Early Wins for Habtoor Polo and Ghantoot Polo Teams at the Qualification Matches
Dubai UAE
Sallam Sallam
It was a double action day at the Al Habtoor Polo Resort and Club wherein four teams competed on the second day of the Julius Baer Gold Cup 2019
Habtoor Polo faced Zedan Polo in a match that had seen the teams at a tie with 2 goals each by the end of the first chukker. Habtoor Polo took control of the game when Facundo “Facu” Sola delivered 3 goals during the second chukker. The team had kept their 2 goal advantage all the way to the end and closed the game with 8 goals to 6
Match Progression
Habtoor Polo team: 2 – 2 | 5 – 3 | 6 – 4 | 8 – 6 | 8 – 6
Top scorer of the match: Facundo Sola, 6 goals
The next match was between Ghantoot Polo and Dubai Wolves teams. Juan Gris Zavaleta had brought in goals for Ghantoot through to halftime and capped it off with 3 more by the fourth. The last two goals from Manuel Crespo and Martin Donovan resulted in a final score of 9 – 5 in favour of Ghantoot
Match Progression
Ghantoot Polo team: 2 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 4 – 3 | 7 – 4 | 9 – 5
Top scorer of the match: Juan Gris Zavaleta, 6 goals
The Julius Baer Gold Cup, an 18-goal handicap tournament will continue on the 22nd of February 2019 at the Al Habtoor Polo Resort and Club. Abu Dhabi Polo will play against the Desert Palm teams at 14:00 and UAE Polo team will battle it out against Mahra at 16:00
