Jokin Altuna will wear white again today at the Ogueta fronton. /
The test carried out to check the condition of his left shoulder was satisfactory and today he plays the second semifinal at the Ogueta fronton
The effort made in the recovery of his left shoulder has been worth it and Jokin Altuna signs up for the La Blanca tournament. The one from Amezketa plays today (5:00 p.m.) the second semifinal, corresponding to the Aspe branch, with Rezusta against Ezkurdia and Zabaleta. The test to check the status of his ailment, carried out yesterday at the Leitza fronton in the company of the company’s mayor, Jon Apezetxea, was satisfactory and the Gipuzkoan is ready to face the intense month of August that awaits him.
Ruling out any more serious injury with the MRI that was performed on Thursday reassured the pelotari quite a bit, and the physiotherapy treatment that he has carried out over the last week has made “the pain disappear” and the swelling goes down. «Before starting to heat up, Dr. José María Urrutia has applied a cream to warm up the area. Later I have done different exercises, and during the half hour that I have exercised everything has gone well. I’m ready for tomorrow -for today-», he highlighted as soon as he finished the test.
Nine days after it hit the lower part of the front of the Sahatsaga field in Getaria, Altuna III is dressed in white again. And he does it in a tournament that he has won three times -two with Zabaleta and one with Merino II-. The Ogueta is a pediment «that I like very much and in which things have gone well so far. It brings back very good memories even of the final of the Cuatro y Medio that I lost against Bengoetxea VI by a goal », he underlined.
“Special”
He will have a partner like Re-zusta with whom he is lavishing himself especially this summer. “He is a defender with whom I play very comfortably, although we will have a very complicated game,” he admitted. Before suffering the injury, the player from Amezketa had already shown signs that he had recovered his sweet spot after the break due to the different problems with his hands that he had at the end of May. His feelings were very good, he enjoyed himself on the court and the results accompanied him. We will have to see if this new setback has not made a dent in his level. Going into the game well to regain confidence as soon as possible will be paramount for the striker. The defender from Bergara has had a summer season with ups and downs and is going to need the best version of him in a match that seems hard and demanding.
Opposite they will have a combination capable of familiarizing anyone. Ezkurdia arrives after signing a great performance in Bera de Bidasoa, while Zabaleta is also usually good on the Vitorian pitch. In addition to the two wounded ones added with Amezketa, he got another one together with Juan Martínez de Irujo in 2012. His powerful blow to the middle of the front takes a lot of charge in the long frames, and as long as he dominates those who will wear blue they will have a lot of work to hold him .
«Hopefully the public will be encouraged because the full Ogueta pediment is very beautiful. It has a lot of history, and it is very special for many reasons”, highlighted Altuna III. In the first match, Elezkano II will have Gaskue as his partner instead of Bikuña to face Darío and Tolosa.
