At the beginning of day 5 (third of Zone A) of the 85th Tortugas Country Club Open, in which the Emilio de Anchorena Cup is at stake, the formations of Sol de Agosto vs. La Irenita La Hache Clinova, two teams that were already eliminated and were looking for their first victory in the tournament.
It was a triumph for the first of the named by 19 to 13, which in this way not only took third place in the group and took very important points for Ranking 202 but also achieved its first triumph in the Triple Crown 2025.
With a huge game from Benja Panelo – scorer with 11 – very well accompanied by Juanma Zubía, Paco de Narváez – on the day he turned 18 – and Facu Sola, Sol de Agosto took what he had been looking for several dates, his first victory in 2025, after clearly beating the team led by Pablo Mac Donough and Hilario Ulloa. which could not yet be accommodated this season. LI LH Clinova, being one of the teams with the highest handicap -second together with UAE- will have to improve a lot if they want to go far in the 132nd Abierto Argentino de Polo Galicia.
Teams and progression:
August Sun: Facundo Sola 8 (2 goals), Paco de Narváez 7 (1), Benjamín Panelo 8 (11, six from penalties and one from corners) and Juan M. Zubía 9 (5). Total: 32.
La Irenita La Hache Clinova: Hilario Ulloa 9 (7, three penalties), Francisco Elizalde 9 (3), Pablo Mac Donough 10 (2, one penalty 1) and Ignatius du Plessis 9 (1). Total: 37.
August Sun: 3-2, 5-3, 8-5, 10-8, 12-9, 15-10, 17-11 and 19-13.
Judges: Martín Aguerre and Hernán Tasso. Arbitrator: Nicolás Scortichini.
Second Game – La Natividad La Dolfina to the final!
On field 7 of the local club, Zone A of the 85th Open of the Tortugas Country Club was defined on Saturday 10/18, in which the Emilio de Anchorena Cup is at stake.
In a duel of undefeated teams, the recent winner of the 132nd Hurlingham Club Open and the only candidate for the Triple Crown, La Natividad La Dolfina, defeated Los Machitos El Refugio with great authority by 23 to 7, stayed with their group and is the first finalist of the tournament.
The progress of the Cambiaso and Castagnola team was too much for the team led by Diego Cavanagh, who although they fought during the eight chukkers, could never be close on the scoreboard.
With 12 goals from Jeta Castagnola, the team that wears green and blue won six of the eight sets – the remaining two ended 2-2 – got its sixth consecutive victory in the week and now awaits an opponent in the grand final of the tournament.
Teams and progression:
La Natividad La Dolfina: Camilo Castagnola 10 (12 goals, three from penalties and one from corners), Adolfo Cambiaso (n) 10 (5, one penalty), Adolfo Cambiaso (h) 10 (2) and Bartolomé Castagnola (h) 10 (4). Total: 40.
Los Machitos El Refugio: Victorino Ruiz Jorba 8 (5, one penalty), Alfredo Bigatti 8 (2), Diego Cavanagh 8 and Teodoro Lacau 8. Total. 32.
La Natividad La Dolfina: 2-0, 5-1, 7-1, 9-3, 12-3, 17-4, 21-5 and 23-7.
Judges: Gastón Lucero and Gonzalo López Vargas. Arbitrator: José I. Araya.
Photo credit: Matías Callejo / Prensa AAP.
THE SECOND DAY OF ZONE DEFINITION.
On the other hand, on Sunday 19, for date 6 (third of the B) they will face each other from 13.00, La Ensenada Clonargen vs. La Hache Cría & Polo (court 6); and at 16.00, UAE Polo vs. the undefeated and only leader of the zone, Ellerstina Indios Chapaleufú Vista (c. 7).
DEFINITION ZONE B
- If Ellerstina Indios Chapaleufú wins, they will be finalists of the tournament.
- If in the first round, La Ensenada falls to La Hache C&P, the second match becomes a “semifinal”.
- In case La Ensenada defeats La Hache C&P in the first round, three situations can happen:
- If UAE wins by 2 or more goals, they will be finalists.
- If UAE does it by 1 but converting 14 goals or less (14-13, 13-12, etc.), the finalist will be La Ensenada.
- If UAE does it by 1 but scoring 15 goals or more (15-14, 16-15, etc.), the finalist will be Ellerstina Indios Chapaleufú.
The line-ups for Sunday 19/10:
13.00 – Tortugas C. C. Court 6 – Zone B – Game 5
The Clonargen Inlet: Rufino Bensadón 8, Gonzalo Ferrari 8, Juan Britos (h) 8 and Jerónimo del Carril 9. Total: 33.
The Hatchet and Polo: Bautista Bayugar 8, Carlos M. Ulloa 8, Joaquín Pittaluga 8 and Ignacio Laprida 8. Total: 32.
Judges: Matías Baibiene and Martín Pascual. Arbitrator: José I. Araya.
16.00 – Tortugas C. C. Field 7 – Zone B – Match 6
UAE Polo: Pablo Pieres 9, Lucas Monteverde (n) 9, Tomás Panelo 9 and Juan M. Nero 10. Total: 37.
Ellerstina Chapaleufú Indians View: Facundo Pieres 10, Antonio Heguy 8, Gonzalo Pieres (h) 9 and Cruz Heguy 9. Total: 36.
Judges: Guillermo Villanueva (Jr.) and Gastón Lucero. Arbitrator: Gonzalo López Vargas.
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Este certamen, segundo eslabón de la Triple Corona 2025 organizada por la Asociación Argentina de Polo, que se inició con el 132° Abierto del Hurlingham Club, finalizará luego con el 132° Abierto Argentino de Polo Galicia que tendrá su inicio el 1° de noviembre y su final el 6 de diciembre. Las entradas están disponibles a través del sistema Ticketek.