JanPamela takes IPC March 12-Goal
ByAlex Webbe
The Jan Pamela polo team built up an early 4-2 halftimelead and held on for an 8-7 win at the expense of Santa Clara in the finals ofthe IPC March 12-Goal at the International Polo club in Wellington.
In a slow start, Luis Escobar scored the only goal of thefirst chukker on a 60-yart penalty shot for a 1-0 lead.
Consecutive second chukker goals by Jan Pamela’s SteveDalton and Tommy Collingwood had them in front briefly, but Escobar converted asecond penalty sot for a goal. At theend of two chukkers of play it was all even at 2-2.
Jan Pamela took control in the third, shutting down theSanta Clara offense and posting two unanswered goals. Consecutive goals by Tommy Collingwood andMason Wroe ended the first half with Jan Pamela in front, 4-2.
Neither team was effective offensively when they returnedto the field for the fourth chukker. Agoal from Andres Weisz was all of the offense that was produced. Santa Clara had effectively shutout the Jan Pamelaattack but managed only a single goal themselves. Jan Pamela continued to lead but the marginwas a single goal, 4-3.
Collingwood’s third goal of the game had them in front,5-3 in the fifth chukker when Santa Clara charged back into the fray. Defensive fouls by Jan Pamela sent SantaClara to the penalty line where Luis Escobar converted a pair of penalty shotsinto goals. With one chukker left inregulation play, it was all even at 5-5.
Wroe opened the sixth by converting a penalty shot for agoal followed by a goal from the field from him, 7-5. Luis Escobar walked in a Penalty 4 shot tocut the lead to one goal again, 7-6. Collingwood sliced the ball into the Santa Clara goal from 60 yards outon an extreme angle to move Jan Pamela back in front by two goals, 8-6. Matias Gonzalez scored the final goal of thegame as the final horn sounded in the 8-7 Jan Pamela win.
Collingwood led Jan Pamela with four goals and was namedMVP for his efforts. Wroe was creditedwith three goals and Dalton added a goal for the victory. Luis Escobar scored five times for SantaClara. Gonzalez and Weisz scored singlegoals in the loss.
Steve Daltons mare, Carta, was named Best Playing Pony.