Master Paints qualifies for Aquafina Lahore Garrison Polo C'ship 2019 final
Superb hat-tricks by Mariano Regal and Mumtaz Abbas Niazi helped Master Paints outscore AOS Polo Team by 7-4½ and qualify for the final at Cavalry Polo ground, Lahore.
On the third day of Aquafina Lahore Garrison Polo Championship 2019, Master Paints showed great polo skills to qualify for the final.
At the Cavalry Polo ground Lahore, superb hat-tricks by Mariano Regal and Mumtaz Abbas Niazi helped Master Paints outscore AOS Polo Team by 7-4½ and qualify for the main final.
Master Paints took the first lead of the game through a field goal in the first chukker to gain 1-0 lead but AOS slammed in an equaliser in the beginning of the second chukker to make it 1-all.
Master Paints then fought back well and smashed in two back-to-back goals to have 3-1 lead. AOS, unwilling to quit, bounced back well in the third chukker as they converted tremendous three goals against one by Master Paints to square the things at 4-all.
The fourth and last chukker saw total domination of Master Paints, who hammered a hat-trick of goals to win the match by 7-4½.
In the second match of the day, Newage beat Barry’s by 7½-6.
From the winning side, which had a half goal handicap advantage, Syed Aun Rizvi, Edward Banner Eve and Abdul Raheem Saqib struck two goals each while Taimur Ali Malik hit one. From the losing side, Ernesto Trotz scored a quartet and Omar Asjad Malhi banged in a brace in a losing effort.