Euskaraz irakurri: Beaskoetxea eta Lopez, Jai Alai Winter Serieseseko txapeldunak

The couple formed by Diego Beaskoetxea and Imanol Lopez has won the final of the Eusko Label Winter Series to Xabier Barandika and Unai Lekerika in three sets (15-8, 9-15, 5-4), and has been awarded, in this way, the txapela of the championship. He has achieved it in a match that has turned out to be a perfect closing for the tournament; The Winter Series final has had all the excitement, because it was decided in the third set with 4-4 on the scoreboard, both couples have had the opportunity to shine and dominate in different sections, and the atmosphere has been unbeatable at the Jai Alai from Gernika-Lumo. The title of the second Winter Series goes, in this way, to Gernika-Lumo itself and to Zumaia, towns where the two winners are from.

What has been lived is, without a doubt, especially emotional for Diego Beaskoetxea. The Colorado striker has played, no less than in this final, his last game in a major championship, since he says goodbye to professional basket. At 41 years old, and after a career full of successes, Beaskoetxea has put an unbeatable finishing touch to his career. He has done it accompanied by a Imanol Lopez that in several phases of the final he has been the best of the four pelotaris on the pitch; The 38-year-old defender from Gipuzkoa has not lost concentration at any time, has made very few mistakes and has even allowed himself the luxury of going on the attack in several goals, such as in the last of the game, his work .

Barandika and Lekerika They have taken longer than their rivals to pick up the pace, but when they have, they have also shone. The work of both in the second joko, in which they have known how to overcome and have given the impression of reaching the third set with more strength than the Colorados, has been more than remarkable. The two Gernikarras have signed an excellent Winter Series, and the runner-up obtained is also a great and well-deserved reward for their good work.

The Colorados, superior in the first set

The Colorados have shown themselves to be superior in the first set. It has been a long and hard joko, but the truth is that Beaskoetxea and López have gained an advantage on the scoreboard practically from the beginning. The Zumaia defender has dominated; making hardly any mistakes, risking as little as possible and playing hard and with class, it has been almost insurmountable for the blue couple. Up front, Beaskoetxea has also been very good; with precision in the shot, taking advantage of his opportunities, he has been superior to Barandika, who has not been able to enter the game as usual. He 15-8 The final reflected what was being seen on the field of Jai Alai de Gernika-Lumo.

Blue reaction, in the second joko

The final has continued in the same vein at the beginning of the second set, with the Colorados 3-0, 4-2 and 5-3 ahead; but, from then on, the blues have managed to turn the situation around, to tie at five and six and take the lead, 6-8, at halftime. Xabier Barandika has been very brilliant in this section of the game, and in the following goals, and, very well supported by Lekerika, who was increasingly in tune, he was able to put a significant advantage on the scoreboard (7-13). The youngest couple has decided for 9-15and has taken the second set deservedly.

Maximum emotion and equality

The tension was enormous in the fronton and on the court when the game began. third and final set. The two couples had clearly won one each, and it seemed that the physical factor could tip the scales for the blues, younger and with high morale after managing to force the tiebreaker joko. This has started with errors on the part of the two couples, up to 2-2, but Beaskoetxea and López have scored two goals in a row to get one behind the txapela. But Barandika and Lekerika were not willing to give in, and they managed to equalize. After months of competition, a single goal was going to decide which couple would take over from Aritz Erkiaga and Jon Zabala as Winter Series champions, and that has been the one composed by Diego Beaskoetxea and Imanol López, author of the winning goal. The Jai Alai has fired the four protagonists standing, four champions although only two have soaked the txapela.

Source: Eitb

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