Experience and the future have come together perfectly this Monday at the Ezkurdi fronton in Durango. Erkiaga and Gorka Sorozabal are the winners of the first top basket league –Jai Alai League–. The Biscayan has been in charge of making the difference, well supported by a defender who, despite his youth, has endured the work that Laduche and Basque proposed to him, quite far from the version they offered in the semifinals.
The one from Ispaster and the Basque-French have earned it hard. Together, they played a very serious match that left their opponents without arguments, especially in the second set. They have perfectly managed the pressure that the final implied from the first stages, and the forward has used his repertoire when it was most necessary so that the public that filled the fronton could enjoy it and his rivals could not grow. Gorka has been one of the revelations of the season and he confirmed it with a great match that he knew how to control. Well positioned, he has performed better with his backhand than with his forehand, but he has conveyed confidence.
The better start of the Colorados has allowed them to settle earlier and take advantage of a ball with less brightness to take a slight advantage in the light. The defenders have engaged in a war of setbacks and the goals have been disputed because the stakes were high. The forwards have been waiting, and the blues’ comeback has gone from behind (4-4) with more lively material. But Erkiaga soon adjusted his sights and his side to begin to draw the first applause from the audience with two walls.
There was still a lot of cloth to cut, and Basque managed to get even for the mistakes made until then with a brilliant cut from square eight. They needed something different because Laduche was not comfortable. They have hit the back but have not found as many holes as they expected. Despite everything, they have managed to tie the set at eight due to their insistence, but they have never managed to get ahead.
Ispaster’s one wreaks havoc
The game has continued in a handkerchief. The tension has increased. After the tie at eleven, Erkiaga took a two-sided wall from the eight box and a right hand wide that gave them a break again. But the blues have held on even a little more. It was Gorka who closed the first partial victory with a right cross (15-13).
The Colorados have breathed. For his rivals the pressure has increased. Their margin had been exhausted. And his start to the second set was not good. Laduche has taken risks and things have not worked out for him. Erkiaga and Gorka immediately opened a gap in the light because the Biscayan, aware that it was time, did not give his rivals a break. He has used his repertoire to break up the match and leave his opponents very touched. His side has wreaked havoc on the rival defense.
Laduche and Basque have lost consistency as they realized that the match had become impossible for them. They have not had the strength to react. The Colorados continued without concessions, and after 421 shots and just over an hour of play they closed the game (15-5).
2023-10-16 20:21:46
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