Thu 23rd Jun 2016Going for Gold Day 2Wins for Zacara and Clarke & Green in The Jaeger-LeCoultre Gold Cup for The British Open
On Wednesday 22 June, Lyndon Lea’s Zacara side played their first match of the 2016 Jaeger-LeCoultre Gold Cup against Ben Soleiman’s RH Polo in a Group B/C match. Following an opening goal from Nico Pieres for RH Polo, Zacara romped away with goals from Pablo MacDonough, Lucas Monteverde and Tom Brodie to end the first chukka 3-1 ahead. Four more goals from MacDonough in the next two chukkas with no response from the RH Polo side saw the first half end at 7-1 in Zacara’s favour. Goals from Roberto Andrade and Pieres for RH Polo in the fourth chukka did little to stem the onslaught from Zacara and a complete lack of goals from Soleimani’s side in the fifth chukka saw the scoreline at 12-3 in Zacara’s favour. The final score of 14-5 was a resounding victory for Lyndon Lea. New team, Nick Clarke’s Clarke & Green took on Apes Hill Club in the second match of the day. Despite a reasonably even first half, it was soon evident that Clarke & Green had begun to find their stride finishing the third chukka 5-2 ahead. John Paul Clarkin worked hard for his side and after much goal for goal action and fast paced toing and froing the scoreline read 8-5 in Clarke & Green’s favour going into the last chukka. A goal from Tom Beim saw Apes Hill come within touching distance, but once again it was Clarkin who proved himself to be quicker than the Apes Hill boys, scoring a final goal that brought the game to a close at 9-6 to Clarke & Green. A great debut for the new team. Next to tussle will be La Indiana vs Britannia El Remanso, while La Bamba de Areco get set to tango with King Power Foxes. For a full list of fixtures and results click here. Photograph: Zacara’s Tom Brodie and RH Polo’s Alastair Paterson in a tough ride off. By ©www.imagesofpolo.com |