Newage down PAF in Punjab Polo Cup Opener
Newage/BBJ Pipes defeated Rijas Aces/PAF by 8-5 ½ in the Hamdan Holdings Punjab Polo Cup opening encounter played here at the Lahore Polo Club.
The first encounter was played between Newage/BBJ Pipes and Rijas Aces/PAF where Newage/BBJ Pipes outplayed Rijas Aces/PAF by 8-5 ½ in the Hamdan Holdings Punjab Polo Cup.
Salvador Ulloa played brilliantly as he hammered a quartet for Newage/BBJ Pipes triumph while a hat-trick came from Ahmed Zubair Butt and one-goal contribution from Ahmed Ali Tiwana. Where one and a half goal handicap advantage couldn’t helped Rijas Aces/PAF as they scored four goals in their total tally and made it 8-5½ in the end. From losing side, Deigo Araya scored two goals while Juan Cruz Araya and Faisal Shahzad hammered one goal each.
In the first chukker Newage/BBJ Pipes dominated well as Salavador and Ahmed Zubair provided a good start to Newage/BBJ Pipes as both players scored one goal each and Newage/BBJ Pipes took the lead by 2-0.
In the second chukker Newage maintained their supremacy as well as they converted one more goal to stretch their lead to 3-0. Rijas Aces bounced back through Deigo Araya contributed a fantastic field goal to make it 3-1.
In the thrilling third chukker Rijas Aces hammered two more goals to level the score 3-3. Juan Araya and Deigo Araya hit one goal apiece but Newage then changed their gears and fought back well to pump in two more goals through Salvador and Ahmed Zubair to take 5-3 lead.
In the fourth and last chukker, Newage once again showed their supremacy by hammering a hat-trick as Ahmed Zubair, Ahmed Tiwana and Salvador scored one goal each to take 8-3 lead. By the close of the chukker Faisal struck one goal to reduce the margin to 8-4 yet it was too less for them to register victory. With one and half goal handicap advantage the final score was 8-5 ½ in favor of Newage/BBJ Pipes. Howard George Smith and Jason Dixon were field umpires while Ignasio Negri was match referee.
