Unai Laso defeats Javi Zabala and will play his second Manomanista final (22-12)
Unai Laso has qualified for the final of the 2024 Manomanista Championship which will be played on June 2 at the Bizkaia fronton in Bilbao. The Navarrese player clearly beat Javi Zabaleta in the first semi-final played at the Labrit by 22-12.
It will be the second manomanista final in the career of Laso, who already won the txapela in the 2022 edition, by beating Joseba Ezkurdia in the final.
Laso has made good the predictions that were given to him as clear favorite in the semifinal against the Riojan and in the first goals they have gone ahead 4-0 on the scoreboard, thanks, above all, to the serve.
TO Zabala has been seen a little nervous on the court, even a little stiff, and he didn’t score his first goal until 6-3. It was a tough match but nothing flashy, very hard-fought and with quite a few mistakes on the part of both sides.
Despite everything, Zabala has managed to tie 10 points after having gone 8-4 on the scoreboard. There a window of hope has opened for Aspe, but it has been nothing more than a mirage. A partial 7-0 by Laso’s part has put him 17-10 ahead, and the semi-final has been finalized.
A failure of Laso that, despite remaining undefeated in the championship his best performance has not materializedreturned the serve to the Riojan, but Zabala was not able to take advantage of that small air ball.
In the end, there has been no surprise in the Labrit and Unai Laso has obtained the coveted ticket for the grand final. His rival will emerge from the semifinal that this Sunday faces Jokin Altuna and Iñaki Artola in the Atano III of San Sebastian.
The match, both: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-04-1, 5-1, 5-2, 6-2, 6-3, 6-47-4, 8-4, 8-5, 8-6, 8-79-7, 10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 10-10, 11-10, 12-10, 13-10, 14-10, 15-10. 16-10, 17-1017-11, 18-11, 19-11, 20-1121-11, 21-12, 22-12.
Source: Eitb
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