Prior to the championship match of the 131st. Hurlingham Open, due on Saturday October 5, La Ensenada and La Cría La Dolfina played the final of the Subsidiary Drysdale Cup. The decisive game took place at the Argentine Association of Polo Headquarters, in Pilar, on Friday October 4.

La Ensenada got off to a great start, seizing the reins and holding their contenders back, while earning significant advantages; by half time they were leading by an impressive 11-4. However, the Cañuelas-based lineup managed to get into the game, and, slowly, they closed the gap. By the end of the sixth chukka, they were three goals behind,

But the efforts didn’t pay off; at the end of the day, La Ensenada claimed a 15-11 win to clinch the Drysdale Cup, that secures them a spot within League B in the Tortugas Open, while Cría La Dolfina will play within League A.

FINAL COPA DRYSDALE – FRIDAY OCTOBER 4

LA ENSENADA 15-11 CRÍA LA DOLFINA

La Ensenada: Juan Britos 9 (4 goals), Alfredo Bigatti 9 (2), Juan Martín Zubía 9 (3)*, Jerónimo del Carril 9 (4), Santiago Loza 7 (1). Total: 36.

*Subbed in by Santiago Loza in the second chukka, due to an injury.

Cría La Dolfina: Rufino Bensadón 8 (3 goals), Bautista Bayugar 8 (4), Diego Cavanagh 8 (1), Alejo Taranco 8 (2). Total: 32.

Score La Ensenada: 4-1, 9-2, 10-3, 11-4, 11-8, 12-9, 15-9, 15-11

Umpires: Matías Baibiene & Martín Pascual.

Third man: Gonzalo López Vargas. 

MVP: Juan Britos.