Lt. Gen. Shah Rafi Alam Memorial Polo Cup 2019 reaches final stage
Diamond Paints and Master Paints qualified for the main final of the Lt. Gen. Shah Rafi Alam Memorial Polo Cup 2019 after winning their respective matches at Lahore Polo Club.
The players from Diamond Paints and Master Paints made their way to the final of Lt. Gen. Shah Rafi Alam Memorial Polo Cup 2019 after beating their respective opponents on penalty shoots as the rain caused wet weather conditions of the ground of Lahore Polo Club, yesterday.
In the first match, Diamond Paints defeated Black Horse Paints/Artema Medical by a narrow margin of 9-8. From the winning side, Raja Arslan Jalil fired in four out of four penalties while his teammate Jack William Hyde could convert two out of four goals.
While from the losing side, Abu Bakar Siddique and Hamza Mawaz Khan hammered three goals each. As the score was 6-all, the match was then decided on the sudden death chukker, where Diamond Paints thrashed three goals while Black Horse Paints could convert only two goals. With this victory, Diamonds Paints made way to the main final.
In another crucial match of the day, Master Paints edged out Master Paints Black 7-6. From the winning side, Bilal Haye converted four out of four goals and Mariano Regal three out of four. From the losing side, Ahmed Ali Tiwana and Manuel Carranza converted three goals each out of four.
The final of the event will be played today at the same venue.
