JOHAN SOROZABAL--THIBAULT BASQUE 2
KEVIN ITHURRIA (SUBSTITUTING FOR XABIER BARANDIKA)--GORKA SOROZABAL 0
15-8, 15-8 (30-16)
JOHAN SOROZABAL--THIBAULT BASQUE WIN MASTER 2
JEAN OLHARAN--IMANOL LOPEZ WON MASTER 1
RECAP OF MASTER 2:
SEMI-FINAL 1
XABIER BARANDIKA--GORKA SOROZABAL 2
JOHN TAMBOURINDEGUY--JON ZABALA 0
15-8, 15-8 (30-16)
SEMI-FINAL 2:
JOHAN SOROZABAL--THIBAULT BASQUE 2
CHRISTOPHE OLHA--JULEN DEL RIO (SUBSTITUTING FOR NICOLAS ETCHETO) 0
15-14, 15-13 (30-27)
GOOGLE TRANSLATION MATCH ARTICLE FOR MASTER 2 FINAL
Johan stronger than Gorka
A last minute change came at the last moment. Injured Xabier Barandika had to be replaced by Kevin Ithurria who therefore played this Master 2 final alongside Gorka Sorozabal. Opposite, therefore, we found as expected Johan Sorozabal and Thibault Basque. An improvised pair therefore against a duo who had at least a beautiful victorious semi-final behind them. And there was curiosity about the duel of the Sorozabal brothers.
And this fact was not negligible since J. Sorozabal and Basque had put in place a strategy which they scrupulously followed while Kevin and Gorka were looking for each other a little on the cancha. So after a tight start the game went wild from 8-4 for Joan Sorozabal and Basque. Which have not let go thanks also to an unusual series of unforced errors from Gorka Sorozabal who will ultimately recognize having missed his part. That said, the encounter was of a good level with very long points underlining the bitterness of the battle. But J.Sorozabal and Basque closed the first round without shaking 15-8.
The second round went like the first, both in terms of the score and the general quality of the exchanges, which were highly appreciated by a large and delighted audience. J.Sorozabal and Basque maintained their tactical hand and also their slight physical superiority in the game to win the second round with the same score as in the first act (15-8). Theirs is therefore the Master 2, an important success for the rest of the season. And heated discussions to come in the Sorozabal family.
