Fri 9th Sep 2016First Day of Play in AzerbaijanCBC Sport Arena Polo World Cup Azerbaijan 2016
Today saw the first day of action as teams from Azerbaijan, Switzerland, Spain and Argentina competed for the CBS Sport Arena Polo World Cup. The first match was played between home side Gilan Holding (Azerbaijan) and Italdizian Group (Argentina). By the middle of the second chukka, Italdizian group were struggling and were yet to score. However after a slow start they began to understand how the surface and ball were playing, which resulted in a thrilling game. Both teams really gave it their all in front of a strong local crowd however it was favourites, Gilan Holding, who managed to score two goals in quick succession in the final minutes of the final chukka to win the match 9-7½. Badrutt’s Palace (St Moritz) featuring German star, Patrick Maleitze and Bogner (Spain) was a similarly exciting match of end to end polo. Despite some brilliant individual goals from Badrutt’s Palace, it was the well drilled Bogner team who won the game, 11-9, following some excellent team play. A particular highlight was Richard Fagan’s lightning quick goal at the beginning of the first chukka, where he took the ball from the line-out and swiftly despatched the ball through the Badrutt’s Palace posts. Tomorrow, Badrutt’s Palace will take on Italdizian Group (Argentina) in the first game. The second game will be played between Gilan Holding (Azerbaijan) and Bogner (Spain). CBC Sport Arena Polo World Cup Azerbaijan 2016 Squads: Badrutt's Palace Hotel (Evviva Polo Club St Moritz, Switzerland) Patrick Maleitzke (GER, 4) Tito Gaudenzi (CH, 3) René Kleinlugtenbelt (GER, 1) Gilan Holding (Elite Horse & Polo Club Baku, Azerbaijan) Elchin Jamalli (AZE, 3) Tarlan Gurbanaliyev (AZE, 2) Rashad Hasanov (AZE, 2) Ali Rzayev (AZE, 0) Bogner (Santa María Polo Club Sotogrande, Spain) Santiago Torreguitar (ESP, 3) Richard Fagan (IRL, 1) Mario Gomez (ESP, 4) Daniel Gariador (ESP, 2) Italdizain Group (Alegría Polo Club Buenos Aires, Argentina) Fabio Meier (CH, 2) Luca Meier (CH, 2) Fabian Bolanterio (ARG, 4) Werner Meier (CH, 1) Photograph: First day of play in Baku. By ©www.imagesofpolo.com | | Other top stories Tue 26th Mar 2024 The U.S. Open Polo Championship Fixture & Teams Tournament begins on Wednesday 27 March
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