Fri 16th Dec 2016UAE Defeat EnglandAl Habtoor Polo Resort and Club play host to England Captained by Charlie Cadogan, four of the best young English polo players took on a team selected and captained by leading UAE polo patron Mohammed Al Habtoor. This 14 goal International match was played under the Hurlingham Polo Association rules in front of guests at The Regis Brunch, on the terrace of the St Regis Resort overlooking the polo field. It was a fast paced match, with Mohammed Al Habtoor opening up the scoreboard in the first chukka after only a minute of play, followed next by his team mate Ezequiel Martinez Ferrario scored and the first chukka ended 2-0 for the Argentex Habtoor UAE Polo team. The English boys opened up their scores in the second chukka with a goal by Will Emerson. With only seconds left on the clock Santiago Gomez Romero scored again for the Habtoor UAE team. The second half of the match saw a heated third chukka. Both teams scored twice and had the crowds cheering. In the final chukka Mohammed Al Habtoor and Santiago G Romero each scored and Tom Brodie executed a beautiful runaway goal, taking the ball from midfield and converting to a goal. The match ended with a victory to the Argentex Habtoor UAE Polo Team of 7 to 4. The trophy ceremony was led by the Chairman of Chestertons, Salah Mussa, David Crisp, CEO and owner of Boadicea the Victorious, Harry Adams, Managing Director of Argentex and the Deputy CEO of Hurlingham Polo Association, Oliver Hughes presented an original miniature version of one of polo’s most prestigious trophies, The Coronation Cup. It is the only time that this miniature Trophy has been awarded since the first ever Coronation Cup took place in 1911 to celebrate the coronation of King George V. Boadicea the Victorious England Polo Team (14): Charlie Cadogan (0), James Harper (6), Tom Brodie (3) & Will Emerson (5) Argentex Habtoor UAE Polo Team (14): Mohammed Al Habtoor (0), Justo Cuitino (3), Ezequiel Martinez Ferrario (8) & Santiago Gomez Romero (3) Chukka scores: 2-0, 3-1, 5-3, 7-4 to Argentex Habtoor UAE Polo Team Photograph: Boadicea the Victorious England Polo Team and Argentex Habtoor UAE Polo Team. Courtesy of Al Habtoor Polo Resort and Club |