Arrizabalaga and Osés won the fifth edition of the Bizkaia Women’s Handball Tournament yesterday at the last breath. They beat Aldai and Mendizabal in a hard-fought duel in which they were always ahead, but it got too complicated for them. In this way, the forward from Gernika revalidates the trophy won last year.
They had to work piecemeal to climb to the first drawer of the podium because their rivals reacted on time by maturing the goal and increasing the demand. However, when the tension was cut on the field, Arrizabalaga took a two walls from the right that had no response and sentenced the clash.
Those who dressed in blue always carried the control of the light. Although the forwards were not excessively successful when it came to putting the ball in their hands in the air during the first half of the contest, the security provided by Osés in the long frames was key for the winners to gradually open up a important gap. Because Oñati’s defender, in addition to holding on, also signed some beautifully made goals. After the equator, the advantage of the blues went up to eight goals (7-15).
When it seemed that they had the situation under control due to their greater stability, problems arrived. The red ones did not give up, and through small strokes they began to get into the clash. Aldai certified the first with a couple of good hooks to which two other errors from Arrizabalaga had to be added. But the Gernikarra kept a cool head and since she was not very successful with her air game, she decided to lower the ball and cut it to the wall. Her partner collaborated with a drop to place three from the conclusion.
But the clash at this point had already hardened and Oñati’s began to show fatigue. He dropped a couple of balls with his right foot in separate remains that had no mystery.
they charged back
Aldai and Mendizabal charged the game back to hold on to the game again. But they found themselves up to their necks in water after an error by Andoain’s defender. However, they did not give up and rushed their options by insisting and reducing risks. The goals began to fall in their favor and they managed to tie at 21 after an error by Osés after 49 balls. The clash was in the air. And Arrizabalaga found the hole at the right time.
Garai and Capellán took third place after beating Etxegarai and Gaminde (22-13). The La Rioja defender was the most solid of the four protagonists. The clash remained even until its halfway point (11-11), but in the second half the reds were superior.
Larrazabal and Albisu set course for the Parejas play-off at the Tafalla fronton
Larrazabal and Albisu headed for the Parejas play-off yesterday after their victory in the Tafalla fronton against Peio Etxeberria and Rezusta (17-22). They can get it this weekend, but they will have to wait for the results of other games to add up. Baiko’s men managed a tense match much better due to the need to add both combinations.
The first part of the contest was marked by the solidity of the defenders and the haste of the forwards. Albisu commanded more than Rezusta and Larrazabal was brave, although some misunderstandings took their toll. In the Colorados, the security of Bergara’s bodyguard contrasted with the anxiety of his partner.
The score remained even. Neither pair achieved a standout run that allowed them to take a breath and they had to withstand the pressure. The team from Alavés and Ataun’s team did better after the 9-9 tie, in which Larrazabal showed more clearly the dominance of his teammate. He got loose and pulled above all on the hook to open a more than interesting gap (9-15), which his rivals managed to narrow down with great difficulty. Peio Etxeberria lost prominence and took fewer risks. They got to two before the last mandatory break, but the blues were more consistent in the decisive stretch.