The finals of the first edition of the Minuto Siete Cup took place last Sunday, at Roma Polo Club, in Italy. The tournament saw six teams up to 12 goals, in participation. Korea Polo were victorious over Battistoni in order to claim the trophy for the first time ever in the history of this tournament. In addition to the main final, the championship match for the third place was also played.
Korea Polo got off to an overwhelming start, earning a commanding 4-1 lead in the first chukka; they dominated the match and the scoreboard until they reached a commanding 7-2 advantage by half time, thanks to several goals produced by Segundo Condesse. However, the second half would be a very different story – under the leadership of the highest rated played on the field, Juan Jauretche, Battistoni bounced back, and in the fourth and last chukka, they earned a 8-all; but with only one minute left in regulation time, Korea Polo won the throw-in, Miguel Díaz picked the ball, hit a long shot to Segundo Contesse who managed to score the goal that secured Korea Polo the win and the title.
Meanwhile, the third place went to Acquedotto Romano after a win over Eleven Eleven, and La Bien Mirada defeated Chateau Nine Peaks to claim the Globant Cup.
The Minuto Siete Cup was jointly organised by Roma Polo Club and Minuto Siete.
THE FINAL OF THE MINUTO SIETE CUP WAS STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV.
Minuto Siete Cup, the summary of the finals:
FINAL MINUTO SIETE CUP: KOREA POLO 9-8 BATTISTONI
KOREA POLO: Camila Aprile 0, Segundo Condesse 3 (6 goals), Miguel Diaz 4 (2), Santiago Irastorza 5 (1). Total: 12.
BATTISTONI: Anastasio Perrone 0, Giordano Flavio Magini 2, Juan Jauretche 6 (6 goals), Pierre Jauretche 4 (2). Total: 12.
Score Korea Polo: 4-1, 7-2, 7-6, 9-8.
Umpires: Matías Baibiene & Federico Martelli.
MVP: Segundo Condesse.
Fair Player Award of the Tournament: Henry Elser.
BPP: Lassie. Player: Santiago Irastorza.
THIRD PLACE: ACQUEDOTTO ROMANO 8-3 ELEVEN ELEVEN
ACQUEDOTTO ROMANO: Henry Elser 0, Guy Gibrat 4, Goffredo Cutinelli 3, Pedro Fernandez Llorente 5. Total: 12.
ELEVEN ELEVEN: Andreas Bihrer 0, Lucas Labat 5, Bauti Rivera 3, Juani Gonzalez 4. Total: 12.
GLOBANT CUP FINAL: LA BIEN MIRADA 8-5 CHATEAU NINE PEAKS
LA BIEN MIRADA: Luca Meier 1, Fabián Bolanterio 4, Bautista Beguerie 5, Fabio Meier 1. Total: 12.
CHATEAU NINE PEAKS: Sasha Hauptmann 2, Alexander Aggravi 0, Gonzalo García Del Río 5, Patricio Rattagan 4. Total: 12.