AM Ankora and Bangash earned debut wins in the opening day of the Dubai Challenge Cup, that kicked off on Tuesday March 15, in Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The tournament sees four teams, up to 10 goals, complete. The finals are due on Saturday, March 19.
THE DUBAI CHALLENGE CUP WILL BE STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV.
AM Ankora dominated Hesketh thoroghout the four chukkas of play, but in the last chukka, Hesketh bounced back, but the efforts didn’t pay off and AM Ankora claimed a narrow 4.5-4 win. In the follow up, Bangash defeated UAE Polo 5-2.5.
DUBAI CHALLENGE CUP – TUESDAY MARCH 15
AM ANKORA 4.5-4 HESKETH
AM/Ankora: Sheikha Alia 0, Khalid Al Omran 0, Ricardo Garros 5, Pablo Urquiza 4. Total: 9.
Hesketh: Lauren Dickson -2, Santos Iriarte 2, Tomás Palacios Bacque 3, Juan Jauretche 6. Total: 10.
Score AM/Ankora: 1.5-0, 2.5-0, 4.5-1, 4.5-4.
BANGASH 5-2.5 UAE POLO
Bangash: Haider Bangash 0, Rashid Al Abbar 0, Federico Von Potovsky 5, Nicolás Corti Maderna 5. Total: 10
UAE Polo: Sheikha Maitha 0, Clara Cassino 1, Juan Cruz Gallego 3, Lukin Monteverde 5. Total: 9.
Score Bangash: 1-0,5, 3-0.5, 3-2.5, 5-2.5.
The Dubai Challege Cup will resume on Wednesday March 16
10am: AM Ankora vs. UAE Polo
4,30pm: Bangash vs. Hesketh
DUBAI CHALLENGE CUP – TEAMS
AM/ANKORA: Sheikha Alia 0, Khalid Al Omran 0, Ricardo Garros 5, Pablo Urquiza 4. Total: 9.
HESKETH: Lauren Dickson -2, Santos Iriarte 2, Tomás Palacios Bacque 3, Juan Jauretche 6. Total: 10.
UAE POLO: Sheikha Maitha 0, Clara Cassino 1, Juan Cruz Gallego 3, Lukin Monteverde 5. Total: 9
BANGASH: Haider Bangash 0, Rashid Al Abbar 0, Federico Von Potovsky 5, Nicolás Corti Maderna 5. Total: 10.
DUBAI CHALLEGE CUP – FIXTURE:
Tuesday, March 15
3,45pm: Hesketh vs. AM/Ankora
5pm: UAE Polo vs. Bangash
Wednesday, March 16
10am: AM Ankora vs. UAE Polo
4,30pm: Bangash vs. Hesketh
Saturday, March 19
FINALS
3,30 – Subsidiary
4,40pm: Final Dubai Challenge Cup
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