Olharan and Basque get third place in the Jai Alai Winter Series, beating Goiko and Etxeto

Euskaraz irakurri: Olharanek eta Basquek Jai Alai Winter Serieseseko hirugarren postua lortu dute, Goikori eta Etxetori gailenduta

jean olharan and thibault basque have got the third place finish in it Jai Alai Winter Seriesafter winning this Monday, in the match that was to determine which couple will occupy the third step of the championship podium, to Iñaki Osa Goikoetxea and Nicolas Etcheto. The winners, the white couple, have obtained the victory after coming back from behind the oranges, who have won the first set, 15-11, in a Jai Alai from Gernika-Lumo who have registered, once again, a spectacular entry, but who have conceded in the last goal of the second (14-15 for the winners) and have not been able to in the third with the physical strength of their rivals, who have left three goals Zumaia striker and Ahetze defender.

The match for third place in the Winter Series has resulted from quality, with four pelotaris who have been able to play with perhaps less pressure than in previous weeks, with everything at stake, but who have shown their excellent level. 534 ball hits have been crossed, one of the highest figures in the championship, and Goiko, despite not having been able to win, has established a record of so many madewith 25. In the other pair, Olharan has achieved half, 13, but has only missed two balls, for the seven of his rival.

the first set it has had two very different phases; in the first, until just after the break, the white couple clearly dominated, and Olharan and Basque achieved comfortable leads, up to 4-9, which seemed to set their victory in the initial joko on track. But, from the ninth white goal, Goiko, who had not been at all comfortable until then, has been able to get much more into the game, has managed to impose his skill in the shot, and the oranges have tipped the balance in their favor, after reaching quickly on the scoreboard to his rivals.

The striker from Zumaia finished the set with ten goals scored, and Etxeto, at the back, also went from less to more, after a first stretch in which Basque, with his excellent backhand, was distinguishing himself as the best on the Gernika’s Jai Alai field.

Olharan and Basque manage to force the third set

He second joko It has started in the line in which the first one has finished, with Goikoetxea very successful and the oranges ahead. Until the break, despite not being able to make very big differences, the score was in favor of Goiko and Etxeto (3-0, 6-3, 8-6 at halftime). Jean Olharan, however, has taken command in the second leg of the set, and, very well supported by Basque, has linked several high-quality shots, which have put the whites ahead (9-11, 10-12) . With the 11-14, it seemed that the third set was already a reality, but Goiko, risking the most, has put a tie (14-14) that left everything pending the last goal, with the serve in favor of he. Finally, the whites were able to force the tiebreaker joko.

In it deciding set, the physical strength of Olharan and Basque has been decisive. Neither pair has barely managed to gain an advantage up to 3-3, but, from then on, the whites have not conceded any more goals. The last of the game was a shot that Goiko tried to open to the right, but it went wide, and third place in the Winter Series was thus sentenced.