Final Scores; La Magdeleine 11 – 8 Scone Polo | Venue: Zacara
With two spots remaining for Wednesday’s Cartier Queen’s Cup semi-finals still up for grabs, an undefeated Scone Polo began Sunday’s action at Zacara against the 2-2 La Magdeleine. Alexandre Garese’s La Magdeleine struck first, blanking Scone Polo from the scoreboard while posting back-to-back goals from Min Podesta and Pablo MacDonough. Mounting a response for Scone Polo in the second chukka, goals from Adolfo Cambiaso Snr in the field and Poroto Cambiaso from the penalty line brought the match back level 2-2, only to be answered once more by MacDonough and Podesta.
Scone Polo found themselves in a similar situation to the previous chukka and again relied on the Cambiaso duo. They contributed one more goal each, including a Penalty 1 for Adolfo to tie the match at 4-4 entering half-time. Creating some much-needed separation in the fourth chukka Ollie Cudmore initiated the scoring for La Magdeleine, to be followed by two goals from MacDonough from both the field and 30-yard line. La Magdeleine’s defence was an emerging storyline as Scone Polo would score just two goals from the field on 12 shots, putting immense pressure on Scone’s penalty taking to keep pace in the second half.
Two crucial penalty conversions from the Cambiasos brought Scone Polo back to within two goals, but it was short-lived as La Magdeleine’s success in open play resulted in goals from Podesta and MacDonough to put La Magdeleine ahead 10-6. Adolfo and Poroto Cambiaso made one last push for a final chukka comeback that included Adolfo’s third penalty conversion of the match but despite these efforts, Podesta’s fifth goal in one of his best performances of the season sealed an 11-8 victory and guaranteed La Magdeleine’s place in Wednesday’s semi-finals.
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