Bidasoa Irun lost against Fenix Toulouse (24-26) the party corresponding to the third day of the European League and the balance of the Irunés set is two defeats and one victory. The Guipuzcoan Erik Balenciaga led the victory of the French team.
The start of the match was even and a reflection of this were the draws that were seen on the scoreboard (1-1, 2-2 and 3-3). However, after the tie at three, the visiting team came to dominate and opened a gap of four goals (4-8). Bidasoa Irun’s response was immediate and they managed to equalize the forces (8-8). Later, Toulouse returned to distance (9-12), but the local team was one goal away (11-12). The Basque team had options to tie the match, but forgave against the rival goal and Toulouse went to rest with two goals ahead (11-13).
The second half did not start at all well for Bidasoa Irun, as they were unable to overcome the defensive line of their rival. In this context, the visiting team took advantage of the occasion (13-16). Exclusions penalized the team led by Jacobo Cuétara too much and Toulouse again went on the scoreboard (15-19), with ten minutes remaining in the game.
The French team knew how to manage their advantage in the final minutes, although Bidasoa Irun did not give up and came close to a goal (24-25) with 15 seconds remaining until the end of the match. But the local team did not have time to scratch a tie, as Balenciaga scored the final goal (24-26) in the last play and gave the victory to Toulouse.
Datasheet:
24.- Bidasoa Irun: Sierra, Ledo (1), Zabala (5), Dariel García (1), Leo Renaud (1), Azkue (4), Rodrigo Salinas (3, 1 pen.), Kauldi (2), Tesoriere, Aginagalde (2 ), Da Silva, Víctor Rodríguez (1), Ugarte (2), Adrián (2), Furundarena and Cavero.
26.- Fenix Toulouse: Lettens (1), Chelle (1), Feuchtmann (5, 2 de pen.), Tobias Wagner (2), Balenciaga (4), Jarry, Gilbert, Kempf (4), Borzas (1), Prechou, Pettersson (3 ), Ilic (5, 1 de pen.), Vieira, Sokolic y Cantegrel.
Referees: Santos and Fonseca (Portugal). They excluded Leo Renaud, Da Silva, Cavero and Pettersson (2).
Score every 5 minutes: 2-2; 4-7; 6-8; 8-10; 11-12; 11-13-break- 13-15; 14-16; 15-18; 18-21; 20-23; 24-26.
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