Piaget destroys Lazy P in USPA President’s Cup Finals
By
Alex Webbe
Piaget (Melissa Ganzi, Juan Bollini, Jr., Juan Bollini
and Leo Mandelbaum) charged out to a commanding 7-1 halftime lead over Lazy P
(Wesley Finlayson, Santiago Galland, Gringo Colombres and Chuck Pugsley) before
running away with the victory in the finals of the USPA National President’s
Cup Saturday afternoon at the International Polo Club in Wellington.
Piaget’s Leo Mandelbaum scored on two penalty goals in
the opening chukker with Lazy P’s Wesley Finlayson scoring once from the field. Lazy P trailed 2-1 after one chukker of play.
Defenses held tight again in the second chukker, with
Lazy P allowing a single goal from the field from Juan Bollini, Jr. Lazy P was unable to get on the scoreboard
and Piaget held a 3-1 lead after two periods.
Mandelbaum opened the third chukker with a penalty goal
and followed it up with a goal from the field.
Juan Bollini added two more goals while the Piaget defense blanked Lazy
P for the second consecutive chukker. At
the end of the first half Lazy P trailed by six goals, 7-1.
Lazy P rebounded in the second half with Finlayson,
Santiago Galland and Gringo Colombres scoring single goals. Piaget managed a penalty goal from Mandelbaum
and a goal from the field from Juan Bollini.
Piaget was still on top of a five goals advantage, 9-4.
Two more fifth chukker goals gave Piaget an 11-5 edge,
picking up goals from Juan Bollini, Jr. and Mandelbaum. Colombres scored Lazy P’s only goal.
Two more goals from Colombres in the sixth chukker were
countered by a penalty goal from Mandelbaum and a goal from the field from Juan
Bollini, Jr. At the end of the game
Piaget was celebrating the 13-7 win.
Colombres led the Lazy P team with four goals and was named
MVP for his efforts. Finlayson added two
goals and Galland scored once in the loss.
Mandelbaum set the pace for Piaget with seven goals (five
on penalty shots). Juan Bollini and Juan
Bollini, Jr. scored three goals apiece.
Melissa Ganzi’s horse Posh
was honored as Best Playing Pony. Posh was played by Juan Bollini, Jr.