ALEGRIA SECURE QUICK WIN, WHILE ELLERSTINA ONLY JUST HELD ON TO THE VICTORY
The Argentine Open Championship resumed on Wednesday at Palermo. Despite the rain, the two matches were held as they were set. The game on field 2, kicked off with a huge difference between Alegria and Chapaleufu, but the Heguy´s team managed to close the gap during the following chukkers. The pink team showed once again their good performance, with 4 determined players. Despite it wasn´t his best game, they were effective and won with a good difference.
Next up, what was expected to be be a very uneven game, ended up being the other way around. La Dolfina Polo Ranch, despite being a new team, showed an excellent performance, with players that understand their positions on the field. They have a determined system, and a great work from their coach Gaston Laulhé. On the other side, Ellestina had a low performance this time. The highlight was Polito Pieres, who was named top scorer again. The game was decided not until last chukker. As Guillermo Terrera said, La Dolfina Polo Ranch is looking forward the next two opponents: Chapaleufu and Cría Yatay.
The details of the day were the following:
ALEGRIA 18-10 CHAPALEUFU
Alegría: Facundo Sola 8 (6 goals), Hilario Ulloa 10 (1), Sapo Caset 9 (8, 2 penalties), Fred Mannix 8 (3). Total: 35.
Chapaleufú: Pepe Heguy 7 (3), Gallego Martínez Ferrario 8 (4), Julián de Lusarreta 7 (1), Ruso Heguy 8 (2 penalties). Total: 30.
Score Alegría: 4-0, 7-1, 9-2, 9-4, 14-5, 15-8, 15-10 y 18-10.
BPP Polo Argentino: Vertiente Mojarrita. Played by Facundo Sola.
Nominees AACCP: Antu Wallung Spirulina (played by Sapo Caset) and Irenita Merienda (played by Ezequiel Martínez Ferrario).
Umpires: Daniel Boudou y Matías Baibiene.
Third man: Marcelo López Vargas.
Statistics:
FAULTS:
Alegría: 11. Chapaleufu: 6.
SHOTS ON GOAL:
Alegría: 16/19. Chapaleufu: 8/13.
THROW-INS:
Alegría: 11. Chapaleufu: 17.
CORNERS:
Alegría: 0. Chapaleufu: 0.
PENALTIES:
Alegría: 2/3. Chapaleufu: 2/4.
ELLERSTINA 12-11 LA DOLFINA POLO RANCH
Ellerstina: Polito Pieres 9 (7, 2 penalties), Gonzalo Pieres 10 (3), Facundo Pieres 10 (1), Nicolás Pieres 10 (1). Total: 39.
La Dolfina Polo Ranch: Diego Cavanagh 7 (7, 3 penalties), Guillermo Terrera 8 (2), Jejo Taranco 7 y Nachi du Plessis 8 (1). Total: 30.
Score Ellerstina: 1-1, 6-3, 7-4, 9-4, 9-7, 9-8, 11-10 y 12-11.
BPP Polo Argentino: Machitos Jazzita. Played by Facundo Pieres.
Nominess AACCP: Open Léxica (played by Gonzalo Pieres) and Dolfina Cora (played by Diego Cavanagh).
Umpires: Esteban Ferrari y Guillermo Villanueva (h).
Third man: Martín Goti.
Statistics:
FAULTS:
Ellerstina: 6. La Dolfina Polo Ranch: 9.
SHOTS ON GOAL:
Ellerstina: 10/17. La Dolfina Polo Ranch: 7/13.
THROW-INS:
Ellerstina: 18. La Dolfina Polo Ranch: 12.
CORNERS:
Ellerstina: 0. La Dolfina Polo Ranch: 1/1.
PENALTIES:
Ellerstina: 2/3. La Dolfina Polo Ranch: 3/3.
The Argentine Open Championship will continue on Saturday with the following order of play:
2pm, field 2: La Albertina Abu Dhabi vs La Esquina Los Machitos
4:30pm, field 1: La Dolfina vs La Irenita
Photo galleries:
Alegría vs Chapaleufú
Ellerstina vs La Dolfina Polo Ranch