The semifinals of the Carlos Gracida Cup took place on Tuesday at the International Polo Club, in Wellington, United States. After two even and tight matches, Coca-Cola and La Indiana became finalist of this 20-goal tournament after they beat Prestige Worldwide and Pilot, respectively. Besides, Goose Creek won the Subsidiary Cup after defeating Horseware by 10 goals to 9.
The detail on the matches was as follows:
CARLOS GRACIDA CUP, SEMIFINAL 1: COCA-COLA 9-7 PRESTIGE WORLDWIDE
Coca-Cola: Gillian Johnston 2, Sugar Erskine 6 (2 goals), Steve Krueger 4 (5), Nacho Novillo Astrada 8. Total: 20.
Prestige Worldwide: Will Johnston 2, Felipe Viana 5, Miguel Novillo Astrada 9 (2 goals), Stevie Orthwein 4 (5). Total: 20.
Score Coca-Cola: 2-2, 5-3, 6-6, 7-6, 8-7, 9-7.
CARLOS GRACIDA CUP, SEMIFINAL 2: LA INDIANA 10-9 PILOT
La Indiana: Michael Bickford 2 (3 goals), Toro Ruiz 5 (5), Facundo Obregon 6 (2), Jeff Hall 7. Total: 20.
Pilot: Curtis Pilot A, Matt Coppola 4 (2 goals), Gonzalito Pieres 9 (6), Lucas James 7 (1). Total: 20.
Score La Indiana: 0-1, 3-2, 6-4, 7-6, 8-9, 10-9.
CARLOS GRACIDA CUP, SUBSIDIARY FINAL: GOOSE CREEK 10-9 HORSEWARE
Goose Creek: Maureen Brennan 1 (1 goal), Peke González 5 (3), Mariano González 7 (4), Matías Magrini 7 (2). Total: 20.
Horseware: Tom MacGuinness A (1 goal), Hugo Lloret 5, Sebastián Merlos 9 (5), Joaquín Panelo 6 (3). Total: 20.
Score Goose Creek: 0-2, 3-4, 6-7, 9-7, 9-7, 10-9.
MVP: Maureen Brennan.
BPP: Marvin. Played by Joaquín Panelo.
The order of play for the USPA Gold Cup and the Carlos Gracida Cup at International Polo Club continues as follows:
USPA GOLD CUP (26 goals)
Wednesday:
12pm, Semifinal 1: Valiente vs. Tonkawa
3pm, Semifinal 2: Flexjet vs. Daily Racing Form
CARLOS GRACIDA CUP (20 goals)
Saturday:
3pm, Final: La Indiana vs Coca-Cola
Picture Galleries:
CARLOS GRACIDA CUP: Coca-Cola vs Prestige Worldwide
CARLOS GRACIDA CUP: La Indiana vs Pilot
CARLOS GRACIDA CUP SUBSIDIARY FINAL: Goose Creek vs Horseware
USPA GOLD CUP: Fixture & Teams
CARLOS GRACIDA CUP: Fixture & Teams