La Dolfina/Scone vs Park Place, Dubai vs UAE Polo, La Dolfina/Marques de Riscal vs Sujan Indian Tigers & King Power vs Aureus
Following the last of the league matches played yesterday, Wednesday 4 June, The Cartier Queen’s Cup Quarter Finals have now been set as: Saturday 7 June: La Dolfina/Scone v Park Place at Les Lions (12pm) & Dubai v UAE Polo Team at Guards Polo Club (3pm)Sunday 8 June: La Dolfina/Marques de Riscal vs Sujan Indian Tigers at Noel Farm (12pm) & King Power vs Aureus at Guards Polo Club (3pm) Yesterday, Wednesday 4 June, both of the last league matches went into extra time.
The first match between La Dolfina/Marques de Riscal and Gaston was a rinse and repeat performance for La Dolfina/Marques de Riscal as they were trailing 9-7 at the end of the fifth chukka but went on to win this match 11-10 in overtime. Once again Poroto Cambiaso switched up a gear in the sixth chukka, effortlessly taking the ball through traffic and firing through goals. Next up, spectators were treated to a fast and furious match between Park Place and Ojo Caliente.
These teams were so evenly matched that there was never more than a goal between them and it was 8-8 at the start of the sixth, but as both Hilario Ulloa and Facundo Sola converted a penalty each, the game headed into extra time. This frenetic, extra chukka saw teams racing up and down The Queen’s Ground, with Rufino Bensadon scoring the winning goal, 10-9, for Park Place. This placed Park Place in a three-way penalty shootout to decide the final qualifying team for the Quarter Finals; Ulloa, Barto Castagnola (Desert Palm) and Sola lined up to take the penalties on The Queen’s Ground immediately after the Park Place/Ojo Caliente game was completed. Park Place won this contest too, thanks to Ulloa’s sharp shooting. He was the only player to successfully convert all four shots.
The Cartier Queen’s Cup Quarter Final Teams:
La Dolfina/Scone (22): David Paradice (0), Paco de Narvaez (7), Marcos Araya (6) & Adolfo Cambiaso (9)
Park Place (22): Andrey Borodin (0), Hilario Ulloa (9), Rosendo Torreguitar (6) & Rufino Bensadon (7)
Dubai (22): Camilo ‘Jeta’ Castagnola (10), Rashid Albwardy (3), Hazel Jackson (2) & Antonio Heguy (7)
UAE Polo (22): HH Sheikha Maitha (0), Lukin Monteverde (7), Juan Martin Nero (9) & Santos Merlos (6)
La Dolfina/Marques de Riscal (22): Luis Aznar (1), Poroto Cambiaso (10), Lucas Criado (6) & Rufino Merlos (5)
Sujan Indian Tigers (22): Jaisal Singh (1), Ollie Cudmore (5), Juan Britos (8) & Juan martin Zubia (8)
King Power (22): Top Srivaddhanaprabha (1), Ricardo Garros (5), Pablo Mac Donough (9) & Tommy Beresford (7)
Aureus (22): Sunjay Kapur (0), Tomas Panelo (9), Benjamin Panelo (8) & Mark Tomlinson (5)
Photograph: Both of the last league matches went into extra time.
By Pablo Ramirez