Mon 19th Jan 2015Desert Palm I win The President Polo CupAn intense and close Final keeps everyone guessing at Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club
After 10 days of tense league games and close Semi Finals, Amr Zedan’s team of the same name faced Rashid Albwardy’s Desert Palm I in the Final of The HH President of UAE Polo Cup. Desert Palm I (Rashid Albwardy (2), Martin Valent (4), Santiago Laborde (6) and Facundo Castagnola (6)) led in the first chukka with Zedan (Amr Zedan (0), Martin Gandara (4), Facundo Fernandez Llorente (4) and Pablo MacDonough (10)) trailing by a goal. However, MacDonough displayed his 10 goal prowess throughout the next three chukkas, scoring five of his team’s seven goals to keep them ahead of Albwardy’s Desert Palm I. However, all was not lost for the opposing team as Santiago Laborde and Albwardy scored twice within two minutes in the penultimate chukka to level the scores at 7 all and leave the game ripe for the taking. Laborde, like the impressive display jet planes overhead, swooped onto the ball in the sixth, securing two goals and taking Desert Palm I back into the lead for the second time in the match. Having won the tournament in 2014, Laborde was clearly keen to make it a consecutive victory. In a remarkable solo effort, patron Albwardy scorched down the pitch and powered through an exceptional goal to take the score to 10-7 and, despite MacDonough and Gandara attempting a late comeback with a goal apiece, Desert Palm I won the match with the scoreboard reading 10-9. As Tariq Albwardy had won last year’s trophy with Desert Palm II, his brother, Rashid was undoubtedly delighted to keep the victory within the family. In the Subsidiary Final played earlier in the afternoon, Bin Drai beat Abu Dhabi, 12 goals to 7. Photograph: Desert Palm I’s Rashid Albwardy (centre) holds The HH President of UAE Polo Cup. By Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club | | Other top stories Fri 26th Apr 2024 Tomas Panelo Raised to 10 Goals in USA USPA 2024 Outdoor Handicap Raises
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