Final Scores; Park Place 16 – 15 Dubai Polo Team | Venue: Les Lions Holyport, Maidenhead SL6 2JB
Kicking off today’s Quarter-Final action in the Cartier Queen’s Cup at Guards Polo Club was an undefeated Dubai Polo Team in action against a 2-2 Park Place team that only secured their place after a thrilling penalty shootout on Wednesday evening. This match quickly established itself as a high-scoring affair as these two teams traded goals to open the first chukka of play, with contributions from Park Place’s Francisco Elizalde and Facundo Pieres to be matched by Dubai Polo Team’s Camilo Castagnola on back-to-back drives from the field.
Holding Dubai Polo Team to just one goal off the stick of Guillermo Terrera, Park Place’s high-octane, attacking play seized control of the second chukka to score five unanswered goals, including three from Pieres to secure an early four goal advantage. Despite a brief refuge from Park Place’s scoring onslaught from Castagnola at the penalty line, Park Place continued to apply pressure, with Andrey Borodin getting in on the action as another run of three goals gave Park Place a firm 10-5 lead at half-time. Regrouping in time for the fourth chukka, Dubai Polo Team emerged out of the break with a spectacular fourth chukka from Castagnola, who produced a five-goal individual run, taking advantage of Park Place’s foul troubles to score three of his five goals from the penalty line.
Tied for the first time since the first chukka at 10-all, Castagnola continued his dominant play from the line with two more conversions, only to be matched once again by Elizalde and Pieres. These teams could not be more evenly matched, delivering an exhilarating quarter-final and entering the final chukka tied at 12-12. Both teams continued to score at an electric pace, with the battle continuing until the final bell. A Dubai Polo Team foul sent Pieres to the 40-yard line with a chance to win the game. Incredibly this penalty sailed wide with 20 seconds left. Overtime now seemed certain. A broken knock-in from Dubai Polo Team was jumped on by Park Place and Pieres was given a second opportunity to win the match. This time Pieres tapped through the penalty to confirm a 16-15 victory for Park Place and their ticket to the- semi-finals.
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