Peio Etxeberria and Rezusta barely survived last matchday with their agonizing victory at the Adarraga against Zabala and Martija by 22-21. … Yesterday in Mungia they had their third victory very close in this Couples that would have revitalized their candidacy, but after dominating 5-14 they were unable to close the match and saw how Elordi and Zabaleta came back to score a victory that consolidates them in the noble zone of the classification and that leaves the blues with mathematics as their only but weak ally.
The Colorados entered the game strong. Elordi executed a drop shot after an exchange of 31 shots that was an exception in the first half of the match because a front that violently spit out a livelier ball than usual and the high rhythm that the protagonists printed meant that there was hardly any rally. In fact, if in that first goal 31 balls were hit, in the next ten only 29 were exchanged to make the score 5-6.
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Playing time:
66 minutes and 2 seconds. -
Good shots:
505. -
Serving points:
Elordi, 1. P. Etxeberria, 2. -
Serving faults:
Elordi, 0. P. Etxeberria, 1. -
So many at stake:
Elordi, 8; Zabaleta, 5. P. Etxeberria, 6; Refusal, 2. -
So many lost:
Elordi, 4; Zabaleta, 5. P. Etxeberria, 3; Refusal, 4. -
Marker:
3-0, 3-4, 4-4, 4-6, 5-6, 5-14, 8-14, 9-15, 13-15, 13-17, 15-17, 15-19 y 22-19. -
Exit odds:
100 to 70 in favor of Elordi and Zabaleta. -
Incidents:
Mungia’s Trobika pediment. Full house with sold out tickets at the traditional San Antontxu festival.
By then Peio Etxeberria and Rezusta dominated the rallies, while Elordi and Zabaleta looked more uncomfortable on the court, as if they had not gotten the hang of it. That feeling was more evident in the Etxarren defender, who looked in the rearview mirror with every shot from Rezusta to see where the rebound was, which in the Trobika is a stand of fans who more than once feared for their safety. Also the ETB cameraman, somewhat involuntary protagonist. Whether due to the Colorados’ problems adapting to the scenario, the equipment or the good work of Peio and Rezusta, the score shot up to 5-14.
Script change
Things looked good for the bottom team who, however, were unable to close out the game. Zabaleta began to take measurements of the fronton and Elordi decided to intervene with greater courage to make Peio Etxeberria a little more uncomfortable, who true to his irregularity in this Parejas dropped a few points. Rezusta began to run backwards due to Zabaleta’s push, having to defend complicated shots. He returned several of them in a creditable manner, but the logical errors also came.
From 5-14 it went to 13-15 and 15-17, at which point two errors by Elordi, first and by Zabaleta, then gave the blues air (15-19). A hook and a ball to the wall from the Mallabia forward and a breakaway and a ball from Etxarren made it 19-19. Rezusta failed in the next goal after 35 shots and another hook from Elordi left the Colorados very close to victory (21-19). In the last exchange, the Biscayan executed a millimeter drop shot that Rezusta no longer reached. They have mathematics left.
