Abu Dhabi and Ankora qualified for the final of the Sultan Bin Zayed Polo Cup after claiming respective semifinal wins at Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday, January 27. Consequently, both teams will fight for the title on Monday.
Prior to the final, Anningsley Park Farm and Ghantoot B will play the Subsidiary final.
The tournament sees six teams, up to 6 goals, compete. Action is streamed live on POLOLINE TV.
The final is set to be played on Monday, February 1.
THE SULTAN BIN ZAYED POLO CUP IS STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV HERE.
SEMIFINALS:
ABU DHABI 6-4 GHANTOOT A
ABU DHABI POLO TEAM : ELENA VENOT 1 (2 goals), SANTOS IRIARTE 1, FARIS AL YABHOUNI 0, HUGO BARABUCCI 4 (4). Total: 6.
GHANTOOT A: ALI AL MARRI 1 (2 goals), YOUSOF BIN DESMAL 1 (1), NASSER AL SHAMSI 1, JUANJI DIAZ ALBERDI 3 (1). Total: 6.
Score Abu Dhabi: 2-0, 2-1, 5-2, 6-4.
MVP: Hugo Barabucci.
ANKORA POLO TEAM 8-3.5 RA NOON
ANKORA POLO TEAM: RAYAN AJAJI -2, KHALID ALOMRAN -1 (2 goals), RICARDO GARROS 5 (5), TOMAS IRIARTE 4 (1). Total: 6.
RA NOON POLO TEAM: RASHID AL AABAR -2, RASHID AL FALAHI 0, BAUTISTA ALBERDI 3 (3 goals), TUKI RUIZ GUIÑAZÚ 4. Total: 5.
Score Ankora: (0-0.5) 2-1.5, 3-1.5, 6-1.5, 8-3.5.
MVP: Khalid Alomran.
Umpires: Daniel Boudou & Rafael Silva.
SULTAN BIN ZAYED POLO CUP: Fixture & Teams
The Sultan Bin Zayed Polo Cup continues as follows:
Monday, February 1:
2pm, Subsidiary final: Anningsley Park Farm vs Ghantoot B
4pm, FINAL SULTAN BIN ZAYED POLO CUP: ABU DHABI vs ANKORA POLO