Ezkurdia recovers its most aggressive version

I was looking for them, but couldn’t find them. Ezkurdia’s sensations in the two previous matches did not fully emerge, but yesterday he recovered the most aggressive version of him and stood in the semifinals of the Four and a Half. The one from Arbizu took Laso ahead at the Labrit fronton in Pamplona after a much more consistent duel in which he showed why he is twice the distance champion. His devilish speed and his rocky head worked perfectly against an opponent who was not comfortable at all times and paid the consequences. The manomanista champion is out and Baiko is left without representatives in the ‘cage’. The one from Aspe will face Peio Etxeberria next Saturday on the same stage for a place in the summit clash.

After the results of the first two days there could not be two ‘roosters’ in the same corral, and the one who wore blue showed that he has taken the measure of his opponent within the bounded area. The one from Bizkarreta-Gerendiain has never beaten him in the four occasions in which they have faced each other.

The chair slightly opted for the colorado because he had shown a somewhat more convincing game previously, but from the first bars it was possible to verify that Arbizu’s was very plugged in and ready to give war. His were the first four goals after serving perfectly and he knew how to adapt better to the infernal pace with which the match began.

Laso managed to quickly stop the bloodletting and came within one (3-4 and 4-5) because he managed to move him and get him off the center of the pitch, but his ability to recover played tricks on him and he began to lose concentration. Ezkurdia chained a shot of five that reaffirmed his confidence. He had his rival very touched in all aspects, but the bounded does not allow the slightest concession. A ball went to the plate and a serve pass gave Laso a chance, but he was unable to take advantage of them. When he had him in range again (9-11), the Colorado also made a couple of big mistakes. Both one and the other spared their lives in this phase of the contest and it was the winner who managed to get out of the quagmire first.

He did damage again with his initial play, and Laso began to do it at night. His hook regained its shine, with the volley he prevented his opponent from going on the attack because he had him behind and he had a lot of clarity of ideas when it came to moving the ball.

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From this he began to lay the foundations for his victory, and as things turned out he grew. Baiko’s went the opposite way. The nine-goal shot that he conceded with hardly any rally was a left-footed shot to the chin that left him very touched. He couldn’t destabilize his rival in the least because Ezkurdia’s serve was a very sharp knife that left him unable to react. And when he managed to subtract he left the ball served so that Aspe’s player finished without complications.

He had a minimal attempt to react with a bouncing hook that went perfectly because he had no choice but to risk it, but at this point in the contest almost everything was decided and it was only necessary to wait for Ezkurdia to close the match.

This Sunday (5:00 p.m.) the last semifinalist of the competition will be announced. Altuna III and Darío play it out on the Beotibar pediment in Tolosa. The champion is on the ropes, but it is a situation that is not strange to him, and the Riojan is going to have to squeeze himself thoroughly to try to get him out of the match. Whoever wins will be the rival of Biscayan Elordi in the next phase.