La Dolfina over La Natividad 18–14 in Tortugas Open match

Cambiaso shines as La Dolfina buries Alegria 18-14

By Alex Webbe

If youshowed up at the Tortugas Country Club Sunday afternoon to watch AdolfoCambiaso and his 40-goal La Dolfina team perform in their first match of the2012 Tortugas Open, you weren’t disappointed. Cambiaso led all scoring with eleven goals as the La Dolfina machinerolled over a talented but outgunned Alegria contingent.

After a slowopening chukker that saw the score tied at 1-1, La Dolfina started workingtheir magic.  A pair of goals fromCambiaso and a single goal from Pablo Macdonough were answered by single goalsfrom Agustin and Pite Merlos.  La Dolfina was just starting to loosen up as they took the early 4-3 lead. 

La Dolfina rangup three more goals in the third while holding La Natividad to a pair,extending the lead to two goals, 7-5.

Cambiasocontinued to dazzle the spectators with his magnificent stickwork as Alegria continued to have trouble stopping a 40-goal offense that wasn’t evenwarmed up yet.  At the end of the fourthLa Dolfina posted an 11-8 lead in a contest they controlled from the openingthrow-in.

La Dolfina held Alegria to a pair of goals in the fifth chukker, but the three goals theyput on the scoreboard stretched their lead to four goals, 14-10.

Two more La Dolfinagoals in the sixth were answered by a single goal from Alegria as La Dolfinapressed the attack with no sense of urgency.

With La Dolfinaplaying the final chukker with their feet on the brakes, two more goals swelledtheir total to eighteen goals.  Alegria (0-2) scored three times in the chukker, but it was never acontest.  La Dolfina (1-0) rode off withthe 18-14 victory and will next face La Aguada (1-0) on Sunday, October 7th.