Dubai is the first semifinalist of the Cartier Gold Cup
Dubai Polo Team added their third victory in a row in the Cartier Gold Cup, after defeating this afternoon Lechuza Caracas by 11-10 and is the first semifinalist from the most important trophy of the 45th INDI International Polo Tournament.
The team formed by Rashid Albwardy, Adolfo Cambiaso, Alejo Taranco, and Santiago Stirling pushed it to the maximum to defeat the powerful Lechuza team, and adding their third victory which enables them to go directly to semifinals.
Match Progression:
Dubai: 2-3/ 4-5/ 6-5/ 8-6/ 10-10/ 11-10
At the same time, but on the Los Pinos Field 3, Ayala defeated in a tough match Dos Lunas A&G Banca Privada by 11-10 as well, recovering from the bad debut on the Cartier Gold Cup, and now they are more optimistic towards the final phase of the contest. The two Sotogrande-based organizations played a great match filled with good technique and emotions.
The match had both teams at a very even pace in practically every chukka, alternating the leadership of the game and scoreboard. The first two periods were Ayala’s, but from chukka 3, Dos Lunas A&G Banca Privada stepped up and took charge.
Both teams were even on 10 goals each on the last chukka, and finally it was Ayala with a goal by Ignacio Toccalino (that replaced Nicolás Pieres today) the team that took the victory home.
Match progression:
Ayala: 2-2/ 6-3/ 6-7/ 8-9/ 10-10/ 11-10
The protagonists:
Ignacio Toccalino (Ayala Polo Team)
“We were lucky to pull through a very complicated match. We knew it was gonna be that way because Dos Lunas is always a tough opponent, and I was with a new team and new horses. It looked quite difficult. I’m lucky this team is great, with Facundo (Pieres) everything is easy, he surely can play and luckily we won. To be honest, the end was very complicated, we were even with just 1:30 to finish, and luckily we could take charge. Playing with Facundo, you can always rely on a factor that can unbalance the other”.
Aerolíneas Argentinas Gold Cup – Medium Goal
Two matches were played today of the Aerolíneas Argentinas Gold Cup on the medium goal category. In the morning, on Field 3 of Ayala Polo Club, Brunei, the champion of the Silver Cup defeated Marqués de Riscal by 11-8, while Golden Goose did the same with Royal Salute by 16-10, on a match that took place on Rio Field 1.
Tomorrow will feature two more matches for the most important trophy of the tournament. At Los Pinos, Twenty/20 will play versus Santa Quitería at 17 and then following that game, but on Field 2, GSA will meet Sainte Mesme.
On Río Field 2 at 18:30, FCT will take on Seven Sevens.
Isolas 1982 Gold Cup – Low Goal
The Foxcote team, formed by Darko Horvat, Henry Jones, Tom Beim and Tommy Severn, remains unbeatable on the Isolas 1892 Gold Cup.
Foxcote defeated Jolly Rogers by 9-6 and is very close to reaching the semifinals.
Today featured also the match between Shakib Polo- Sotovila that defeated Valdeparras by 12-6 and Lechuza John Smith did the same with Bayswater by 8-6.
The Cup resumes on Monday to determine the semifinalists on the Puente de Hierro fields.