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00:00Here's the backhand by Arta to the inside, Amigarena is there, Rabote the rebound off
00:15the back wall, Rabote forehand by Iñaki, ball tipped back here at the 11 line, Zuleika
00:28and Arta of the Chargers, first up on the board in our first match of the evening, reminder
00:33of the scoring here in Battlecourt, first team to reach 6 points wins the set, first
00:38team to win 2 sets wins the match.
00:40Arta on the backhand to the inside, Amigarena pulls a difficult ball off the side wall,
00:47Rabote forehand by Zuleika, fire to the inside and Amigarena is there, powerful backhand
00:59kept on the left side of Arta, ball missed in the backcourt, Zuleika and Arta of the
01:07Chargers, first up on the board in our second set, Zuleika has the serve, Zuleika picks
01:15the serve, drop shot to the inside, scores, well done, 4 points for Zuleika and Arta,
01:23Zuleika will have the serve, you start to mix that drop shot in with a, Iñaki takes
01:29it in the air at the 7 line, 2 all opens up, stopped by Zuleika, Amigarena saves it on
01:35the forehand, right side hard to the inside, Zuleika, at ball is in play, here's the catch
01:43by Iñaki, Arta on the catch, backhand, Rabote forehand, outside placement to score, 2 points
02:00for Zuleika and Arta, Zuleika has the serve.
02:08You know, it's what we always say, you just have to play to the whistle and clearly no
02:12whistle made by the official.
02:14Amigarena from the 12, powerfully, Rabote forehand, Iñaki cuts it off, Iñaki to the
02:21inside, big bounce brought down by Arta, Amigarena from the 12, beautiful catch by Amigarena,
02:34powerful backhand caught by Zuleika, split placement stopped by Amigarena, powerful
02:41forehand, the score for the win, points set in a hard, hard fought match for Iñaki and
02:49Amigarena of the Cyclones.
02:55First match of this game day comes down to the final point, Lubea back beyond the 13
03:02backhand stopped again, here's Manu, Iturbide finally able to pass, Rabote forehand spinning
03:11save by Ikeda, all the way to the backcourt, Lubea's got it, forehand over the top, crossing
03:16scooped up, high on the left side by Manu, Lubea lets it come out, Iturbide lines up
03:23the Rabote, cut off, here's Ikeda, backhand inside, on the wall, Lubea's got it.
03:31That one's dropping and scoring for the Chargers, two bounces and a second point, Rabote coming
03:37way out, Rabote forehand, firing up the middle, stopped on the left side of Manu, backhand,
03:43Rabote left side, Ikeda steps around it, here's the forehand, Lubea from deep in the backcourt,
03:52low runner inside, Manu, what a play, caught in the air on the right side, comes back over
03:56the top, right on the wall, Lubea makes that play, this one passes, Rabote forehand, play
04:02to the inside, cut off by Iturbide, the two wall is too wide, corner, hard throw again,
04:12no chance for Manu, Ikeda, Rabote play to the inside, ooh that stayed inside, Chargers
04:17scrambling, Lubea makes the save, Ikeda hard back to the inside, nice catch off the sidewall,
04:23powerful backhand, Rabote comes shooting out on the numbers, Ikeda just lays it up,
04:28Iturbide, two wall, two score, we're going to a third set, coming up, in two minutes,
04:37Iturbide and Lubea win the second set, 6-4.
04:45Romani lets it pass, Rabote comes shooting out, Ikeda has got it, Lubea, that was close,
04:50Lubea had to make the play, Karam from the outside, good enough to score, well missed
04:54by Ikeda though, that's two points for the Chargers, Ikeda gets this Rabote, it's to
05:03the outside, nice catch, Karam, he's not open, Lubea another hard one, Manu backed up to
05:13the glass, controls it in the air, Lubea thought about it, Rabote coming out, pushed up the
05:19middle, Ikeda stays with it, lays it up on the backhand, Iturbide attacking, split placement,
05:25stopped on the forehand of Ikeda, Bortada just above the pad, Lubea, came into the backcourt,
05:30he picked it off, Miranda Rabote, Iturbide again, dropped on the backspin, as he went
05:38to make the throw, training points here, it's 2-2, certainly keeping it close here in this
05:45third and decisive set, slows things down for the moment, Iturbide on the Rabote, Ikeda
05:51off his footing, makes a spinning save, tough pickup, Lubea great control, Iturbide high
06:03to the inside, Ikeda looking for it, aggressively from the forehand, outside placement, outside
06:08to score, Cyclones get one back, their third, Gallo, powerfully to the inside, scoop by
06:21Rock, Gallo now from the 10 line, big backhand, straight to the backcourt, Rock is there,
06:32Gallo Barba from the 11, Rabote forehand save by Gallo, here's Rock, backhand from
06:42the 11 to be inside, Bueno makes a save on a forehand Rabote, that's dropping, that
06:53one's dropping as well, Gallo looking to pass, it's cut off by Rock, Rock on a backhand
06:592, that lands in and scores, 4 points for Bueno and Rock, backhand from the 9 line
07:06to be inside, Rock on the return, Barba forehand, Gallo takes this on the bounce, forehand for
07:20the big bounce, brought down by Rock at the 12 line, Karam, stopped by Bueno, Karam by
07:30Bueno, is in and scores, 5 points for Bueno and Rock, feel like you're going to stay up
07:37there, forehand Rabote, a little more power, over Manu now, Inaki's got to get in there,
07:42he lays it up, into the backcourt though, Lubea comes away with it, flying catch made
07:46by Inaki, Rabote left side to the inside, Zuleika gets in there, scoops it up, hard
07:57throw, seeing both players, Inaki waits on the Rabote, high to the inside with a big
08:02bounce but Lubea not going to let it, it's in the air, Lubea again from the 11 puts it
08:11inside, it's tipped along the wall, perfectly played by all 4 players, that goes to the
08:17chargers though. Long way along to finding our first point there. Just passes with the
08:26left side, Inaki waits on the Rabote, Rabote played inside, cut off with a flying catch.
08:31Manu, low runner, stopped overhead, tough play by Lubea, hard one coming back to him,
08:39and Manu stands in. That one passed to Lubea, right on the wall, it comes up short into
08:46the pad. 5 points, possible match point here for the chargers. There's the serve.
09:09Lubea, up in the middle of the court, high and hard to open it up, Inaki takes off, in
09:14the middle of the court, drops Rabote inside, Zuleika waiting on it, makes a save, catch
09:19by Inaki, back behind him, good control, Lubea's got a play though. Rabote forehand, dropped
09:28to the inside, Zuleika reaches in, too long, is too wide. We got a third set coming up
09:36In just two minutes, Inaki and Manu win it 6-5. Catch right on the side wall, Lubea just
09:44beyond the 12, goes deep, Rabote, forehand, dropped to the inside, catch by Zuleika, inside
09:51placement, Manu stays with it, saves it to the outside, it's split some, Lubea got there
09:58but could not get the throw off. Juggling was the call. Zuleika comes all the way to
10:07the backcourt, digs it out, it's back to Manu on the right side, over the top, good catch,
10:13gets the backhand off quickly, Manu, he's got it again, fires just above the pad, Zuleika
10:18comes flying in. Manu now just beyond the 11, to the inside, caught again, here's Lubea.
10:25Lubea wall to wall, clearing the overhead screen, Inaki backpedals, drops it inside, Zuleika with a
10:31play, the two wall, drops in, Inaki picks it up, forehand, oh what a catch by Lubea, Lubea on the
10:38inside now, three wall play, long run, dug out by Inaki, scoop miss, picked up on the wall,
10:43backhand, two wall, too low. That extends the match, four points for Inaki and Manu.
10:51Lubea calls for Zuleika to get in there, he does lay it up, long run for Inaki, digs it out,
10:59Zuleika attacking, two wall, thrown in, Inaki stops it, the forehand over the top, what's he gonna do?
11:04Oh, score! The Cyclones have brought it back to 5-5 in our third set, this is match point. So I
11:15think we have something new here called the Inaki trot.