Remounts, Master Paints Black win Aibak Polo Cup 2021 openers
Remounts defeated Colony Polo Team while Master Paints Black outpaced Diamond Paints on the opening day of Aibak Polo Cup 2021.
The historical Aibak Polo Cup 2021 got underway at the Aibak Polo ground, Lahore.
As many as top eight teams are vying for the top honours in the 14-goal tournament, which are divided into two pools.
Pool A: Remounts, Colony Polo Team, Diamond Paints, Master Paints Black.
Pool B: Barry’s, Master Paints, DS Polo/ASC and BN Polo.
Meanwhile, two matches were played on the opening day at the Lahore Polo Club ground.
The first match of the day proved to be a thrilling encounter, where Remounts beat Colony Polo Team with a narrow margin of 7-6 1/2. Ignacio Negri emerged as hero of the day from team Remounts with a contribution of superb six goals while Vieri Antinori struck one goal.
From Colony Polo Team, which had a half goal handicap advantage, both Francisco Bensadon and Jamie Le Hardy hammered a hat-trick each but their efforts couldn't bear fruit for their side.
The second encounter of the day saw Master Paints Black outpacing Diamond Paints by 10-7 1/2. Matias Vial Parez was the star of the day from Master Paints Black as he smashed in splendid five goals while Mariano Raigal converted a hat-trick and Ahmed Ali Tiwana a brace.
From Diamond Paints, which had two and a half goal handicap advantage, Ramiro Zaveletta and Saqib Khan Khakwani banged in a brace while Abdul Rehman Monnoo scored one goal.
Lahore Polo Club (LPC) President Omer Sadik has announced that the subsidiary and main finals will be played on February 14 (Sunday)," said .
