The 125° Hurlingham Club Open RUS kicked off on Tuesday at the AAP, in Pilar. The league matches of the second leg of the Triple Crown will take place in Pilar, while the semifinals and final will be held at Hurlingham.
Two matches were played on the opening day of the tournament. The highlight was undoubtedly the win claimed by La Ensenada, the team that won the qualification tournament to secure a place in Hurlingham and Palermo. The team is the youngest competing at this high level, with an average age of twenty-three.
LA ENSENADA 12-8 ALEGRÍA/LA IRENITA
La Ensenada: Juan Britos 7 (6 goals, 2 penalties and 1 safety), Juan Martín Zubía 7 (3), Facundo Fernández Llorente 7 (1), Jero del Carril 7 (2). Total: 28.
Alegría/La Irenita: Juan Gris Zavaleta 8 (1 goal), Clemente Zavaleta 7 (1), Fred Mannix 9 (1), Matías Mac Donough 8 (5, 3 penalties). Total: 32.
Score La Ensenada: 1-1, 3-2, 4-3, 6-5, 10-6, 11-7, 12-8.
Umpires: Gastón Lucero and Martín Aguerre.
Referee: Juan José Araya.
LA AGUADA 11-9 LA DOLFINA POLO RANCH
La Aguada: Negro Novillo Astrada 8 (2 goals, 1 penalty), Alfredo Bigatti 8 (3), Miguel Novillo Astrada 8 (2), Ignacio Novillo Astrada 9 (4, 1 penalty). Total: 33.
La Dolfina Polo Ranch: Diego Cavanagh 8 (7 goals, 4 penalties), Guillermo Terrera 8, Jejo Taranco 8 (Injured, replaced by Matías Torres Zavaleta 7 during the third chukker), Nachi Du Plessis 8 (2). Total: 32.
Score La Aguada: 2-2, 3-3, 7-3, 9-4, 10-5, 11-8, 11-9.
Umpires: Guillermo Villanueva and Pepe Araya.
Referee: Rafael Silva.
The 125° Hurlingham Open RUS continues on Wednesday:
1:30pm: La Albertina Abu Dhabi vs La Cañada
4pm: Las Monjitas vs Cría Yatay
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