Jokin Altuna and Jon Mariezkurrena are the provisional leaders of the Couples Championship when they achieved the second point yesterday at the Municipal de Bergara against Joseba Ezkurdia and Ladis Galarza, whom they defeated 11-22, curiously the same result they achieved in their debut against to Jaka and Martija on New Year’s Day at the Astelena in Eibar. They seem to have subscribed to that figure, as if it were a Lottery number.
And that is precisely what Ezkurdia and Ladis Galarza lack. Not el Gordo, but at least the stones. On this occasion they gave a better image than at Uranzu, it was not difficult, but insufficient to take control of the game and fight the opposite. Ezkurdia is forced to pull the couple’s cart and did not do so despite trying. He needs to criticize himself, regain confidence, the spark with which he won the txapela.
Altuna has plenty of that. He alone is enough to unbalance the matches. Its beginning was spectacular. Hooks, stops to the ‘txoko’. Everything that came out of his hands became so much. By 2-6 he already had five in his bag and the figure increased to seven and a serve at 5-10. Ladis, who was favored by various escapades, was unable to take his breath away. Ezkurdia was a luxurious guest who could only defend himself. Of course, he tried to help his partner by getting air to the rest up to thirteen times, but not for those.
A breath
With the game practically on track, the Amezketarra seemed to take a break, although he continued to use himself with the same intensity as at the beginning in defense – Ezkurdia could not find the gap to score and had to wait for 6-11 to debut – and let a Mariezkurrena who started with some doubts to focus on the second half and end up enjoying as in the right hand that was 10-16. Berriozar’s defender returned to cross the ball to the wall with intention at 11-20. The fish was already sold by then. Ladis could do little more.
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