HEGOALDE (SPAIN)--EREMAN!-- MAY 5, 2023: MUNITIBAR OPEN SERIES--2 MATCHES--MATCH ARTICLE AND PHOTOS ONLY--GOOGLE ENGLISH TRANSLATION Posted on May 8, 2023 at 11:12:17 PM by jsolo
➡️MUNICIPALITY
📸We celebrate Jai Alai
ALEX GOITIA-JULEN DEL RIO vs AARON GONZALEZ DE MATAUKO-MIKEL MANZICIDOR:
15-14, 11-15, 3-5
XABIER BARANDIKA-UNAI LEKERIKABEASKOA (LEKE) vs ARITZ ERKIAGA-JON ZABALA: 15-13, 15-9
The renovation of Munitibar's municipal fronton has brought a professional cesta festival to the foot of Mount Oiz. It is a beautiful 50 meter long court with a relatively limited capacity for public access. Being a town of 500 people, the fronton was overcrowded with around 300 people.
Erkiaga and Zabala won the Donibane Lohitzunen (St. Jean De Luz--Cesta All Star) title and arrived at Munitibar, without even 24 hours of rest. They could not win against Barandika and Lekerika. The Gernikars were serious. Concentrated and without fail. In the second half of the game, the blues went down physically and the victory for Barandika and Lekerika: 15-13, 15-9.
In the first game of the festival, it was the turn of the young punters. Two Araba's (Alava), Julen del Rio and Aaron Gonzalez de Matauco; a native of Gipuzkoa, Mikel Manzisidor; and Alex Goitiandia from Bizkaia.
A lively and up-and-down game. Aaron and Manzi turned the game around and won: 15-14, 11-15, 3-5.
At the end of the festival, the star punters had enough work to sign shirts and helmets for the young kids who entered the locker room. At one time there were puntistas in Munitibar, let's see if we can see these kids on the court in a few years.
