Bidasoa is the first finalist in the Asobal Handball Cup, which is being played these days in the Príncipe Felipe pavilion in Zaragoza. The Basque team beat Fraikin Granollers 32-28 thanks, above all, to a great second half.
Iñaki Cavero and goalkeeper Xoan Manuel Ledo were the great architects of the Basque team's victory (32-28). The winger finished the game with 13 goals from 14 attempts (5 from penalties) and was the spearhead of his team, especially in the first half, while the goalkeeper was a wall in the second half in which The attacks of the Catalan team crashed again and again, as evidenced by their 42.31% of saves.
It has been a very close semifinal between the second and the third classified in the Asobal league, which has not been decided until the end, which has been reached with a tie at 28 points. Iñaki Cavero took advantage of a defensive imbalance by Granollers to go two up and the Catalans no longer had time to react.
A victory tastes especially good, not only because it is worth a ticket to the final on Sunday, but because it occurs despite the significant casualties that Bidasoa-Irun dragged on. "For us, the key is the level we can give because we are heavily conditioned by injuries. We come, as we say jokingly, with the 'baby' Bidasoa version, with five juniors who will largely carry the weight of the team and with they have been able to be competitive at various times of the season", explained Cuétara in a prescient press conference prior to this Saturday's match.
Today's was the fourth confrontation between the two teams this season after the two league duels and the one that measured them in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. With a balance favorable to the irundarras with three victories, including today's in the Asobal Cup and a single defeat, in the Copa del Rey.
The other semifinal is disputed from 9:00 p.m. by Barça, the favorite to win the title, and Logroño. Ending Barça's invincible condition is the impossible mission of the rivals of each tournament in which the Barça team participates. The sporting and economic potential of Carlos Ortega's team make them always be a candidate for the corresponding title that they dispute and win it, as the statistics show. The only factor that seems to put Barcelona's dominance in this Asobal Cup at risk is the proximity of the European 'Final Four' dispute on June 18 and 19 and that it could be a distraction.
