Thu 7th Nov 2024La Esperanza Win La Hache CupNarrow 7-6 win against Cría Marmen
On Wednesday 6 November, La Esperanze secured the 2024 La Hache Cup with a 7-6 win in a tight Final against Cría Marmen. By half-time Cría Marmen were ahead by five goals, 6-1, but La Esperanza came back fighting in the second half and managed to hold their opponents entirely scoreless in the last three chukkas. Kevin Korst scored the decisive, winning goal to give La Esperanza their victory by just one goal. Korst was chosen as the Most Valuable player, Luigi Cosenza received the Fair Play Award and Ocurrent, played by Korst, was chosen as the Best Playing Pony. La Hache Cup Final Teams: La Esperanza (20): Kevin Korst (2), Pablo Llorente (6), Juan Zubiaurre (6) & Santiago Laborde (6) Cría Marmen (20): Marcelo Mendonça (3), Justo Calafell (4), Alexandre Junqueira (5) & Pedro Zacharias (8) Photograph: La Esperanza (L-R: Juan Zubiaurre, Kevin Korst, Santiago Laborde, Pablo Llorente), winners of La Hache Cup. By Matías Callejo |