Euskaraz irakurri: Elordi eta Zabaleta, Binakako txapeldunak

Aitor Elordi and José Javier Zabaleta have been proclaimed champions of the 2023 Couples Championship after win 13-22 against Unai Laso and Ander Imaz the final that was played this Sunday, April 2, at the Navarra Arena.

The game has started with intensity from the beginning. The pelotaris have chosen live balls and the game has developed at great speed. The blues have entered the fronton better and, with a dominant Elordi, his have been the first five goals of the crash.

Seeing how comfortable the rivals were, Laso and Imaz changed balls after their first goal. The game has slowed down and has focused more on the work of the defenders, which has favored the reds to cut distances (4-6). The following goal was one of the most disputed of the game, since they had to give more than 60 hits to finish it. In the end, the blues have taken him (4-7).

Even so, the following goals have been dominated by reds and Laso and Imaz have achieved the first tie of the match on the scoreboard (8-8), taking advantage of the opportunities wasted by his rivals. But their good run didn’t last long and this time they were the ones who made the mistakes, going behind on the scoreboard at half-time (9-12).

Laso and Elordi wanted to finish the goals quickly, but this has worked more against them than in their favour, since quite clear chances have been missed that have given points to the other couple. After that they played more relaxed, trying to secure goals, and the match continued with the hegemony of the Blues, who were ahead on the scoreboard at all times (11-16).

In the meantime of 12-17 The scare of the party has arrived. Laso has slipped and sprained his ankle, falling to the ground with clear gestures of pain. The striker has retired to the locker room, where he has continued to stretch. After a few minutes of uncertainty, has been able to return to the field to end the match.

The last stretch of the match has been totally dominated by Elordi and Zabaleta and with the final goal they have been proclaimed champions of the 2023 Couples Championship (13-22).

Laso and Imaz were the first to qualify for the championship final after win in the first two rounds of the semifinal group. The last one could not be disputed by physical problems of both pelotaris.

In the case of Elordi and Zabaleta, they had to fight until the end to get the pass. They played everything on the last day against Altuna and Tolosa and when everything was against them, the Toulouse injury prevented the game from continuing to play, giving the ticket for the grand finale to Elordi and Zabaleta.

Source: Eitb

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