Cambiaso and Valiente shine in 16–10 victory

Cambiaso and Valiente shine in 16-10 victory

By Alex Webbe

 

Competition
continued in the 2013 Joe Barry Memorial Cup Thursday afternoon at the
International Polo Club in Wellington, with Argentine 10-goaler Adolfo Cambiaso
leading Valiente to a 16-10 win over an out-gunned Piaget foursome.

Piaget
received one goal by handicap and added two more goals to it in the first
chukker with Miguel Astrada converting a penalty goal and adding another goal
from the field on a beautifully executed neck shot from over 60 yards out.  Valiente wasted little time in matching them
goal for goal for a 3-3 deadlock with Cambiaso scoring the first goal from the
field and teammate Alfredo Cappella Barabucci adding two more for the tie.

Cambiaso
added three more goals from the field in the second frame with Barabucci
scoring his third goal of the game for a 7-4 advantage.  Melissa Ganzi accounted for Piaget’s only
goal of the chukker.

Third chukker goals from Julio Gracida, who scored on a
well-placed nearside neck shot, Barabucci and Cambiaso were answered by a pair
of penalty goals from Astrada.  Valiente
extended its lead to four goals, 10-6, to end the first half of play.

A determined Piaget team took the field in the fourth
chukker, shutting down the Valiente attack and adding two more goals to their
total on penalty conversions from Astrada. 
The Valiente lead was cut to two goals, 10-8.

Twenty-five seconds into the fifth period a Valiente foul
sent Astrada to the penalty line once again. 
A perfect shot by the Argentine 10-goaler had Piaget within a goal,
10-9, when Valiente sprang back to life. 
A pair of goals from Barabucci and a penalty goal from Cambiaso ended
the chukker with Valiente safely ahead, 13-9.

The Valiente horsepower began to tell in the final
chukker as Valiente outscored Piaget three goals to one and captured the win in
a 16-10 rout.

The victory is Valiente’s second for a 2-0 record while
Piaget remains winless in two outings, 0-2.

Cambiaso and Barabucci scored seven goals apiece (one of
Cambiaso’s goals was on a penalty shot; two of Barabucci’s goals came from the
penalty line as well) for Valiente.  Julio
Gracida and team captain Bob Jornayvaz each added a goal for the win.  Astrada’s eight goals led the field for
Piaget.  Melissa Ganzi added a single
goal and the team received one goal by handicap.

Joe Barry Memorial Cup action continues on Friday,
January 18 with a 1pm contest between Villa Del Lago (1-0) and Lechuza Caracas
(0-1).  Polito Pieres scored eight times
in Villa Del Lago’s tournament opener and is a decided threat throughout the
match.  At 3pm Zacara (1-0) will face
Lucchese (0-1).