Euskaraz irakurri: Erkiaga eta Basque, Jai Alai World Tourreko txapeldunak

Aritz Erkiaga and Thibault Basque have been imposed this Friday in the end of the Jai Alai World Tour played at the Deportivo fronton in Bilbao after defeating in the last set Iñaki Osa Goikoetxea and Gorka Sorozabal (15-10, 13-15 and 4-5). The blues started the game badly, but they managed to turn the situation around to win the txapela.

In the first goals, both couples have been testing each other, but Erkiaga and Basque soon took the reins to take the lead on the scoreboard (3-7). The blues have been looking for the back of the fronton and Goiko has come into play whenever he can to help his partner.

Little by little, the reds have been putting speed on the ball and that has helped them score the goals, putting 9 even on the scoreboard. Goiko and Gorka took the lead with the 10th goal. The rear front has harmed Basque in terms of errors and, with 10 consecutive goals (14-9)Goikoetxea and Gorka have managed to take the first set (15-10).

In the second set, with the ball change, the Erkiaga-Basque couple gained strength and got back into the match, scoring the first three goals. However, the reds have continued playing their game and have tried to make the difference as small as possible (4-5).

They tied the score at 7, and this time it was not at all clear who was going to win. One of the longest goals was the 8-all tie: more than two minutes and 38 shots. Besides, Basque has been hurtand although he has been able to continue playing, Erkiaga has had to enter the game more times than necessary to help.

It was a very disputed set, but in the end the blues prevailed and left everything for the last set.

As expected, the last few goals have also been intense. Erkiaga and Basque took the lead again, Goiko and Gorka turned the score around, but the blues dominated the final goals and won the final.

Iñaki Osa Goikoetxea’s last game in Bilbao

Iñaki Osa ‘Goiko’, one of the best punters in history, has said goodbye to Bilbao in the final of the Jai Alai World Tour. He will leave professional ball in February next year after 27 years of career. Therefore, the one from Zumaia has not been able to say goodbye with a victory.

The match, both

First set: 1-0, 1-12-1, 2-22-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 3-6, 3-7, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 5-9, 6-9, 7-9, 8 -9, 9-910-9, 11-9, 12-9, 13-9, 14-9, 14-10, 15-10.

egundoset: 0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 1-3, 1-4, 2-4, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 5-7, 6 -7, 7-77-8, 8-88-9, 9-99-10, 10-1011-10, 11-1112-11, 12-1213-12, 13-1313-14, 13-15.

Thirdset: 0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-34-3, 4-4, 4-5.

Source: Eitb

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