The fifth and final tournament of the Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series concluded with two exciting finals on the grounds of Al Habtoor Polo Club, with Habtoor Polo claiming the last title of the season that was at stake.

 

Action opened with the clash betweeen El Basha Polo and PBS Polo (received 0.5 goal on handicap) for the Subsidiary trophy. But Habtoor Al Habtoor produced three unanswered goals quickly, in addition to one courtesy of Tariq Al Habtoor. By the end of the first chukka, El Basha had a commanding 5-0.5 lead. El Basha Polo’s  Mohammed Khalid, from El Basha Polo scored two more goals in the two following chukkas, which led El Basha a 6-2.5 win. 

 

Next up, Ankora-Lamar and Habtoor Polo (received 1.5 goal on handicap) met to play for the main trophy, Ankora-Lamar’s Khalid Alomran opened the scorse in the first chukker. Although the second chukka began with a brilliant goal by Mohammed Al Habtoor, Ankora’s Haider Bangash and Khalid Alomran battled back to secure Ankora a narrow lead by half time. Both teams battled hard in the last minutes of the final, but at the end of the day, it was Habtoor who claimed the 5.5-4 victory and the title.  

 

Mr. Lukas Tremmel, General Manager of Al Habtoor Polo Resort, presented the awards to the participating teams. The Most Valuable Player was awarded to Khalaf Al Habtoor, while the Best Playing Pony was awarded to Billy, ridden by & owned by Khalid Alomran.

 

DUBAI CUP FINAL: HABTOOR POLO 5.5-4 ANKORA LAMAR

HABTOOR POLO: Khalaf Al Habtoor, Raja Abuljebain, Mohammed Al Habtoor, Juanji Diaz Alberdi.

ANKORA LAMAR: Rayyan Al Ajaji, Haider Bangash, Khalid Alomran, Tomás Iriarte.

Score Habtoor: (1.5-0) 1.5-1, 2.5-3, 5.5-3, 5.5-4.

MVP: Khalaf Al Habtoor. 

BPP: Billy, ridden & owned by Khalid Alomran.

 

SUBSIDIARY FINAL: EL BASHA 6-2.5 PBS POLO

EL BASHA: Hani Jabshe, Khalaf Al Habtoor, Habtoor Al Habtoor, Justo Cuitiño.

PBS POLO: Petra Spanko, Mohammed Khalid, Sheikha Alya Al Maktoum, Tomás Palacios Bacque.

Score El Basha: 4-0.5, 5-0.5, 6-1.5, 6-2.5.

 

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