Final Scores: Scone 14 vs 13 Monterosso | Venue: Cowdray Lawns Field 2
Scone Polo and their father-son duo of Adolfo and Poroto Cambiaso made their 2022 tournament debut against Monterosso, who added 9-goaler Pablo Mac Donough to their line- up. The high-scoring game needed overtime to determine the champion with each team generating offense from the penalty line for a combined 27 goals.
Going the length of the field on a knock-in, a perfectly placed pass from Poroto Cambiaso set up a goal from Rosendo Torreguitar to open the scoring.
Adding one more goal each, Poroto and Adolfo Cambiaso guided Scone Polo to a 3-0 start, but Monterosso’s Mac Donough hit a Penalty 2 through the goal to end the first chukka trailing by two.
Exchanging penalty conversions throughout the rest of the first half, Poroto Cambiaso and Mac Donough led their respective teams with field goals difficult to come by. After Monterosso tied the score at 4-all, Scone Polo ended the half in the same way they began it, scoring three consecutive goals to hold the 7-4 advantage.
A torrid pace was set in the fourth chukka as the teams raced end-to-end, scoring three goals each to leave the difference unchanged on the scoreboard. Poroto Cambiaso continued to highlight the Scone Polo attack with his sixth and seventh goals, while Ignacio Toccalino moved forward in the game to give Monterosso their first momentum from the field. It carried into a decisive fifth chukka where Monterosso made their run to pull even. Holding the strong Scone Polo attack without a shot, Monterosso kept the ball in the attacking half and the result was three goals from Mac Donough and one from Toccalino as the two teams were deadlocked at 11-11 with one chukka remaining.
A backhand from Matias Gonzalez sprung Toccalino on a breakaway which he confidently ran through the posts for Monterosso’s first lead of the match at 12-11 to begin the sixth chukka. Holding on to their one-goal lead into the final seconds, a foul sent Poroto Cambiaso to the 40-yard line with a chance to tie the game and he sent the ball through the defender to send the game into overtime. Running down the right side of the field, Adolfo Cambiaso drew a foul on an errant mallet and it was son Poroto who converted the 30-yard penalty to finish a perfect 9 for 9 and score his eleventh goal for the thrilling 14- 13 victory.
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