The places for the final of the Biharko Izarrak tournament were more expensive than ever

Work, a lot of work was what the two favorite couples had to put on the field in the semifinals of the Biharko Izarrak tournament, which takes place in Mallabia and sponsors El CORREO, to access the summit clash. In the end, Expósito and Morgaetxebarria, and Igoa and Iztueta achieved their goal in a hurry because their rivals sold their defeats very dearly. In this way, three of the pelotaris in Baiko’s orbit will play the txapela of one of the most prestigious championships in the amateur field.

The former beat Elola and Irazustabarrena (22-21) in a match that kept the excitement going until the last moment. After a rather hesitant start on the part of the strikers, the one from Bidania settled down and, with the good collaboration of his teammate, managed to open a gap in the luminous four goals (4-8). The Colorados reacted immediately. After a good drop by the defender from Amorebieta, they chained a stroke that allowed them to equalize the match. With the Biscayan carrying the weight of the game, it seemed that the winners were going to have a clear path, but nothing could be further from the truth. Irazustabarrena’s perseverance made the goals lengthen, while Elola selected the balls to enter well. His reaction was progressive, and some moments of instability in his rivals allowed them to reach the pinnacle alive.

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Those who wore blue were placed with a 20-21 in favor after Morgaetxebarria missed a right hand down. But the defender made up for his mistake and on the next goal he put an unanswered ball into box nine. A goal from Expósito allowed them to breathe easy after more than an hour and a quarter of play.

The second game had a similar outcome. The start of Murua and Ibarloza was good, but Igoa and Iztueta managed to straighten the course after the tie to five because the striker entered more into action with success. They came to have a 15-9 in favor, but their rivals continued to be involved in the game. The one from Markina held well behind, and Murua managed to take the game to the happy squares to even everything (16-16). The tension increased as the clash approached its end with practically no difference in light. Two good shots by Murua allowed them to take the lead after a long time (19-20), but Etxarri’s striker sealed the match after 620 shots.

According to the regulations of the tournament, in the final on Friday the pelotaris will cross. Expósito will play with Iztueta and Igoa with Morgaetxebarria.