The opening tournament of the Argentine Spring Season will kick off on Tuesday, with teams divided into two categories: four 29-goal teams will play the high-goal, while four 16-goal teams will play the medium goal. 

 

FULL FIXTURE:

HIGH-GOAL (DUKE OF EDINBURGH TROPHY):

Tuesday 4/9

Semifinals, in Pilar:

12pm: Indios vs. La Dolfina-Brava

2pm: La Dolfina Valiente vs. La Virgencita

Saturday 8/9

3:30pm: FINAL on Palermo’s number 1 ground.

 

MEDIUM-GOAL (CNL. FRANCISCO REYES CARRERE CUP):

Wednesday 5/9

Semifinal 1, in San Jorge:

12pm: La Natividad vs. SJ El Aduar

Friday 7/9

Semifinal 2, in San Jorge:

2pm: La Mariana vs. SJ Miraflores

Saturday 8/9

1pm: FINAL on Palermo’s number 2 ground.

 

TEAMS:

HIGH-GOAL

La Dolfina Valiente: Bob Jornayvaz 1, Diego Cavanagh 8, Pablo Mac Donough 10, Adolfo Cambiaso 10. Total: 29.

Indios: Pepe Heguy 7, Jorge Monsegou 5, Juan Gris Zavaleta 8, Pedro Falabella 7. Total: 27.

La Dolfina Brava: Agustín Marcos 4, Guillermo Terrera 8, Jejo Taranco 8, Bautista Arrastúa 5.  Total: 25.

La Virgencita: Agustín Nero 6, Pablo Spinacci 6, Gastón Laulhé 6, Gastón Urturi 6. Total: 24.

 

MEDIUM-GOAL

La Mariana: Rafael Grozovsky 1, Santiago Catani 2, Pite Merlos 7, Juan Cruz Merlos 6. Total: 16.

La Natividad: Jeta Castagnola 6, Ignacio Velasco Gallo 3, Javier Guerrero Jr 4, Martín Scortichini 2. Total: 15.

SJ El Aduar: Daniel Ruiz 1, Edgar Echezarreta 2, Andrés Crespo 5, Manuel Crespo 7. Total: 15.

SJ Miraflores: Alejandro Granados 1, Horacio Henry 2, Alejandro Palomeque 5, Lucas Torales 6. Total: 14.

 

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LADIES POLO

 

Last Saturday, the Argentine National Team beat United States 4 goals to 1 in the rematch of The Federation of International Polo Women’s Invitational, at Denver Polo Club, located in Littleton, Colorado. The tournament was supported by the FIP and the USPA. Argentina also won the opening game of the series, by 6 goals to 2.

 

FIRST MATCH: ARGENTINA 6-2 USA

Argentina: Alexia Laprida 4, Milagros Sánchez 6 (5 goals), Fátima Balzano 5, Sofía Lorenzo 3 (1). Total: 18.

USA: Olivia Uechtritz 2, Erica Gamdoncar 5 (1), Courney Asdouria 6 (1), Cecelia Cochran 5. Total: 18.

 

REMATCH: ARGENTINA 4-1 USA

Argentina: Alexia Laprida 4 (1 goal), Milagros Sánchez 6 (2), Fátima Balzano 5, Sofía Lorenzo 3 (1). Total: 18.

USA: Olivia Uechtritz 2, Erica Gamdoncar 5 (1 goal), Courney Asdouria 6, Cecelia Cochran 5. Total: 18.