Ankora Polo Team were crowned champions of the Sultan Bin Zayed Polo Cup after defeating Abu Dhabi in the final at Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
After an impressive comeback in the last chukka, Khalid Alomran’s team came through to secure this prestigious title. The tournament saw six teams compete. The Subsidiary title went to Ghantoot B, after their victory over Anningsley Park Farm.
THE SULTAN BIN ZAYED POLO CUP FINAL WAS STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV.
SULTAN BIN ZAYED CUP FINAL: ANKORA 6-5 ABU DHABI
ANKORA POLO TEAM: RAYAN AL AJAJI -2, KHALID ALOMRAN -1, RICARDO GARROS 5 (5 goals), TOMAS IRIARTE 4 (1). Total: 6.
ABU DHABI POLO TEAM : ELENA VENOT 1 (2 goals), SANTOS IRIARTE 1, FARIS AL YABHOUNI 0, HUGO BARABUCCI 4 (3). Total: 6.
Score Ankora: 1-0, 3-2, 4-3, 6-5.
MVP: Ricardo Garros.
MVP Amateur: Elena Venot.
BPP: Lavinia Marioneta, ridden by Ricardo Garros.
SUBSIDIARY FINAL: GHANTOOT B 7-6 ANNINGSLEY PARK FARM
ANNINGSLEY PARK FARM: AHMED AL SAMMACH 0 (1 goal), TALAL AL WANDAWI 0 (1), RAJA ABULJUBEIN 0 (1), PABLO LLORENTE 6 (3). Total: 6.
GHANTOOT B: ABDULLAH BIN DESMAL 0 (1 goal), RASHID AL FALAHI 0, EMILIO NOVILLO CORVALAN 2 (2), RAMIRO CORDERO 4 (4). Total: 6.
Score Ghantoot B: 0-1, 0-2, 3-4, 7-6.
MVP: Ramiro Cordero.
Umpires: Daniel Boudou & Rafael Silva.
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