Photos: Sergio Betancort
The Feluco Paz arena in San Bartolomé will host the finals of the Lanzarote Island Canarian Wrestling Tournament next weekend, with an afternoon full of emotions in the cadet, youth and senior categories. In the highest category, CL Tao secured its presence in the final by winning both semifinal matches against CL San Bartolomé. And CL Tinajo starred in the big surprise, eliminating CL Unión Sur Yaiza, champion of the regular phase of the competition.
CL Tao arrived at the second leg of the semifinals after winning 10-12 in the first leg against CL San Bartolomé. Manolo Martín's pupils did not trust themselves in the match held at the Andrés Curbelo "Pollo de Tao" and sealed the tie with the good performance of Roberto Barrios and Juan Miguel Gil.
The tail of CL Tao put 5-0 on the scoreboard from the start, highlighting the cadet Miguel Reyes who left José Antonio Navarro and Dario García out of the fight. In the middle, Juan Miguel Gil from Majorera earned the applause of the public by giving Ángel Luis "El Chamo" two in a row, and Roberto Barrios did the same, leaving the Outstanding "C" Francis García "El Negro" out of the fight.
The match between CL Tao and CL San Bartolomé concluded with the confrontation between Roberto Barrios and Roberto Berriel. The Outstanding "B" of CL San Bartolomé did not adopt the fighting position, being punished with three warnings by the referee. CL Tao won 12-7 against CL San Bartolomé and certified its qualification for the final of the Lanzarote Island Canarian Wrestling Tournament.
CL Tinajo starred in the surprise against CL Unión Sur Yaiza
The second semifinal of the XXXIII Lanzarote Island Canarian Wrestling Tournament pitted CL Tinajo against CL Unión Sur Yaiza. The southerners had won the first leg by 11 to 12, with CL Tinajo turning the tie around by winning 9-12. Marcial Viñoly, Outstanding "B" of CL Tinajo, was one of the architects of his team's victory, leaving out the top exponents of CL Unión Sur Yaiza. Marcial Viñoly eliminated Moisés Olivero in the third grab and in the second grab, after the first one separated, he left Diego Pérez out of the fight.
The middle of CL Tinajo also had a great performance. The Outstanding "D" Miguel Trujillo eliminated Aarón Santana, Esaú Martín and Cristobal Moya. And Juan Rodríguez gave Javier Quesada, Carlos Bravo and Francisco Romero two in a row. The only negative note of CL Tinajo was the elimination by warnings of Fran Rodríguez del Toro, a fighter who will miss the final due to suspension.
Saturday of finals in the Feluco Paz arena in San Bartolomé
The three finals of the Lanzarote Island Canarian Wrestling Tournament will be held next Saturday, February 18, at the Feluco Paz arena in San Bartolomé. The grand final of the senior category will begin at 9:00 p.m., pitting CL Tao against CL Tinajo. In the regular phase of the competition, CL Tao defeated CL Tinajo in the two matches played. The Tinajeros will seek to change this dynamic of results.
In the lower categories, the finals of the past edition of the Lanzarote Island Canarian Wrestling Tournament will be repeated. At 7:00 p.m. the final of the cadet category will be held, pitting CL Tao against CL Guadarfía Arrecife. And then, the final of the youth category will be held, pitting CL Tao against CL Unión Sur Yaiza.