On field 2 in Palermo, on Saturday 11/16, a new day of the world’s top event of our sport began to be played: the 131st HSBC Argentine Polo Open.
The team led by Nico Pieres, La Zeta Kazak, a team from the qualifying tournament, turned the match around in the last set and achieved its first win at the Palermo Open after beating Cría La Dolfina by a tight 14-13, with an agonizing goal by Beltrán Laulhé just 4 seconds from the final bell.
In this way, a tremendous joy was unleashed in the palenque of Grl. Rodríguez’s team, where there was no lack of tears of emotion for a highly sought after victory and that came after achieving a partial of 6-2 in the last two sets of the match. Congratulations!
Teams and progression:
The Zeta Kazak: Lorenzo Chavanne 6 (4, two penalties), Beltrán Laulhé 6 (1), Nicolás Pieres 8 (8, three penalties) and Matías Torres Zavaleta 8 (1). Total: 28.
Breeding La Dolfina: Rufino Bensadón 8 (2), Diego Cavanagh 8 (1), Alejo Taranco 8 (2) and Bautista Bayugar 8 (8, four penalties). Total: 32.
La Zeta Kazak: 1-2, 3-2, 4-5, 5-6, 7-9, 8-11, 11-12 and 14-13.
Yellow Cards: Diego Cavanagh (Chukker 5, 0.01) and Lorenzo Chavanne (Chukker 5, 2.44).
Judges: Matías Baibiene and Guillermo Villanueva (Jr.). Arbitrator: Rafael Silva.