GROUP 2
ARITZ ERKIAGA--JULEN DEL RIO 2
JEAN OLHARAN--UNAI LEKERIKABEASKOA (LEKE) 1
13-15, 15-12, 5-2 (33-29)
GROUP 2 FINAL STANDINGS
ERKIAGA--DEL RIO 1-1, +11
OLHARAN--LEKERIKABEASKOA 1-1, +2
AARON--LOPEZ 1-1, -13
MATCH ARTICLES GOOGLE ENGLISH TRANSLATION
‼️ERKIAGA-DEL RIO, IN EXTREMIS!
📸Guk Jai Alai
JOHAN-ZABALA vs. GOIKOETXEA-MANZI: 8-15, 12-15
OLHARAN-LEKERIKA vs. ERKIAGA-DEL RIO: 15-13, 12-15, 2-5
Touching the full Cathedral of the basket to see the matches corresponding to the third day of the Grand Slam. Incredible atmosphere and a heart-stopping match in which Erkiaga and Del Rio managed to qualify for the semifinals, getting Aaron and López out of the way.
I was about to see how Aritz and Julen held up physically, since it was their fourth game in four days. It's more. In the case of Erkiaga, the fifth game this week and Del Rio played another four games last week. The player from Alava has shown that physical fatigue on the field but with the help of Erkiaga he has come out alive from the match and will have almost a week to rest. Olharan and Lekerika scored the first set, 15-13, but in the second a great Erkiaga tipped the balance towards the Blues (12-15), ending the match in a tiebreaker (2-5). The man from Ispaster has put together another brilliant performance, taking the reins of the match and offering a great show, especially from the second set. Despite the defeat, Olharan and Lekerika are classified as first in the group (5 points),
In the first match of the festival, a comfortable victory in two sets (8-15, 12-15) for Iñaki Osa Goikoetxea and Mikel Manzisidor from Gipuzkoa. In the case of Johan Sorozabal, his performance was again well liked in Gernika. He played a great game, serving well, rallying well from the backhand and shooting well, even on the rebound. Zabala erred more than he should and with this result, Goikoetxea and Manzi are classified in first position (8 points), Johan and Zabala second (4 points) and Urko and Basque eliminated with zero points.
Next Saturday the semifinals will be played:
OLHARAN-LEKERIKA vs JOHAN-ZABALA
ERKIAGA-DEL RIO vs GOIKOETXEA-MANZI
