Nine ears and a tail for the Victorinos between Emilio de Justo and David Galván in La Línea

The La Línea Fair closed with a magnificent afternoon , worthy of going down in the history of the renovated—and beautiful—El Arenal bullring. Emilio de Justo and David Galván were carried on the shoulders of the crowd after a remarkable run from Victorino Martín , full of nuances, humbling, and transmitting. None of them were easy; a brave bull has these qualities. Five went to Emilio de Justo's bullfighter, who had three different bulls, from the first, the enclassado, or the fifth, which was very serious in each charge, in a performance of dominance and firmness. And four and a tail went to David Galván, who brilliantly executed the brave bull from Bohonero-35, who was rewarded with a lap of honor after being dragged out. A mano a mano where competition, demanding, bravery, good bullfighting, and triumph, as reported on the Mundotoro website.

David Galván returned to the ring after a visit to the infirmary . Fortunately, it was just a scare. The fourth bull, with his head facing forward, was showing his points. Galván dedicated his bull to Ruiz Miguel, his sponsor for the alternative bull and both of them were cañaíllas. And the excitement began practically from the first moment. Bohonero-35 charged slowly, so slowly, so slowly, that each pass lasted an eternity. How difficult it is to fight a bull like that well, but Galván has that gift that can't be bought. Devoted with his right horn , he forced the bull from below; more vertical and relaxed in his extraordinary natural passes. Such was the performance that, even puncturing on one occasion—and leaving a sword thrust without a puntilla afterward—he cut a tail, and Bohonero-35, an exceptional bull, was rewarded with a return to the ring after being dragged away.

Victorino's bull, which kept everyone on their toes, was yet to come out. This was the sixth, attentive to everything happening in the ring, always with his head up in the first thirds. David Galván leaped over Emilio de Justo after a thriving afternoon . One of the keys was being able to force him at the start, and Galván swept his back from below, opening the way for him. Once convinced, Platillero-94 began to charge from below with the left horn, going beyond the hip. And until then he was accompanied by Galván's inspired muleta. Things were different on the right side, where he had more difficulty. But he was intelligent and, after losing the tricks, went for another muleta and the real sword. No one knew that the last series, a pinnacle of the natural due to his well-placed, smooth flight, with his leg forward, would link him with the sword thrust. It's a shame about the deep puncture, because the work—and the afternoon—deserved a different ending. Despite the descabello, he cut off an ear.

The second, cross-eyed from the right, long but low, was applauded from the start. David Galván greeted him with aprons and from the first third of the pass, his short charge was evident. So much so that, in a chest-length attack, the Victorino bullfighter caught Galván by the hamstring and violently flipped him over. Once on the ground, he grabbed him by the gluteus, breaking his taleguilla. The bullfighter returned to the bull's face, leaving a notable dimension to his natural pass, lengthening his passes, and correcting the defect the bull had at the beginning. Everything was very slow, as if nothing had happened . He left a puncture before a descabello and took an ear.

First up was a finely built Victorino bull, with a dewlap, his head facing forward, without any exaggeration. Emilio de Justo tempered him with a verónica from the start and a tight chicuelina pass. Boliviano-46's main virtue was his extraordinary humility, always overflowing until the end of the charge. A real mess. Emilio de Justo grew as the bullfight progressed , especially with his left hand, where the most profound passes landed. The sword thrust rolled the bull without a puntilla. The afternoon couldn't have started better. Two ears.

The fifth bull was more rugged in build, always focused on the task at hand. Emilio de Justo delivered another serious and solid performance, centered on the right horn. The bull humbled himself throughout the first half, showing his face, but with importance. In the second half, the bull knew what he was leaving behind. Exciting. The thrust was perfect, without a puntilla, and he put both ears in his hands.

The third, well-made and short-handed, charged joyfully from the horse. Everything done to him was important because he knew what he was leaving behind. His charges were powerful and serious, even recovering at the beginning of the faena if he was held at the waist. Emilio de Justo found the most straight and natural position. He performed many passes, dominating the scene. An important performance, without a show of strength , with a lot of depth. He pricked before delivering a high thrust that knocked him down without a puntilla. Ear.