Final Scores; Thai Polo NP 9 - 8 King Power | Venue: Ambersham Field 3
In the day's opening match, King Power's Nicolas Pieres initiated the scoring in a highly contested affair against reigning Gold Cup champions Thai Polo NP. Answering each other stride-for-stride in the first two chukkas of play, three goals on nine shots from King Power's Pieres and Mackenzie Weisz was matched by a balanced Thai Polo NP effort with contributions from Charlie Hanbury, Min Podesta, and Ned Hine at the 30-yard line.
Tied at 4-all in the third chukka, Hine converted his second-half conversion as Thai Polo NP held King Power shotless to take a 4-3 lead at the break.
Following the first goal for Jared Zenni in open play to extend Thai Polo NP's lead to two, King Power took control of the tone on the field. Starting a five-goal unanswered run off the mallet of Weisz, Pieres took advantage of back-to-back conversions, along with James Harper's first goal of the match, to pull ahead 7-5. Briefly halting King Power's efficient offensive attack on a drive from Podesta, a response from Pieres to convert one of his two attempts in the chukka extended King Power's advantage 8-6.
Following losses to both Great Oaks LL and Marques de Riscal and faced with the possibility of going 0-3, Thai Polo NP assembled a statement sixth chukka. Holding King Power to just one shot on the field, Hine converted his third penalty goal on the day, while Podesta sent the match into overtime with a key conversion from the field. Feeding off their offensive momentum established in the previous chukka, one shot from Zenni was all Thai Polo NP needed to find the posts and claim the hard-fought 9-8 victory.
Cowdray Gold Cup 2022 Day 9 Gallery
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