Goikoetxea will reach the semifinals of the Winter Series dangerously

Goikoetxea and Etcheto have finished tonight the group of the Winter Series of punta basket that takes place in Gernika as first of their group. The striker from Zumaia has squeezed the shot out of him and reaches the semifinals dangerously. On February 6 they will face Barandika and Lekerika for a place in the summit clash, while a week before Olharan and Basque will have Beaskoetxea and López as their rivals. The following festivals will have two matches because the organizers want to give visibility to the young people who have performed well in the tournament. It is likely that they will start half an hour earlier –at 7:00 p.m.–.

The victory of those who have dressed in red against Tambourindeguy and Minvielle has served to define the next phase in which there is no margin for error. The man from Zumaia and his teammate needed a game to finish as leaders, but they have added a much more comfortable victory than expected. Their rivals have not been able to squeeze them, but the sensations with which they will face the next clash will be better than they had up to now. Especially by the Gipuzkoan who has given an exhibition. It has been the best thing that the 1,600 spectators who have gathered at the Jai Alai of the foral town have been able to see, who have been left hungry for the ball after what they have been able to witness in the previous weeks.

The French Basques have tried, but they have had to give in to the evidence. For Tambourindeguy it was the first game of the tournament after overcoming his knee injury and he has accused a lack of rhythm. Training is not the same as playing, and even less so on a pitch as demanding as Gernika’s. His defender has not been very fine either in his fight to find the last slab to try to make sure that Goikoetxea did not have any facilities. The Blues had no pressure at all because their chances of continuing in the competition vanished a long time ago, but the hunger that the Zumaiarra has shown has knocked them out. Unlike the rest of the championship in which they have had fairly spaced matches, Goikoetxea and Etcheto play the next one in fifteen days and they will arrive quite in tune.

with authority

The striker finished 17 goals plus two kicks in a duel that began with many errors on both sides, which allowed the first game to remain even until card six. The backhand fight of the backs has been intense but unproductive because both have rushed too much.

The game needed spice and Goikoetxea has been in charge of putting it on when it has settled. He has greased his side to mark two unanswered walls and to mislead his rivals and look for tickles behind, because he has perfectly taken the measurements on the pitch. As things have turned out for him and his advantage on the scoreboard has opened, his defender has won calmly and has even dared with a cut that has reached his goal and contributed to close the first game (15 -8).

The second has followed the same paths. But this time the one from Zumaia has been even finer. Tambourindeguy has also had a bit more prominence, but the blues have not been able to stop a Goikoetxea who has used his repertoire and has finished the game in less than an hour (15-9).