Final Scores; King Power 9 – 7 UAE Polo Team | Venue: The Duke’s Ground
Earlier in the day the UAE Polo Team, featuring Lucas Monteverde Jnr for the first time this season, faced King Power on The Duke’s Ground to determine the winner of the subsidiary Cartier Trophy. Initiating a dominant first half for King Power, back-to-back goals from Mackenzie Weisz and Nicolas Pieres were briefly interrupted by a successful drive from UAE Polo Team’s Bartolome Castagnola Jnr.
However, the first half continued to belong to King Power as Pieres took over play from the field scoring four goals in the first three chukkas of play, including the only penalty conversion of the match. With Pieres leading a six-goal run, contributions from teammates Weisz and James Harper saw King Power firmly in control of the match to take a commanding 8-1 lead at the break.
Finding their first defensive successes in the early stages of the second half, UAE Polo Team were able to hold King Power’s potent field attack to just one goal off the mallet of Pieres as they began to mount a comeback. An early goal in the fourth chukka from Tomas Beresford kick-started the re-surgency of Castagnola Jnr, scoring four second half goals on seven shot attempts.
UAE Polo Team managed to bring themselves within two, but two crucial missed penalty opportunities and their substantial first half deficit was ultimately too much to overcome, as King Power held on to take the Cartier Trophy 9-7. Mackenzie Weisz was named the Cartier Most Valuable Player in this subsidiary final.
Cartier Queen's Cup 2022 Subsidiary Finals Gallery
King Power: Beltran di Paola (1); Mackenzie Weisz (5); Nicolas Pieres (9); James Harper (7).
UAE Polo Team: HRHH Sheikha Maitha Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (0); Lucas Monteverde Jnr (6); Bartolome Castagnola Jnr (9); Tomas Beresford (7).
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