The fourth day of the Argentine Open Championship saw two matches held at Palermo. Ellerstina made their debut, with Facundo Pieres on good form after his fall in the final of Hurlingham. Polito Pieres gave a great performance and was the top scorer of the game. The Pieres know they are in a difficult zone and their way to the final will not be easy, but they had an excellent start to the tournament, beating Chapaleufu 21-7.
Next up on ground one, Alegria and Cria Yatay put on a great display of polo. Alegria got an early lead but Yatay remained hot on their heels. Despite the pink team maintaining lead the entire game, Cria Yatay proved they are a solid team. Lerin Zubiaurre made his debut on ground one after the injury that left him out of the last two seasons. Alegria claimed the win and secured their position in Zone B.
ELLERSTINA 21-7 CHAPALEUFU
Ellerstina: Polito Pieres 9 (10 goals, 4 penalties), Gonzalito Pieres 10 (6), Facundo Pieres 10 (4), Nico Pieres 10 (1). Total: 39.
Chapaleufú: Pepe Heguy 7 (1), Gallego Martínez Ferrario 8 (1), Julián de Lusarreta 7 (3), Ruso Heguy 8 (2 penalties). Total: 30.
Score Ellerstina: 2-1, 6-2, 9-3, 13-4, 16-4, 17-5, 18-5 y 21-7.
MVP: Polito Pieres.
BPP Polo Argentino: Open Smile, played by Gonzalito Pieres.
Nominees for the AACCP: Open Iraní and Machitos Jazzita (played by Facundo Pieres).
Umpires: Gastón Dorignac (h) & Rafael Silva.
Third man: Juan José Díaz Alberdi.
Statistics:
FOULS:
Ellerstina: 7. Chapaleufú: 7.
SHOTS ON GOAL:
Ellerstina: 17/27. Chapaleufú: 5/8.
THROW-INS:
Ellerstina: 16. Chapaleufú: 12.
CORNERS:
Ellerstina: 0. Chapaleufú: 0/1.
PENALTIES:
Ellerstina: 4/6. Chapaleufú: 2/2.
ALEGRIA 14-11 CRIA YATAY
Alegría: Facundo Sola 8 (3), Hilario Ulloa 10 (2), Sapo Caset 9 (6, 3 penalties), Fred Mannix 8 (3). Total: 35.
Cría Yatay: Lerín Zubiaurre 7, Magoo Laprida 8 (5), Joaquín Pittaluga 8 (6, 2 de penal), Iñaki Laprida 8. Total: 31.
Score Alegría: 3-1, 4-4, 8-6, 9-7, 10-8, 11-9, 12-10 y 14-11.
MVP: Sapo Caset
BPP Polo Argentino: Irenita Gran Puntería. Played by Hilario Ulloa.
Nominees for the AACCP: Gete Argos (played by Magoo Laprida) and Open Jazmín (played by Facundo Sola).
Umpires: Federico Martelli & Martín Aguerre.
Third man: Marcelo López Vargas.
Statistics:
FOULS:
Alegría: 11. Cría Yatay: 8.
SHOTS ON GOAL:
Alegría: 11/18. Cría Yatay: 9/13.
THROW-INS:
Alegría: 14. Cría Yatay: 13.
CORNERS:
Alegría: 0/1. Cría Yatay: 0.
PENALTIES:
Alegría: 3/5. Cría Yatay: 2/3.
The Argentine Open Championship resumes on Tuesday:
2pm, field 2: La Aguada Las Monjitas vs La Esquina Los Machitos
4:30pm, field 1: La Dolfina vs La Albertina Abu Dhabi
Photo galleries:
Ellerstina vs Chapaleufú
Alegría vs Cría Yatay