At the start of the fourth date (second of Zone B) of the 86th Tortugas Country Club Galicia Open presented by Visa, in which the Emilio de Anchorena Cup is at stake, on Sunday 10/18 on field 2 of the Alfredo Lalor Headquarters that the AAP owns in Pilar, Las Monjitas (with the South African “Nachi” du Plessis in place of “Pelón” Stirling, injured) and Híper faced each other .
The victory went to the first of those named by a close 16 to 15 and in this way he recovered from the defeat in his debut in the tournament.
On the winning side, Rufino Bensadón scored 11 goals and reached 16 in the tournament, while in Fran Elizalde’s organization, “Torito” Ruiz scored 7 and remained with 17, three behind Facundo Pieres, who is currently the top scorer of the competition.
The Teams:
Score Progression:
Game Statistics:
Las Monjitas: Rufino Bensadón 8 (11 goals, four penalty kicks and two penalty kicks), Lucas Monteverde (n) 9 (2, one penalty kick), Juan M. Nero 9 (2) and Ignatius du Plessis 8 (1). Total: 34.
Hyper: Victorino Ruiz Jorba 8 (7, two penalties and one corner), Gonzalo Ferrari 8 (3, one penalty), Francisco Elizalde 9 (1) and Teodoro Lacau 8 (4). Total: 33.
The Nuns: 2-2, 4-3, 8-4, 10-5, 13-7, 14-8, 15-12 and 16-15.
Judges: Guillermo Villanueva (h) and Hernán Tasso. Referee: Martín Inchauspe.
Second Match
On Sunday 10/18, on court 1 of the Alfredo Lalor Headquarters that the AAP owns in Pilar, the fourth date (second of Zone B) of the 86th Tortugas Country Club Galicia Open presented by Visa ended, in which the Emilio de Anchorena Cup is at stake.
In the match, La Hache Polo – runner-up of the Hurlingham Open – debuted with a victory in the tournament, defeating La Irenita Clinova 18-12. Clinova was one of the two teams that qualified through the Qualifying Tournament. This result leaves four of the five teams in the Zone tied in the standings with two points each. The only team in this group yet to win is La Aguada Daily Mail .
Although the match was very evenly contested until well past the halfway point, La Hache was able to control the tempo thanks to the outstanding performances of Hilario Ulloa and Benja Panelo. From the sixth chukker onward, they began to build a comfortable lead, and the final score was decisive because La Hache was more clinical in penalty kicks. La Irenita had five penalty kicks from 60 yards during the match but failed to convert any of them.
Photo Credit – Matias Callejo /Prensa AAP
The Teams:
Score Progression:
Game Statistics:
La Hache Polo Team: Hilario Ulloa 9 (4 goals), Carlos M. Ulloa 8 (3), Benjamín Panelo 8 (8, four penalty goals) and Tomás Panelo 9 (3, one penalty goal). Total: 34.
Irenita Clinova: Pablo Pieres 9 (3), Paco de Narváez 8 (3), Pablo Mac Donough 10 (1) and Matías Mac Donough (h) 7 (5 penalties). Total: 34.
La Hache Polo Team: 1-1, 4-2, 5-5, 8-7, 10-8, 13-10, 17-12 and 18-12.
Yellow Card: Paco de Narváez (Chukker 3, 5.14).
Judges: Matías Baibiene and Gastón Lucero. Referee: Nicolás Scortichini.
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