Final Scores: Dubai 17 vs 13 Murus Sanctus | Venue: Ambersham Fields 3
Dubai Polo Team and Murus Sanctus exchanged goals early in a thrilling back-and-forth battle, with contributions from Murus Sanctus’ Facundo Sola and Alfredo Cappella edging out Dubai Polo Team’s Matt Perry and Jeronimo del Carril for a 3-2 lead through one chukka of play.
Dubai Polo Team raced ahead in a dominant second chukka, led by the strong play of Rashid Albwardy at the front of the game, scoring two goals as part of a 4-0 chukka that gave Dubai Polo Team the three-goal advantage. Unable to generate any offensive success in the second chukka, Cappella finally halted Murus Sanctus’ scoring drought and along with two successful penalty conversions from teammate Sola, brought Murus Sanctus back into contention, trailing 8-6 at halftime.
The high-scoring match carried into the second half as the two teams continued to exchange goals, with Murus Sanctus converting from the penalty line and Dubai Polo Team receiving goals from the duo of Camilo Castagnola and Jeronimo del Carril. Still trailing by two, Murus Sanctus fought to tie the score and in the chukka of the match, seven goals were scored with neither team able to produce two in a row, as the back-and-forth chukka resulted in Murus Sanctus inching one goal closer after two tallies from Beltran Laulhe.
Clinging on to a one goal lead with the game still left to be decided entering the final chukka, Camilo Castagnola produced an exceptional performance over the final seven minutes, scoring four goals on perfect 4 for 4 shooting to finish with nine goals and carry Dubai Polo Team to the 17-13 triumph.
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Photographer: Pablo Ramirez
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