Laso looks more and more like the pelota player he did before his hip injury. The Navarrese player is more aggressive on the field despite the fact that the discomfort in the area where he was operated on still reminds him that he needs time to forget about it. His right is still not what it was before because he does not put his waist in with the necessary ease, but this Monday at the Astelena fronton in Eibar he took another step forward. Well accompanied by Aranguren, he delighted the large audience present in the stands and took the second point in Couples after their victory against Ezkurdia and Tolosa.
Baiko’s team had the duel under control practically from the opening stages against a rival combination that wanted to put up a fight but couldn’t. Ezkurdia was not at all comfortable, especially in the first part of the contest, while Tolosa had a hard time holding on to the match.
Although they had not had much time to recover from the previous effort, Laso showed signs that he wanted to spice up the confrontation from the opening stages. He took risks and hit a forehand double to open the scoring. His rival in the happy draws did not want to give up and we could see a beautiful duel that lasted until 3-4. It was from then on that the dominance exerted by Aranguren in the long frames was more reflected and his partner knew how to take advantage of it to perfection.
With a partial score of 1-7 they got the contest back on track after Arbizu’s player made more errors than necessary on balls that were not very mysterious either, and Laso moved the ball well to find the spaces he was looking for. Having the score in front of them allowed the blues to play much more loosely, while their rivals experienced the opposite situation.
A couple of mistakes by Baiko’s team gave their rivals a modicum of hope to get into the game, but they did not find the formula to give continuity to their game. Laso took care of it. This time he did not notice a drop in the second half of the match like in the previous match. His demands were not the same either, so he managed to express himself the way he likes on the court. He had spaces, and in a situation like this it is very difficult to stop him.
Etxeberria Chest Injury
Aranguren remained safer behind, so Ezkurdia was more forced to go on the attack. He had a couple of spectacular flashes. A two wall volley with the right and another cross volley against the wall with the right hand just above the goal, but they were specific actions that came too late.
Laso and Aranguren maintained their performance, they only made four errors in the entire match, and they arrived at the end of the contest grown to close it as soon as they had the opportunity. In the Couples promotion match that opened the festival, Darío, Salaberria’s substitute, and Arbizu defeated Bakaikoa (14-22), who played in place of Alberdi II, and Morgaetxebarria.
The tests carried out on Peio Etxeberria after he punched the wall that separates the field and the Labrit stands with his right hand on Saturday showed that he suffers a possible fracture in the knuckle of his little finger. The forward will undergo an MRI to corroborate the injury, but it is not ruled out that he could play in the next Couples match that he has scheduled in Sestao.
This Tuesday in Tolosa and Barañain
Couples have no rest. The League of Handball Companies (LEP.M) has compressed the calendar during these dates to try to gain space at the end of the championship with the aim of having fifteen days of rest between the semifinals and the final. For this reason, the sixth day that began this Monday at the Astelena fronton in Eibar with the traditional Christmas festival will continue on Tuesday with two new meetings.
At the Beotibar fronton in Tolosa (4:30 p.m.) Altuna III and Martija face Artola and Imaz in a duel that tests the progression of Aspe’s men, who began to recognize each other on the field in the previous match and want to maintain their dynamic to leave the lowest positions in the classification as soon as possible. Those from Baiko took breath with their last victory in Arrasate, but they could not be neglected in the slightest.
A great entrance is expected in the stands of the Guipuzcoan field. In the first match of the Promotion Couples, Zubizarreta III and Ugartemendia will have De la Fuente and Bikuña as rivals.
The second match of the day will take place in the Navarrese town of Barañain (6:00 p.m.). Elordi and Rezusta play against Jaka and Mariezkurrena II. Those from Aspe arrive with two consecutive defeats in which they have not transmitted good feelings and need to react. If they achieve this, they will get back into the fight at the top of the table and will achieve an important injection of confidence, which they do not have much of.
They will have a difficult time because their rivals are the leaders of the standings. Last Saturday at Labrit they lost their unbeaten record, but they are one of the combinations that have shown the most solidity so far.
2023-12-25 20:03:44
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