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Monday, September 9, 2019

Multiple Modalities--FEPelota Copa de Europa de Clubes--September 7-8

Federacion Espanola de Pelota (FEPelota) recently sponsored The Copa de Europe de Clubes, 4 modalities (Mano Individuel, Mano Parejas (Pairs), Paleta Cuero, and Pala Corta) were contested at Iscar Fronton, Valladolid, Castile and Leon (1) (2) (3) on September 7-8, 2019. LaLiga Sports televised all 8 Semi-Finals and 4 Finals. The videos were then uploaded to the FEPelota Youtube channel for on demand viewing. We have a complete record of the scores of all of these matches, to go along with match stories for the Finals. In this way, you can follow the Tournament as closely as if you were there to see it live. All matches were played on a 36 meter concha.

Tournament preview article (Associacion de Federaciones Deportivas de Castilla y Leon (AFEDECYL))

Full competition context (roll mouse over "Fase Final")

September 8

FINALS

Results

Full match videos for all 4 matches

In the order of Mano Individuel, Mano Parejas, Paleta Cuero, and Pala Corta

Note: the matches below are linked to the exact time each one began, for those who would like to concentrate on specific ones.

Mano Individuel

Comenar (Sancho) 2 Oberena (Garcia) 0
(10-2, 10-5) (20-7)

Mano Parejas

Oberena (Canabal-Aldave) 2 Colmenar (Labaka-Telletxea) 1
(10-6, 6-10, 5-2) (21-18)

Paleta Cuero (Modality description source: Federacion Internacional de Pelota Vasca (IFPV))

Obrerena (Berrogui-Labiano) 2 Stade Toulousian (Alcrudo-Brefel) 1
(15-13, 12-15, 10-3) (37-31)

Pala Corta (Modality description source: Federacion Internacional de Pelota Vasca (IFPV))

Natacion Barcelona (Casteran-Skufca) 2 Stade Toulousian (Brefel-Quintana)
(15-2, 15-4) (30-6)

Match articles for all 4 matches (AFEDECYL)

Match articles for Semi-Finals and Finals that involved Obrerena Clube (including partial linescores of each set) (C.D. Pelota Obrerena Facebook (added September 13, 2019).

Sylvain Brefel, recently retired InnPala Zaguero (back), played two matches in succession, the 1st in the back and the 2nd in the front. It was a long day for him. It was a great day for the Spanish Clubs, as they won all 4 championships. The 2 Mano Finals were contested between Spanish Clubs. The French Clubs contested both the Paleta Cuero and Pala Corta Finals and were defeated in both. In all head to head matchups it was  Spain overwhelming France 10-2.

September 7

Semi-Finals

Results (FEPelota)

Full match videos for all 8 matches (in the order of the results above)