UAE Polo and Zedan victorious in today´s Julius Baer Gold Cup matches
In another double action day at the Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club for the Julius Baer Gold Cup 2017, UAE Polo and Zedan achieved two important victories against Wolves and Desert Palm.
UAE Polo defeated Wolves by 8 goals to 7 and Zedan won his match against Desert Palm by 9 goals to 6.
In the first match of the day, HH Sheika Maitha´s team made a great comeback in the last two chukkers to achieve their second victory in a row at the Julius Baer Gold Cup.
After a very good first half by Wolves Polo Team, UAE respond in a great way in the fourth chukker to close the gap from 3 to 1 goals and passed by in the fifth for a 8-7 victory.
Matías Benoit (UAE Polo), with 5 goals, was the top scorer of the match.
Match progression:
UAE Polo: 0-1/ 0-4/ 2-5/ 5-6/ 8-7
In the second match of the day, Zedan played a great game to achieve a deserved victory against Desert Palm by 9 goals to 6.
Patron Amr Zedan´s team worked as such to defeat a tough opponent.
The foursome led by 10 goaler Pablo Mac Donough played at a great level during all the match to achieve their first victory in the tournament.
Alejo Taranco (Desert Palm) was the top scorer of the game with 4 goals.
Match progression:
Zedan: 1-0/ 3-1/ 6-1/ 8-3/ 9-6
The Julius Baer Gold Cup will continue tomorrow with another double action day at the Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club.
Starting at 2pm, Bangash Polo will play against Abu Dhabi followed by Mahra vs Bin Drai.