The 125° Hurlingham Club Open RUS continued on Saturday at the AAP in Pilar with two matches. League games for the second leg of the Argentine Triple Crown, organised by the AAP and the Hurlingham Club, will take place in Pilar, while the semifinals and final will be held at Hurlingham.
In the first match, Ellerstina claimed their third win in the competition after beating a tough La Ensenada team, whose players are making their Triple Crown debut this year. Next, La Aguada took their fourth consecutive win when they defeated Alegría La Irenita.
Ellerstina and La Aguada will now play the semifinals of the Hurlingham Open at Hurlingham Club next Saturday.
ELLERSTINA 14-7 LA ENSENADA
Ellerstina: Polito Pieres 10 (5 goals), Gonzalo Pieres 10 (2), Nicolás Pieres 10 (2), Facundo Pieres 10 (5, 2 penatiesl). Total: 40.
La Ensenada: Juan Britos 7 (4, 3 penalties), Juan Martín Zubía 7 (1), Facundo Fernández Llorente 7 (1), Jero del Carril 7 (1). Total: 28.
Score Ellerstina: 2-0, 6-0, 8-3, 11-3, 11-5, 12-5, 14-7.
Umpires: Matías Baibiene and Gastón Lucero.
Third man: Rafael Silva.
Best “Polo Argentino” of the match:
Open Huracanada (by Open Cabernet and Open Katrina), played by Facundo Pieres.
Argentine Breeders Association Nominees:
Open Euforia (by Sportivo and Ilusión), played by Gonzalo Pieres.
Open Caravana (por Ellerstina Chsimoso y Open Carcajada), played by Polito Pieres.
Judged by Sebastián Harriott.
LA AGUADA 12-7 ALEGRÍA/LA IRENITA
La Aguada: Alejandro Novillo Astrada 8 (8, 5 penalties and 1 safety), Alfredo Bigatti 8 (2), Miguel Novillo Astrada 8 (1), Ignacio Novillo Astrada 9 (1 penalty). Total: 33.
Alegría/La Irenita: Clemente Zavaleta 7 (1 goal), Juan Gris Zavaleta 8 (2, 1 penalty), Fred Mannix 9 (1), Matías Mac Donough 8 (2). Total: 32.
Score La Aguada: 0-2, 2-4, 2-4, 5-5, 8-6, 11-7, 12-7.
Umpires: Guillermo Villanueva (h) and Jason Dixon.
Third man: José I. Araya.
Best “Polo Argentino” of the match:
Aguada Anónima (by River Slaney and Giusti), played by Miguel Novillo Astrada.
Argentine Breeders Association Nominees:
Gete Doctora (by Los Machitos Líbano and Gete Anestesia), played by Juan Gris Zavaleta.
Irenita Providencia (by Open Trueno and Irenita Suerte), played by Matías Mac Donough.
Judged by Juan Britos.
HURLINGHAM OPEN: Fixture & Teams
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