SAN ROQUE, Saturday, August 10
MB Polo and ATL Marine & Energy faced off this Saturday aiming
for securing the top spot in Zone 2 of the High Goal Copa de Plata Terralpa, even though both
teams were already qualified for the semifinals. To sum up, the final result would determine who
would face Dubai or La Dolfina Dos Lunas in the following stage.
It was a very attractive game, in front of a large crowd that enjoyed not only a
top-level sporting event but also splendid weather and an incredible afternoon at Ayala Sede Los
Pinos. Both teams came into the match on winning streaks, and the outlook was evenly matched.
In the end, it was the youngest player on the field, 14-year-old Rufino Laulhé, who decided the game
in favor of MB Polo after an unforgettable run. As a result, MB Polo will face La Dolfina Dos Lunas in
the semifinals on Wednesday, while ATL Marine & Energy will go up against Dubai.
There was also action in the Low Goal category, where wins by La Capilla and Calatagan secured
them spots in the semifinals, where they will face 1896 Polo and Polo Valley, respectively.
The Copa de Plata Terralpa, second leg of the 53rd Torneo Internacional de Polo Andalucía, will
resume on Sunday with two matches that will conclude the qualifying stage of the Medium Goal
category.
The 53rd Torneo Internacional de Polo Andalucía is being held at three polo fields at Ayala Polo Club
and four at Ayala Sede Los Pinos and is contested in three polo categories: High Goal (20-22 goals),
Medium Goal (12-14 goals), and Low Goal (6-8 goals).
The detail of Saturday’s matchday of the Copa de Plata Terralpa was as follows:
HIGH GOAL
MB POLO 12-11 ATL MARINE & ENERGY
MB POLO: Mateen Bolkiah 0, Rufino Laulhé 4, Adolfo Cambiaso Jr. 9, Pablo Mac Donough 9. Total:
22.
ATL MARINE & ENERGY: Gonzalo Entrecanales 0, Pablo Llorente 6, Lorenzo Chavanne 5, Bartolomé
Castagnola Jr. 10. Total: 22.
Umpires: Esteban Ferrari & Nicolás Scortichini. Third man: Martín Goti.
LOW GOAL
LA CAPILLA 9-7 C. H. KAZUKI
LA CAPILLA: Mario Gómez 3, Gaston Charloux 0, Estanislao Grahn 3, Gaetan Charloux 2. Total: 7.
C. H. KAZUKI: Kaveh Shakib 0, Manuel González-Vallinas 1, Francisco Acosta 2, Nicolás Corti
Maderna 5. Total: 8.
Umpires: José Ignacio Araya & Gastón Lucero. Third man: Martín Goti.
CALATAGAN 11-8 IQ POLO TEAM
CALATAGAN: Andrew Romualdez -1, Nicolás Tomasevich 1, Tomás Delfino 4, Bautista Bello 4. Total:
8.
IQ POLO TEAM: Iñigo Rufino López 0, Jorge Pepa 2, Ezequiel Zubiaurre 4, Yago Espinosa 2. Total: 8.
Umpires: Santos Anca & Guillermo Villanueva. Third man: Julian Appleby.
Copa de Plata Terralpa will resume on Sunday, August 11, with the following order of play:
17:30 h, Medium Goal, Ayala Sede Los Pinos Field #1: Electric vs. Jolly Roger
19:00 h, Medium Goal, Ayala Sede Los Pinos Field #3: Amanara vs. John Smith