Peio Etxeberria positions himself to unleash a volley to the right as Darío watches. /
Darío 17-Peio Etxeberria 22
The Navarrese reacts in time to change the dynamics of a tough match and adds his first point in the quarterfinals of the limited
He has arrived on time and breathed a sigh of relief at the end. Peio Etxeberria added his first point in the Four and a Half group this afternoon at the La Juventud sports center in Soria after beating Darío in a tough match in which he managed to impose his virtues, exploit his air game and subdue the Riojan. He has successfully started his career in this phase of the competition because he has known how to suffer and change the dynamics of a crash that had been uphill.
The one from Ezcaray has lacked maintaining the regularity and security that he has shown in the first part of the contest. He has had a six-goal advantage (9-3), but when the situation has started to get complicated because his rival has improved, the rush has been able to with him. He has not directed the volley where he would like, and the bouncing game that he is more used to forced him to cover more meters than necessary. In addition, he has made a couple of key errors, a service fault and a well-marked hook that has gone off the rails, which have given a lot of life to Zenotz’s.
It was a game with a lot of rhythm of two different styles in which both contenders had to squeeze themselves thoroughly for what was at stake. The live frontispiece of the Soria court has played some tricks on the pelota players, especially with the initial play. The Navarrese missed a couple of consecutive serves as soon as he started, which has generated certain doubts and has allowed Darío to have the situation under control. The speed of his right hand has done damage and has prevented the one in blue from taking a step forward to attack.
When it seemed that Peio Etxeberria was submerged in a sea of doubts because he couldn’t change course, a pass from the Riojan allowed him to enter the match. He has had more opportunities to play from the air and has come within a goal (9-8). However, Darío has raised his head because he has chosen to be more vertical and applied the same medicine to his rival with a right hand down the wall and a drop left to the wide mark of the house. But it has been his mistakes that have brought the Navarrese back to life.
move better
A run of seven goals has allowed Peio Etxeberria to get ahead on the scoreboard after a long time, after moving the ball and his rival better. He has found the holes that previously resisted him.
Despite all the party has remained open. It has entered its last phase with the dynamics that Zenotz wanted, but it has given the feeling that the Riojan had the resources to change it to anything that would lower the heart rate. He has not done it and has paid the consequences. He moved within a goal (17-18), but Peio Etxebarria managed to manage the pressure of the last few goals much better.
