In one of the best matches of the whole 2023 high goal season in the United Arab Emirates, Ghantoot defeated UAE Polo by an impressive 17-13 score and claimed the much coveted HH President of UAE Polo Cup, Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club’s premier tournament. The league games as well as the final, on Saturday March 18, have been played entirely at the club set in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Nasser Al Shamsi’s foursome have already took the trophy back in 2021.
Prior to the final of the HH President of UAE Polo Cup, Abu Dhabi narrowly beat Habtoor Wolves 9-8, and won the Subsidiary Trophy.
THE HH PRESIDENT OF UAE POLO CUP WAS STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV.
The summary of the HH President of UAE Polo Cup:
FINAL HH PRESIDENT OF UAE POLO CUP: GHANTOOT 17-13 UAE POLO
Ghantoot Polo Team: Nasser Al Shamsi 1 (2 goals), Segundo Amadori 4 (3), Pablo Llorente 6 (5), Marcos Araya 7 (7, 6 penalties). Total: 18.
UAE Polo Team: HH Sheikha Maitha Al Maktoum 0, Lukin Monteverde 6 (2 goals), Antonio Heguy 5 (2), Tommy Beresford 7 (9, 8 penalties). Total: 18.
Score Ghantoot: 5-1, 8-4, 11-9, 14-10, 17-13.
Umpires: Jason Dixon & Peter Wright. Third man: Santiago Torreguitar.
MVP: Pablo Llorente.
BPP: Open Melancólico. Player: Pablo Llorente.
Best Polo Argentino Bred, presented by the Argentine Polo Pony Breeders Assn.: Open Macedo. Player: Segundo Amadori.
SUBSIDIARY FINAL: ABU DHABI 9-8 HABTOOR WOLVES
Abu Dhabi: Faris Al Yabhouni 0 (1 goal), César Crespo 6 (2), Félix Esaín 6, Teo Lacau 6 (5). Total: 18.
Habtoor Wolves: Habtoor Al Habtoor 1 (1 goal), Kian Hall 3 (1), Toly Ulloa 6 (4), Juan Jauretche 7 (5). Total: 17.
Score Abu Dhabi: 1-0, 3-2, 6-5, 8-5, 9-8.
Umpires: Jason Dixon & Peter Wright. Third man: Santiago Torreguitar.
HH PRESIDENT OF UAE POLO CUP: Fixture & Teams
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