Ezkurdia will be the substitute for the final of the Cuatro y Medio

Joseba Ezkurdia will be the substitute for the final of the Cuatro y Medio after winning third place in the tournament yesterday at the Labrit fronton in Pamplona. If any of the protagonists of the summit clash -Altuna III and Laso- suffered a mishap in the next seven days and could not play, it would be Arbizu’s who would take his place because there is no possibility of postponement. Although he did not remove the thorn from the defeat in the semifinals, he beat Peio Etxeberria and finished the competition with good feelings.

The blow suffered against Amezketa in the previous match was hard and it was difficult for him to manage it throughout the week. He started the cold shock against an opponent who was for the first time on this step and had less to lose. They know each other perfectly because they have the same physical trainer and they coincide many times in training, so the one who dressed in red knew perfectly how to tickle him. Peio Etxeberria tried with a much more solid start, but could not maintain his performance as his rival focused, sharpened his serve and gave the ball speed.

The clash was a good touchstone for Zenotz’s because of the opponent’s category and, although in the first pitch he committed a service foul, in the next he was very focused. Ezkurdia started off off and granted more facilities than usual. The scoreboard reflected a 2-6 for the one in blue, but three were errors by his opponent.

However, the one from Arbizu began to awaken the encounter due to its own inertia. Above all was pride and marking territory, and he had to put the batteries to prevent the difference from going to more. He managed to focus and put aside the most recent past, and began the comeback after the one in blue was dropped by a ball with the right without much history.

He followed with a two-walled left foot and a right-hander per wall after moving the ball well. It was activated as he began to open holes in the court and cause his rival to be more uncomfortable.

A couple of strokes

A shot of six goals allowed him to get ahead in the light (8-6), although he still had to sweat a lot more to knock out his opponent. Peio Etxeberria stood up because he is one of those who does not give a lost ball and his cut serve was also difficult to subtract. It was after 8-10 when the winner managed to put land in the middle.

By then his engine and his head were already at full capacity and it was the same as always. Ambitious, he took a step forward to put one more gear in his game and caused the rival to ask for a break after the equalized at ten because, after 141 shots, he saw that things could get complicated. He got it right. After returning to the court, Ezkurdia achieved the final hit that broke the match with nine consecutive goals in which he got a lot of performance from his initial play. He lowered the ball and Zenotz’s man had a lot of trouble putting it on the front. The goals were shortened, the revolutions in the beating of Ezkurdia rose and he was only three to finish. The one in blue drew strength and with a volley drop, throwing himself to the ground, he kept hope.

His streak was short. He only got a couple of good deeds. The one of Arbizu was placed to one for the conclusion, but it committed a fault and it allowed that it approached to him again. Nothing serious, because when you are on the wire any error is paid, and Peio Etxeberria sent the ball to the plate that closed the game.