The 129th Hurlingham Open resumed on Friday, October 21, with two very significant games at the AAP Headquarters, in Pilar. La Irenita Clinova and La Ensenada RS Murus Sanctus claimed respective victories over Cría La Dolfina and La Irenita GSquared. The second leg of the coveted Argentine Triple Crown sees eight teams, between 29 and 39 goals, compete.
First up, La Irenita Clinova, led by a remarkable Bautista Bayugar, who scored six goals, defeated Cría La Dolfina by 11 goals to 9. The win gave La Irenita Clinova enough points for the 2022 ranking, a chance to remain in the 2023 Triple Crown, and the third place in League A.
In the follow-up, La Ensenada RS Murus Sanctus claimed an impressive 11-5 victory over La Irenita GSquared, in a match that saw consecutive ties in the first two chukkas. La Ensenada RS Murus Sanctus took off from the third chukka onwards, securing a remarkable win and keeping the possibility of making it to the final alive. The winners lost Facundo Sola in the sixth chukka due to an injury. Sola was subbed in by Santiago Cernadas, who gave a great performance.
129° HURLINGHAM OPEN – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21:
LA IRENITA CLINOVA 11-9 CRIA LA DOLFINA
La Irenita Clinova: Facundo Fernández Llorente 8 (2 goals), Tomás Fernández Llorente 8 (1) (received a red card in the sixth chukka and was subbed in by Benjamín Urquiza 6), Bautista Bayugar 8 (6, 4 penalties), Isidro Strada 8 (2). Total: 32.
Cría La Dolfina: Guillermo Terrera 9 (1 goal), Tomás Panelo 8 (3, 1 penalty), Diego Cavanagh 8 (4, 3 penalties), Alejo Taranco 8 (1). Total: 33.
Score La Irenita Clinova: 2-2, 3-3, 5-4, 8-4, 9-5, 9-8, 11-9.
Umpires: Martín Aguerre & Rafael Silva.
Third man: Federico Martelli.
LA ENSENADA RS MURUS SANCTUS 11-5 LA IRENITA GSQUARED
La Ensenada RS Murus Sanctus: Facundo Sola 8 (subbed in by Santiago Cernadas 7, 2 goals, in the sixth chukka, due to an injury), Alfredo Bigatti 9 (2), Guillermo Caset 9 (4, 3 penalties), Jerónimo del Carril 8 (3). Total: 34.
La Irenita Gsquared: Segundo Bocchino 7 (2 goals, 1 penalty), Peke González 7 (2), Martín Podestá 7, Felipe Dabas 7 (1). Total: 28.
Score La Ensenada RS Murus Sanctus: 1-1, 1-1, 5-2, 7-2, 9-2, 9-3, 11-5.
Umpires: Matías Baibiene & Martín Pascual.
Third man: Hernán Tasso.
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The final of the 129th Hurlingham Open is set to be played on Saturday, October 29: