao have many draws for a duel of these characteristics to escape them. They were surprised in the first game because their rivals were still fresh and they were brave (9-10). But from then on they have been more focused and have managed to win all three sets in a row.

Necol has squeezed his right hand better, while Ibai Pérez has been a difficult wall to overcome. Those who have dressed in blue have wanted to hold on to the clash and they almost succeeded, but the defeat by the minimum in the second game after a beautiful fight has hurt them (10-9). They have insisted on the third, but after the equalizer at eight, the man from Sestao played a good serve and closed it after raising doubts in his opponents (10-8).

In the last one, the Frenchman has been much looser and, although his rivals have managed to hold on until the end, they have lacked physicality and crossed the ball more to the wall to be able to hold them (10-8). In total, 800 balls have been crossed.