Although they won the last match together due to the ‘experiment’ that Aspe did in the Izarraitz fronton of Azpetia by delaying the Arbizu striker, this Sunday (5:00 p.m.) will be the seventh duel of the year between Altuna III and Ezkurdia. He will arrive in the second of the semifinals of the La Blanca tournament at the Ogueta pediment. The one from Amezketa will have Martija as his partner, while the Navarrese will have Zabaleta behind him with the aim of repeating last year’s victory.
They will not have it easy given the summer that the Gipuzkoan striker is wearing. He has closed the month of July with a single blot in the twelve games he has played and the second was accumulated last Friday in Bera. But Altuna III has taken the measure of Ezkurdia in the happy pictures. This year is the pending subject of the Navarrese. It is enough to look at the statistics to verify that of the six occasions that have been measured throughout this year in the three modalities, all have fallen on his side.
Except for the friendly that they played in Mendaro recently, the rest of the matches have been in tournaments where there was something at stake and motivation rises. And in all of them he has beaten him with a difference of more than five goals. They started in January with a Parejas match at Bizkaia. The one from Amezketa and Tolosa showed that they were at a good level, adding a new point that allowed them to look at the top of the table. He beat him in the semifinal of the Labrit within the Manomanista for which he played his fourth top match, and in the same step of the Navarrese Cuatro y Medio competition in Sopela, a tournament that ended up winning that of Amezketa. To these appointments must be added his victories in the Bizkaia Tournament for teams, in Abadiño, whose final will be held on August 22 at the Miribilla pediment, and in the San Fermín tournament in pairs, which also ended up in the hands of the main referent of the Eibar promoter.
As much as he has tried, Ezkurdia has not been able to with Amezketa’s so far. The confrontations between the two forwards with the most cachet, with Elordi’s permission, from Aspe have always been blue.
Reversing this dynamic is the mission that Arbizu’s man has on the Álava stadium. He has a defender with many guarantees with whom he can achieve it. Zabaleta likes the Vitoria fronton because of the damage it does with its shot at medium height and the charge that the ball takes in the long squares. In addition, in his last game he already showed that he has overcome the small hole in which he was immersed. If the man from Etxarren dominates, his striker will have a lot more options to find holes.
A day off
But in front will be Altuna III and Martija, who know a lot about how to treat two strikers. They don’t have the same strength as them, but they have other virtues that allow them to make the most of their options. The Gipuzkoan is capable of entangling the slightest option and, given the dynamics he has had so far this summer, it is difficult to stop him. He moves his opponents perfectly, and in case he can’t do it he knows how to suffer until he finds the gap. His back line is fine, which is synonymous with him being able to put up with anyone in his field.
Both the striker from Amezketa and Zabaleta will play the match with just one day off, so it will be necessary to see how they have managed their recovery after the intense schedule of matches they have already accumulated from the previous month. Martija and Ezkurdia will arrive somewhat fresher because they have had a week.
2023-08-05 21:12:51
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