Goose Creek runs over Faraway in Everglades Classic
ByAlex Webbe
Maureen Brennan’s Goose Creek polo team ran off with a12-8 win over Faraway in the opening round of play in the 2012 16-goalEverglades Classic at the International Polo Club in Wellington Sunday morning.
Faraway team captain Hutton Goodman scored the only goalof the opening chukker of play with both teams feeling out their opponent. Faraway rode into the second period with ahumble 1-0 advantage.
Seven-goaler Mike Azzaro added another goal to theFaraway total in the second on a 40-yard penalty shot before Goose Creekresponded. Tano Vial converted a pair ofpenalty shots and Cote Zegers scored on a goal from the field as Goose Creekleft the field at the end of the chukker with a 3-2 lead.
Goals from Brandon Phillips and Vial (40-yard penaltyshot) were countered by a single goal from Faraway 6-goaler Julian Daniels withGoose Creek leading by two goals at the end of the first half, 5-3.
Vial added another goal from the field for Goose Creek toopen the second half, but two penalty goals from Azzaro and a single penaltygoal from Mason Wroe had it tied up at 6-6 after four chukkers of action.
Goose Creek answered the bell for the fifth chukker with singlegoals from Zegers, Vial (penalty shot) and Phillips. Azzaro scored the only goal of the fifth forFaraway, who trailed by two goals, 9-7.
Goose Creek put three more goals on the scoreboard in thefinal chukker. Vial added two (one bypenalty and one from the field) and Brennan registered a goal. Azzaro responded for Faraway with a penaltygoal in the 12-8 Goose Creek win.
Vial led the Goose Creek attack with seven goals. Phillips and Zegers scored two goals apieceand Brennan added a goal in the victory.
Azzaro scored all five of his goals on penaltyshots. Teammates Goodman, Daniels andWroe (penalty goal) added single goals in a losing effort.