After their narrow defeat (21-22) against Irribarria and Zabaleta on the opening day, they have to beat Altuna III and Rezusta this afternoon
Urrutikoetxea and Imaz will play this afternoon (5:15 p.m.) to stay alive in the San Fermín tournament for couples. They need to beat Altuna III and Rezusta to keep their chances of being in the final after their narrow loss (21-22) against Irribarria and Zabaleta on the opening day. Such a tight result can favor them in the event of a triple tie, but first they have to do their homework against another of Aspe’s most powerful combinations.
The Biscayan and the Oiartzun swam against the current to drown on the shore at the last breath in their debut in the competition. Aspe’s men started off very strong with Etxarren’s man squeezing his forehand and sending the ball far back, and his teammate taking the left-footed volley for a walk. They came to have a six-point lead (3-9), but the Colorados remained focused and took advantage of Zabaleta’s loss of confidence to hold on to the clash. It was from then on that Urrutikoetxea came into more action and made the most of his hook, while Imaz held well behind and brought the ball close to the wall.
Lasso’s absence
The leathers lost their shine and managed to tie the game at 19. However, their mistakes gave life to the blues who were placed one goal from the conclusion. Those of Baiko endured and returned the tables to the light on card 21, but the beating was great and they gave in at the last moment.
Laso was absent yesterday in the first of his tournament matches due to an injury to a quadriceps tendon in his left leg and is awaiting progress for the second.
