The irundarra team got a comfortable victory against the newly promoted and bottom
In the preview of the match against Cívitas Guadalajara, newcomers from Norway, Jacobo Cuétara warned that “after a great victory a great defeat usually comes.” There will be other cases in which that can happen, but not this Saturday, when Bidasoa Irun did not give the recently promoted and bottom side Guadalajara an option. Today there is a lot of difference between these two teams and the Asturian’s notice was responsible for settling it. Having to come down from the European cloud (trip, feat, draw…) to the earthly Asobal League was no obstacle for Gipuzkoans.
The final 39-25 speaks volumes about yellow dominance, even playing many minutes for the members of the subsidiary who completed the call yesterday: Gorka Nieto, Asier Iribar, Julen Mujika and Julen Urruzola. The first can practically be considered a first-team player, but the other three don’t usually spend that much time on the pitch and they enjoyed it.
In the first few minutes it was Guadalajara who had the first advantages, including two goals at 2-4 and 3-5, but it was a mirage that gave rise to a full moment for the yellow team. A well-used numerical superiority (2-0) was the launch pad for the 6-0 run that completely changed the script of the game. To reach 9-5, Bidasoa Irun closed their goal for almost eight minutes and had goals from four different players.
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Bidasoa-Irun
Skrzyniarz (13 saves, 2 pen.), Cavero (5, 4 pen.), Zabala (4), Salinas (5), Tesoriere, Da Silva, Asier Nieto (5) – initial seven – Mehdi (4 saves), Ugarte (1), Julen (1), Mujika (5), Urruzola, Iribar (2), Azkue (5), Gorka Nieto (4, 1 pen.) and García (3).
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Civitas Guadalajara
Santamaría (3 saves), Lombardi (2), Catalina (2), Romanillos (2), Chiuffa (2), Oliveira (3), Díaz (3, 1 pen.) –starting seven– Krimer (4 saves), Gorostidi (4), Román (3, 1 pen.), Pérez, Llorens, Dorado (1) and Serradilla (3).
Marker every five minutes:
3-4, 7-5, 10-7, 13-10, 15-11, 18-13 (rest); 23-15, 26-18, 29-18, 32-21, 35-24 and 39-25.Referees:
Andrés Rosendo and José Carlos Friera, who excluded local Tesoriere and visitors Díaz and Oliveira.
Only twelve minutes had elapsed and with the exhibition, with the twelve goals scored and with the difference of four on the scoreboard, it seemed that the rest of the game was going to be a walk. But Guadalajara still had something to offer before finally giving in to the evidence.
Recital de Skrzyniarz
Logically, the local arreón implied a timeout for Guadalajara, which on the return of it showed better ways in attack and approached 10-8. Later, at various times he was three down, but then Skrzyniarz wanted to change the performance he had from good to sensational and embittered the Alcarreños. The Pole went into the break with nine saves, two of them from seven meters and the other two from counterattacks. He finished with thirteen in 45 minutes, receiving an applause from the public and taking over from Mehdi, who curiously in the first action stopped a counterattack.
It was in the final stretch of the first half when the irundarras extended their lead to the maximum of five, reaching the break with 18-13, and also opened the second half with a 3-0 run that, this time, made it clear who I was going to win the match. Because Guadalajara raised a 21-13 in Artaleku entered the field of science fiction.
With the game decided, Cuétara was seating some of his key men and giving more minutes to the youngsters. Julen Mujika and Asier Iribar took advantage of them with outstanding actions and Haitz Gorostidi from Gipuzkoa was also at a good level for the rival team. Twelve goals was the maximum on several occasions, until a final run of 3-0, precisely with goals from Mujika, Iribar and Nieto, left it in the final 14 of 39-25.
Next weekend there will be no league because it is the turn of the national teams, but Bidasoa Irun will have another match before visiting Logroño. This is the semifinal of the Euskal Kopa, in which they will visit Tolosa (Wednesday 12, 11:30), without the selected Salinas, Da Silva, Skrzyniarz, Mehdi, Gorka Nieto, Furundarena, Iribar, Urruzola and Mujika.
Threaten in the Cup
On the other hand, this weekend the Copa del Rey started and Amenabar Zarautz was eliminated against Alcobendas, 30-29. The Zarauztarras were ahead for a long time, they even won 25-28 with six minutes remaining, but they gave in in the final stretch. Aitor Zulaika was the top scorer, with nine goals.
