Following a 17-12 win over Brunei, Jolly Roger captured the Terralpa Medium Goal Silver Cup, the second stage of the 51 International Polo Tournament Sotogrande, in the final that took place on Friday August 12, on Los Pinos number 3 ground. Therefore, the winning foursome took the Silver trophy home, with no less than four victories and only one defeat.
The day got off to a start on Los Pinos ground 2, with a 5,30pm high goal match between Saninte Mesme and Easy/John Smith, to battle for the So/Sotogrande Cup, with the latter emerging victorious 11-10.
As usual, the awards presentation involved the players and significant personalities, such as Terralpa’s Ramón Hermosilla and Marcos Nuñez; and So/Sotogrande’s Gabriela Lopes, as well as Antonio Alés, Ayala CEO.
The last matchdate of the Terralpa Silver Cup is due on Saturday August 13 with the high goal and low goal finals and the championship match of the Blackhound Cup, the low goal subsidiary. All matches are due to be played on Los Pinos grounds.
THE HIGH GOAL MATCHES OF THE 51° INTERNATIONAL POLO TOURNAMENT SOTOGRANDE, AS WELL AS THE MEDIUM GOAL FINALS, WILL BE STREAMED LIVE WORLDWIDE AND FREE OF CHARGE ON POLOLINE TV HERE.
Summary, Friday August 12
FINAL TERRALPA MEDIUM GOAL SILVER CUP
JOLLY ROGER 17-12 BRUNEI
JOLLY ROGER: Rosendo Torreguitar 4 (3 goals), Alicia Gariador 0, Salvador Jauretche 4 (6), Chris Mackenzie 6 (8). Total: 14.
BRUNEI: HRH Princess Azemah 0, Tomás Delfino 3 (3 goals), Matías Mac Donough Jr 4 (2), Tommy Beresford 7 (7). Total: 14.
Score Jolly Roger: 4-1, 8-4, 10-6, 11-9, 13-11, 17-12.
Umpires: Gonzalo López Vargas & Guillermo Villanueva. Third Man: Gastón Lucero.
MVP: Salvador Jauretche.
BPP: Viento, ridden by Chris Mackenzie.
Fair Play Award: HRH Princess Azemah Bolkiah.
FINAL COPA SO / SOTOGRANDE
EASY / JOHN SMITH 11-10 SAINTE MESME
SAINTE MESME: Robert Ström 4, Santiago Tanoira 5, Juan Ruiz Guiñazu 7, Pelayo Berazadi 4. Total: 20.
EASY / JOHN SMITH: Gabriel Aguirre 0, Maximiliano Malacalza 3, Bartolome Castagnola Jr. 9, Alejandro Muzzio 8. Total: 20.
Umpires: Matías Baibiene & Federico Martelli. Third Man: Peter Wright.
The Terralpa High Goal Silver Cup will come to an end on Saturday August 13, with the following order of play:
HIGH GOAL
19:00hr., Final Terralpa Silver Cup, Los Pinos, Ground #3: Dos Lunas La Hacienda vs Dubai
LOW GOAL
10:30hr., Final Blackhound Cup, Los Pinos, Ground #1: El Milagro vs Santa Quiteria
17:30hr., Terralpa Silver Cup, Los Pinos, Ground #4: Águilas vs Cotton House
REWATCH THE FINAL OF THE TERRALPA MEDIUM GOAL SILVER CUP: JOLLY ROGER VS BRUNEI (POLOLINE TV)