Mon 8th Feb 2016Zedan Take The McLaren CupFirst Trophy of the Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series 2016 Ends
The first trophy of the Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series came to an end after an exciting day of polo at the Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club. Zedan became the champions of The McLaren Cup after defeating Bin Drai Polo in the Final by 10 goals to 9. Five chukkas of full-on action began with a strong offensive from Bin Drai Polo, who took an early lead of 3-0, catching Zedan off-guard. A quick reaction by Pablo MacDonough, who led Zedan scoring eight consecutive goals out of the 10 on the final scoreboard, put Zedan in the lead. Zedan maintained this lead from the second chukka, through to the end. Top goal scorer for the tournament MacDonough, was named Most Valuable Player having notched up a total of 27 goals. His mare Paloma was awarded Best Playing Pony. Earlier in the day the Subsidiary Final was played for the Hildon Cup between Habtoor Polo and Mahra. Mohammed Al Habtoor´s team took the Hildon Cup after a thrilling match, with Guillermo Cuitiño scoring the winning goal in the final seconds of the game to also finish on a score of 10-9. On Friday 19 February the Julius Baer Gold Cup kicks off with nine teams entered. The first game will be between bin Drai Polo and Julius Baer Polo. The only Brit on the list, Jack Hyde, will be playing for UAE Polo Team, who face Ghantoot ADCB Polo in their first game on Saturday 20 February. Photograph: Zedan, champions of The McLaren Cup. By Gonzalo Etcheverry |