Laso releases a sottomano with his right under Urrutikoetxea’s gaze at the Bizkaia fronton. /
They will play the final of the Aste Nagusia tournament hand in hand after beating Urrutikoetxea and Albisu in an exquisite second half of the match
They are very comfortable as a couple. They understand each other and exploit their resources perfectly. Laso and Mariezkurrena II add up to a lot. They did it yesterday at the Bizkaia fronton against Urrutikoetxea and Albisu, who could only withstand the first part of the clash. In the second, the Colorados maintained the demand and left their rivals without solutions.
22
Laso-Mariezkur’s
So many wins: 11 | So many lost: 7 | Service points: 2
13
Urrutikoetxea-Albisu
So many wins: 5 | So many lost: 9 | Service points: 1
balls
392total time
52’48Scorekeeper:
0-3, 1-3, 1-5, 8-5, 8-6, 9-6, 9-7, 10-7, 10-10, 16-10, 16-12, 17-12, 17-13, 22-13Incidences:
666 spectators at the Bizkaia fronton.Bets:
100 to 70 red.
The striker from Bizkarreta-Gerendiain will play his second consecutive final in the Aste Nagusia tournament. In 2019, before the pandemic, he replaced his injured rival yesterday and won it. From then on his progression was constant. Two years later he will do it dressed in red after being Manomanista champion and with many more stripes. For his defender it will be the third top match of a summer tournament. He has been setting the tone in recent months and at the Bizkaia fronton he could not be less.
It was difficult for them to warm up engines against a combination that started strong and came to have a four-goal difference (1-5). But the moment they did, they changed the dynamics of the clash and played what they wanted. An eight-goal strike in which the Navarrese defender put the ball far back and Laso finished perfectly allowed them to take the lead.
However, Urrutikoetxea and Albisu resisted. More for the rival concessions than for their virtues, but they clung to the game with a good defense and kept hope.
Today the Aspe branch
It didn’t last long for them. After the tie at ten, the Navarrese put one more march. Laso squeezed his forehand with a ball off the rebound and shot wide to open a gap (16-10). Seeing that the clash escaped them, the Biscayan had to take risks. He scored two good goals, but his rivals weren’t up for many concessions and immediately extinguished the small fire. They insisted back. Mariezkurrena II sent another rebound ball to put things in their place and get closer to victory. It took a little while for them to get it.
Today (6:30 p.m.) the second semifinal will be played. It will have as protagonists the Aspe pelotaris. Ezkurdia and Martija face Elezkano II and Zabaleta. Two pairs champion combinations face to face, and a good opportunity for the Biscayan to vindicate himself after a few months in which he does not have many opportunities in the stars. Yesterday in Elgoibar, the one from Arbizu and Rezusta won (22-14) against Irribarria and the one from Etxarren.
