Ghantoot and UAE were victorious on the first day of competition at the HH President of UAE Polo Cup, Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club’s premier tournament, that kicked off on Wednesday March 9. The tournament will be played entirely at the club set in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and sees four teams up to 18 goals, compete. The final is due to be played on Saturday March 18.

THE HH PRESIDENT OF UAE POLO CUP IS STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV HERE.

The summary of the opening day of the HH President of UAE Polo Cup:

MATCH #1: GHANTOOT 12-9 HABTOOR WOLVES 

Ghantoot Polo Team: Nasser Al Shamsi 1 (1 goal), Segundo Amadori 4, Pablo Llorente 6, Marcos Araya 7 (11). Total: 18.

Habtoor Wolves: Habtoor Al Habtoor 1, Kian Hall 3 (2 goals), Toly Ulloa 6 (3), Juan Jauretche 7 (5). Total: 17.

Score Ghantoot: 3-1, 5-2, 9-3, 10-5, 12-9.

Umpires: Jason Dixon & Peter Wright.              Third man: Santiago Torreguitar.

MATCH #2: UAE POLO 6-3 ABU DHABI 

UAE Polo Team: HH Sheikha Maitha Al Maktoum 0, Lukin Monteverde 6 (2 goals), Antonio Heguy 5 (1), Tommy Beresford 7 (3). Total: 18.

Abu Dhabi: Faris Al Yabhouni 0 (1 goal), César Crespo 6, Félix Esaín 6 (2), Teo Lacau 6. Total: 18.

Score UAE Polo: 0-0, 1-0, 2-0, 2-2, 6-3.

Umpires: Jason Dixon & Peter Wright.             Third man:  Santiago Torreguitar.

The HH President of UAE Polo Cup will resume on Saturday, with the following order of play:  

3pm: Abu Dhabi vs Habtoor Wolves

5:15pm: UAE Polo vs Ghantoot Polo  

HH PRESIDENT OF UAE POLO CUP: Fixture & Teams