This Monday, Goitia and Lekerika made it to the semifinals of the Winter Series of top basket that takes place in Gernika with a scare included. … The forward from Markina and the defender from Gernika beat Laduche and Zabala 2-0, and with this result Johan and Gorka also advance to the next phase. The defeated and Erkiaga and Ibarluzea, champions of the last two editions, are left out.
Those who wore black won the first set (15-12). They had a good start to the game, but their rivals managed to settle on the court and came back to lead 5-8. They managed to maintain the lead until 8-11, but the winners took a step forward at the right moment to tie the match at twelve and claim the first partial victory.
Emotion
Laduche and Zabala needed to react because they had a lot at stake and the second set was very close on the scoreboard. The differences in favor on both sides have been minimal and so many beautifully crafted projects have been witnessed. The most notable, a cut across Goitia. The emotion has been maintained until the end (15-14).
In the last goal of the contest the scare of the night came. Laduche failed to score a ball and hit Markina’s forward on the knee. With notable signs of pain, he was removed from the field by the two defenders, but everything ended in a strong blow.
