Diamond paints, Army, Barry’s wins in National Polo opener
Diamond paints defeated Master Paints/ Rizvis by 6-5 while Army outplayed Newage/BBJ Pipes by 9-8 and Barry’s outscore Master Paints Blacks 8-5.
On the opening day of the National Championship for Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup 2018 three matches were played that blasted into action here at Lahore Polo Club’s Aibak and other adjoining grounds.
In this two-week long event, seven teams are showing their equine skills and control of ponies. On day one of the championship, Diamond Paints defeated Master Paints/ Rizvis 6-5 while Army defeated Newage/BBJ Pipes 9-8 and Barry’s outscore Master Paints Blacks 8-5.
In the first thrilling encounter Diamond Paints defeated Master Paints/ Rizvis by 6-5 where Macos Araya, Mir Huzaifa Ahmed and Eulogio Celestino scored two goals each for Diamond Paints while from Master/Rizvi’s, Juan Cruz Losada developed four goals and Saqib hit in one.
In the second game of the day Army defeated Newage/BBJ Pipes by 9-8 where Army saw Ignasio Negri convert seven goals while Brig Zulfiqar Ali Baig and Miguel Luis Duggan shared one goal each while from the losing Newage side, Salvador Ulloa produced five goals with two coming from Ahmed Zubair Butt and one from Adnan Jalil.
In the third match of the day, Barry’s had its upperhand through Juan Maria Ruiz (Tito), who scored four goals and Bilal Haye and Ramiro Zavaleta shared two goals each and from the losing end, Gerado Mazzini hit three while Hissam Ali Hyder got two goals.
Lahore Polo Club President Irfan Ali Hyder, executive committee member Umer Sadiq, Jawad Jamil Malik, Ahmed Nawaz Tiwana, Saqib Khan Khakwani, secretary Col R Shoaib Aftab and other members saw the successful start of the country’s premier polo tournament.
Today’s Fixtures:
1. Barry’s VS Newage.BBJ Pipes – 1:00 PM
2. Army Rejas/PAF – 2:15 PM
3. Master Paints/Rizvis VS Master Paints Blacks -3:30 PM
