La Dolfina crushes Miramar 19-6 inHurlingham Open play; second game interrupted by rain at halftime
By Alex Webbe
La Dolfina (Adolfo Cambiaso, David Stirling, Pablo
MacDonough and Juan Martin Nero) won the opening match of the 2014 Hurlingham
Open in a 19-6 romp over Miramar (Gonzalo
del Tour, Valerio Zubiaurre, Inaki Laprida and Santiago Toccalino) while the second match of the day between Alegria (Polito
Pieres, Hilario Ulloa, Lucas Monteverde and Alfredo Cappella Barabucci) and La
Aguada/Las Monjitas (Lucas James, Cristian Laprida, Eduardo Novillo Astrada and
Alejandro Novillo Astrada) was suspended by rain at the end of the fourth
chukka, with the score all even at 8-8.
With everyone expecting a blowout by La Dolfina, the scoreremained quite close in the opening chukkers. La Dolfina relied on goals from Adolfo Cambiasoand Pelon Stirling for an early 3-0 lead. Miramar fought back in the second, outscoringthe 40-goal powerhouse 2-1. After twochukkers of play, La Dolfina held a 4-2 advantage.
For the second consecutive period Miramar outscored La Dolfina,2-1. After three chukkers La Dolfina foundthemselves clinging to a narrow 5-4 lead.
The two teams exchanged single goals in the fourth. The first half ended with La Dolfina holdingto a one goal lead, 6-5.
A regrouped La Dolfina returned to the field in the fifth periodand took immediate and undisputable control of the game. Four straight goals by the La Dolfina attackwere complimented by seven minutes of shutout defensive play. La Dolfina had extended their led to five goals,10-5.
Conditions got no better for Miramar in the sixth. La Dolfina scored five more goals with noresponse from Miramar. After sixchukkers La Dolfina held a commanding lead of ten goals 15-5.
Three more La Dolfina goals were scored in the seventhperiod without the Miramar foursome being able to counter. With just one chukker remaining in the game,La Dolfina had extended their lead to 13 goals, 18-5.
Miramar finally appeared on the scoreboard with a single inthe eighth and final period. La Dolfina matchedthe goal with one of their own for the 19-6 final.
Adolfo Cambiaso led all scoring with ten goals, five fromthe field. Pelon Stirling, PabloMacDonough and Juan Martin Nero each scored three times in the win. Gonzalo del Tour led the Miramar offense withthree goals. Inaki Laprida scored twogoals and Santiago Toccalino added a goal in the loss.
Alegria and LaAguada/Las Monjitas 8-8 before being rain delayed
In the second match of the day, Alegria took the field withouttheir team captain but managed to outscore La Aguada/Las Monjitas, 3-1.
The combination of Polito Pieres and Hilario proveddangerous for La Aguada/Las Monjitas as they helped run the score up to 7-1 inthe second chukker. La Aguada/LasMonjitas struggled on offense, falling behind by six goals.
La Aguada/Las Monjitas rallied in the third on goals fromAlejandro Novillo Astrada and his brother Eduardo, cutting the six goal leaddown to just three goals, 8-5, and outscoring Alegria 3-0 in the process.
La Aguada/Las Monjitas scored three more goals in the fourthwhile Alegria was unable to put points on the scoreboard.
While both teams returned to the sidelines for a halftimeintermission, rain began to fall. Beforethe intermission had been completed, the game had been rained out. The balance of the game would have to berescheduled while hope were optimistic that the two games (Ellerstina vs. Chapaleufuand La Aguada vs. Magual) slated to be played on Sunday would be able to beplayed.
In the four chukkers of play, Alegria’s Polito Pieres scoredfive times (three penalty conversions). Hilario Ulloa added two goals and Alfredo Cappella Barabucci (filling infor the injured Fred Mannix) converted a penalty shot for a goal. Alejandro Novillo Astrada scored five times(three on penalty shots). EduardoNovillo Astrada added two goals from the field and Lucas James scored once on apenalty conversion.