Goikoetxea V-Barrenetxea IV and Aldabe-Azpiroz win on the opening day of ‘Erremontari’
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Goikoetxea V-Barrenetxea IV (Oialume Tsar) and Aldabe-Azpiroz (Petritegi) have won the first matches of the 1st day of the Erremontari program. have won Urriza-Martirena (Allorenea) and Ansa II-Zaldua (Aburuza) respectively.
The 2023 edition comes with news, since we will see in Galarreta the set format known in the Jai Alai Winter Series. Therefore, two sets will be played to 15 points. If each pair wins a set, a third set will be played. to 5 points.
The first match was played by the couples formed by Goikoetxea V-Barrenetxea IV (Oialume Zar) and Urriza-Martrena (Alorrenea). The reds have gone ahead 4-2 on the scoreboard. However, when the blue couple has recovered the serve, they have come back to go 8-4 ahead at halftime. The blues have gone ahead 11-5 later, but it was difficult for them to score the last goal, since after goal 14, the reds managed to score another two before Oialume Zar’s men closed the set (15-7).
In the second set the blues have also prevailed. The colorados, however, have gone ahead 3-0. After alternating the goals the match has been equalized 5-5. They have also tied at six and seven and goal 8 has been in favor of the reds, which has helped them to reach the break ahead. As it happened in the first part, when Barrenetxea has recovered the serve, the blue couple has done a lot of damage. Although the colorados have advanced 9-7the blues have tied and have taken the lead: 11-9. Urriza and Martirena have not given up and have tied once again (11-11). At the end, with a marker of 15-12the Gipuzkoan couple has bagged the second set and the match.
In the second match Ansa II-Zaldua (Aburuza) and Aldabe-Azpiroz (Petritegi) have been measured. The reds have gone ahead 3-0 and 5-1 at the start of the first set, but the blaugrana players strengthened their defense and left Urnieta’s striker out of the game with a partial of 7-0 they have advanced 8-5. After the break, the blues had more work to score goals, however, they won 15-9 in the first game.
After drawing 2-2 and 3-3 in the next set, the blues have managed to get ahead 5-3, but the reds have managed to tie. The Blues, however, have managed to reach the break ahead with a 3-0 run. The end of the set has been hard and even: 9-9, 11-11 and 12-12. Ansa has come into play then and with an elegant two walls first, a ball hit the rebound later and the failure of the blue defender who has come after a bit worked by him, the reds have won the second set, forcing Erremontari’s first set tiebreaker.
On set to close the match the blues have prevailed 5-1. in the last so much they have caught out of place those of aburuza and they have been unable to do anything to avoid defeat. Thus, Petritegi’s couple has added 3 points, while Aburuza’s has added 1.
Source: Eitb

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