SAN ROQUE, Monday, August 19, 2024 – After the frenetic definitions of the Silver Cup
Terralpa last weekend, this Monday began in Ayala Sede Los Pinos the Turkish Gold Cup
Airlines, third stop of the 53rd Andalusia International Polo Tournament. In this case, the opening day
had 3 matches in the afternoon: one for the High Handicap and two for the Medium
Handicap.
With respect to the top category, the teams of La Dolfina Dos took court field 4
Lunas, semifinalist of the Silver Cup, and Calatagan, who had just won the Silbon Cup. Era
in addition, the opportunity to enjoy once again the duel between Adolfo Cambiaso and Facundo Pieres,
one of the most relevant that this sport has had in the last 15 years. The meeting held
a great parity throughout the process, although Calatagan ended up paying dearly for the 4-0 partial
against that began at the beginning of the fourth chukker and continued until the sixth. It was there, in that
period, that La Dolfina Dos Lunas went from being losing 8-6 to being in front by 10 to 8. The last one
partial was very hard-fought, and despite the fact that Facundo Pieres managed to discount, there was no time left to
catch up with their rival.
On the other hand, in the Medium Handicap, there was a victory for Jolly Roger over Electric Polo in the match
that inaugurated this Turkish Airlines Gold Cup: they beat them by 15 to 14. At the end, on the field
number 1 of Los Pinos, Brunei struck a blow and beat the recent winner of the World Cup by 10 to 9.
Plata Terralpa, Amanara.
The Turkish Airlines Gold Cup will resume its activity on Tuesday, August 20 with a total of 6
matches, which will include 2 of the High Handicap and 4 of the Low Handicap.
The 53rd Andalusia International Polo Tournament takes place between the 3 playing fields of Ayala Polo
Club and the 4 that Ayala owns Los Pinos Headquarters, and is disputed in 3 polo categories: High Handicap
(20-22 Goals), Medium Handicap (12-14 Goals) and Low Handicap (6-8 Goals).
The details of the opening day of the Turkish Airlines Gold Cup, played on Monday 19
August, was as follows:
HIGH HANDICAP
LA DOLFINA DOS LUNAS 10-9 CALATAGAN
LA DOLFINA DOS LUNAS: Mía Cambiaso 2 (1 goal), Juan Zubiaurre 6 (3), Rosendo Torreguitar 5 (2),
Adolfo Cambiaso 9 (4). Total: 22.
CALATAGAN: Martín Romualdez 0, Antonio Heguy 6 (2 goals), Santiago Laborde 6 (2), Facundo Pieres
10 (5). Total: 22.
Judges: Julian Appleby & Guillermo Villanueva. Referee: Gastón Lucero.
Progression La Dolfina Dos Lunas: 2-2, 5-4, 6-6, 7-8, 10-8, 10-