Aimar Olaizola says goodbye to professional ball in Goizueta

Aimar Olaizola He said goodbye this Saturday to the ball in Goizueta, his hometown, after 23 years as a professional, and he did so with a victory for 22-14 next to Ander Imaz versus What and Aretxabaleta.

It has been a day for the memory of the pelotari, who has taken a mass bath with his family, friends and Goizueta neighbors in the Andrés Narbarte fronton, renovated for the occasion.

Winner of 14 txapelas and with more than 1,300 matches behind him, Olaizola II has counted on the warmth of his people on a day that he will hardly forget and that has served to put an end to a great career in which he has touched glory on several occasions.

Before the start of the match, the public received their idol with a standing ovation and then they sang a happy birthday for him on the day he reached 42.

Already in the party, a rocky Aretxabaleta has responded with a good note to the powerful shipments of Aimar Olaizola, who has faced the shock with normality, as if it were one of another day in a fronton.

The scoreboard has done justice. The reliability of Imaz in the hits and the quality of Aimar in the confined spaces have complicated things for two rivals who at 12-7 have begun to see their percentages fall.

Erik Jaka He has not been able to with the attacks of Olaizola on a day that has not been one of his best, which has made him end the game dissatisfied.

For the occasion Olaizola has had the company of 795 spectators, from them 365 family and friends, 335 residents of Goizueta, 35 balls from the Umore Ona school and 60 guests from the Baiko company.

After the match, the player was the protagonist also of a tribute prepared by the Goizueta City Council, the Umore Ona society, the Parents Association, the gang and the family.