Altair downs Faraway; Mt. Brilliant defeats Villa Del
Lago in 14-goal Freebooters Classic
By
Alex Webbe
With the final week of play approaching, Altair and Mt.
Brilliant made runs to secure berths in the tournament finals. Altair put together a 13-11 effort over
Faraway while Mt. Brilliant scored its third straight win at the expense of
Villa Del Lago.
Led by eight goals from Carlitos Gracida, Altair built up
an 8-5 halftime lead before registering a 13-11 win over a talented Faraway
foursome in the 14-goal Freebooters Classic at the International Polo Club in
Wellington Sunday morning.
Carlitos Gracida scored the first two goals of the game,
followed by a goal from his father, Carlos Gracida. Team captain Hutton Goodman responded with a
goal for his Faraway team, but Guillermo Steta ended the chukker with his first
goal of the game and a 4-1 Altair lead.
Carlitos added a penalty goal in the second before
Faraway answered with goals from Juan Valerdi and Tomas Obregon (penalty
goal). Altair continued to lead,
5-3.
Carlitos Gracida added two more goals in the third (one
from the field and one on a penalty shot) and Carlos Gracida added a goal while
Faraway responded with goals from Julian Daniels and Obregon (penalty
conversion). At the end of the first
three chukkers of play, Altair led by three goals, 8-5.
Faraway stormed
back into the game in the second half, scoring three unanswered goals in the
fourth chukker to tie it up at 8-8.
Goodman scored once and Obregon accounted for the other two goals while
the Altair attack was silenced for the first time all day.
Altair took back control of the contest in the fifth,
with Carlitos adding two more goals to the pot and Julio Gracida converting a
penalty shot for a goal. Faraway managed
a single penalty goal from Obregon and trailed 11-9 with one chukker left to
play.
Valerdi opened the scoring in the final chukker with a
goal from the field, but Altair responded with single goals from Carlitos
Gracida and Carlos Gracida. Valerdi
scored the final goal of the game, but it wasn’t enough. Altair rode off the field with the 13-11
victory.
Carlitos Gracida led all scoring with eight goals. Carlos Gracida scored three times with
Guillermo Steta and Julio Gracida adding single goals in the win.
Obregon set the pace for Faraway with five goals. Valerdi scored three times; Goodman added two
goals and Daniels scored once.
MT.
BRILLIANT 11, VILLA DEL LAGO 8
Undefeated Mt. Brilliant (3-0) took control early and
never let go as it rang up an 11-8 win over Vila Del Lago (0-3) Sunday
afternoon in Freebooters Classic play.
A cautious start had the score all even at 1-1 after the
first chukker of play with Matias Obregon opening the scoring for Villa Del
Lago and Brandon Phillips responding with a goal for Mt. Brilliant.
A four goal second period buried Villa Del Lago with
Phillips adding two more goals and Bo Goodman and Juan Monteverde scoring
single goals for a 5-2 advantage. Villa
Del Lago was held to a single score from Matias Obregon on a 40-yard penalty
conversion.
Single goals from Phillips and Monteverde in the third
were answered by three Villa Del Lago scores.
Jared Zenni scored his first goal of the game followed by goals from Matias
Obregon and Marianito Obregon. The first
half ended with Mt. Brilliant riding a 7-5 lead over Villa Del Lago.
There were only two goals scored in fourth chukker action
with Phillips converting a 60-yard penalty shot for a goal and Marianito
Obregon scoring a goal from the field.
Mt. Brilliant maintained their two goal lead, 8-6.
Tommy Collingwood and Phillips scored single unanswered
goals in the fifth chukker while Villa Del Lago struggled to find its offensive
push. The chukker ended with Mt.
Brilliant extending their lead to four goals, 10-6.
Villa Del Lago added two more penalty goals in the sixth
from Matias Obregon, but it was Mt. Brilliant prevailing 11-8. Phillips scored the final goal on a penalty
shot.
Phillips let the Mt. Brilliant team with seven
goals. Monteverde scored twice and
Goodman and Collingwood added single goals.
Matias Obregon scored a team high five goals for Villa
Del Lago. Marianito Obregon added two
goals and Jared Zenni scored one goal in the loss.