The 125° Hurlingham Club Open RUS continued on Tuesday at AAP Pilar with two matches. League games for the second leg of the Argentine Triple Crown, organised by the AAP and the Hurlingham Club, will take place in Pilar, while the semifinals and final will be held at Hurlingham.
In the first match, La Dolfina Polo Ranch recovered from two previous defeats to beat La Ensenada 17 goals to 10. Next, Ellerstina secured a 23-10 victory over Alegria La Irenita; undeterred from their mission to defend their title.
LA DOLFINA POLO RANCH 17-10 LA ENSENADA
La Dolfina Polo Ranch: Diego Cavanagh 8 (8 goals, 6 penalties), Guillermo Terrera 8 (7), Julián de Lusarreta 7, Nachi Du Plessis 8 (2). Total: 31.
La Ensenada: Juan Britos 7 (3, 2 penalties), Juan Martín Zubía 7 (1), Facundo Fernández Llorente 7 (3), Jero del Carril 7 (3). Total: 28.
Score La Dolfina Polo Ranch: 2-2, 5-2, 6-4, 9-6, 13-7, 15-7, 17-10.
Umpires: José I. Araya and Guillermo Villanueva Jr.
Third man: Jason Dixon.
Best “Polo Argentino” of the match:
Delmay Roxy (Machitos Chelo x Larga Noche), played by Diego Cavanagh.
Argentine Breeders Association Nominees:
Dolfina Cora (Durazno x Small Pearson), played by Diego Cavanagh.
J5ARG Capacidad (Sportivo x Ellerstina Capelina), played by Guillermo Terrera.
Judged by Mariano Uranga.
ELLERSTINA 23-10 ALEGRÍA LA IRENITA
Ellerstina: Polito Pieres 10 (6 goals, 3 penalties), Gonzalo Pieres 10 (6), Nicolás Pieres 10 (3), Facundo Pieres 10 (8, 4 penalties). Total: 40.
Alegría/La Irenita: Clemente Zavaleta 7 (3, 1 penalty), Juan Gris Zavaleta 8 (2, 1 penalty), Fred Mannix 9 (1), Matías Mac Donough 8 (4, 1 penalty and 1 safety). Total: 32.
Score Ellerstina: 6-1, 9-3, 9-6, 12-7, 16-8, 22-8, 23-10.
Umpires: Matías Baibiene and Rafael Silva.
Third man: Juan José Araya.
Best “Polo Argentino” of the match:
Open Open Malevola (Ellerstina Pícaro x Ellerstina Malaquita), played by Gonzalo Pieres.
Argentine Breeders Association Nominees:
Irenita Tradicional (Clarín x Irenita Milenaria), played by Matías Mac Donough.
Open Syrah (Sportivo x Claret), played by Nicolás Pieres.
Judged by Julián de Lusarreta.
The 125° Hurlingham Club Open RUS will resume on Wednesday:
1:30pm: La Cañada vs Cría Yatay
4pm: La Dolfina vs La Albertina Abu Dhabi
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