SUMMER LEAGUE: PAU CUP: 7/28/23; MASTER 1 FINAL--SCORE AND MATCH ARTICLE GOOGLE ENGLISH TRANSLATE--SPOILERS Posted on July 30, 2023 at 07:09:43 PM by jsolo
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ARITZ ERKIAGA--JULEN DEL RIO 2
JOHAN SOROZABAL--GORKA SOROZABAL 1
15-5, 12-15, 5-3 (32-23)
ARITZ ERKIAGA--JULEN DEL RIO WIN PAU CUP MASTER 1
GOOGLE TRANSLATE MATCH ARTICLE (RAYMOND CAZADEBAT)
The Spaniards Aritz Erkiaga and Julen Del Rio, opposed Thursday in the final to Saint Jean de Luz, formed a team Friday at the jai-alai of Pau against the Franco-American brothers Johan and Gorka Sorozabal to win the Master I Palois. We found different qualities and values on the cancha, experience and outstanding technicality for Erkiaga, skill in defense and firepower for Del Rio, fighting spirit, complicity, speed for the brothers. The public quickly preferred the youngest - 21 and 22 years old - who were beaten by their opponents in the first round; we did not find the "Soro" who had eliminated Pau Olharan and Portet in the semi-finals; they committed numerous faults in defense and found themselves dropped to the score. Erkiaga aimed unstoppable attacks in two walls; Del Rio pushed hard and also dared the winning attack.
The 15-5 at the end of the first set presaged a quick outcome; the second round played on the same scenario until 7-3 confirmed this hypothesis. A break requested by the leaders was going to call into question the previous certainties. The Soro, stung, returned to the cancha with unfailing determination and were going to operate a spectacular "remontada" of 8 consecutive points with the most beautiful effect on a vibrant and fully acquired public; they took all the risks and the advantage at 12 to keep it and win the right of access to the decisive set in five points. The two formations remained neck and neck until 3 before Del Rio unleashed a shot in two walls of the "cuadro" 10; Next, Erkiaga fired a last one, precise and out of reach. Two sets to 1, the Spaniards won this first Master Pau.
Zamora and Caparrus win the Under-22 Youth Masters in quinielas.
Pau Tournament
July 21: 1st Zamora and Caparrus 23 pts, 2nd Pierrou and Aldin 17 pts, 3rd Roca and Dubrana 11 pts. Teams drawn on site. The first two will play the final.
July 22: 1st G Garat and Latry 28 pts, 2nd Bonnin and K Garat 21 pts, 3rd Contim and Sein 19 pts.
AV Bonnin, Contim, Garat. AR Garat, Sein, Latry. Teams drawn on site.
July 28, Final: 1st Zamora and Caparrus 18 pts, 2nd Pierrou and Aldin 15 pts, 3rd G Garat and Latry 14 pts, 4th Jouanteguy and K Garat 12 pts.
Quinielas participants
