National Open Polo C’ship For Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup ’19: Master Paints Edge Into Finals
LAHORE: Master Paints edged out spirited Barry’s by a narrow margin of 8-7 to become the first finalist team of this year’s prestigious-goal event International Steel National Open Polo Championship 2019 for Quaid-e-Azam gold cup 2019.
Meanwhile, Diamond Paints/Newage outclassed BBJ pipes to reach semifinal which will be held on Friday against Master Paints Black at 2pm. Winner of semifinal play against Main final against Master paints on Sunday.
Master Paints Vs Barry’s
It was high-flying Juan Cruz Losada who powered Master Paints to victory with his superb six goals. He was ably assisted by one of the super stars of Pakistan polo Hamza Mawaz Khan, who also fought gallantly and contributed with a brace. From Barry’s, who also fought really well but couldn’t finish well, Bautista Bayuger scored a quartet while Raja Mikael Sami and Raja Samiullah struck two and one goal respectively, but their efforts were futile.
Master Paints showed their supremacy right from the word go, as they launched a series of attacks on Barry’s goal and succeeded thrice in converting goals to take a healthy 3-0 lead in the first chukker.
Barry’s showed some resistance in the second chukker when they fired in first goal through Raja Sami to make it 3-1. But Master Paints also fought back well and managed to get a 30-yard penalty, which Hamza converted quite comfortably and stretched their lead to 4-1. Barry’s also continued their struggle and succeeded in scoring a field goal to reduce the margin to 4-2. Just before the end of the chukker, it was hero of the day, Losada, who brought the ball near the goalpost and converted a fabulous field goal to strengthen Master Paints lead to 5-2.
It was high-flying Juan Cruz Losada who powered Master Paints to victory with his superb six goals. He was ably assisted by one of the super stars of Pakistan polo Hamza Mawaz Khan, who also fought gallantly and contributed with a brace. From Barry’s, who also fought really well but couldn’t finish well, Bautista Bayuger scored a quartet while Raja Mikael Sami and Raja Samiullah struck two and one goal respectively, but their efforts were futile.
Master Paints showed their supremacy right from the word go, as they launched a series of attacks on Barry’s goal and succeeded thrice in converting goals to take a healthy 3-0 lead in the first chukker.
Barry’s showed some resistance in the second chukker when they fired in first goal through Raja Sami to make it 3-1. But Master Paints also fought back well and managed to get a 30-yard penalty, which Hamza converted quite comfortably and stretched their lead to 4-1. Barry’s also continued their struggle and succeeded in scoring a field goal to reduce the margin to 4-2. Just before the end of the chukker, it was hero of the day, Losada, who brought the ball near the goalpost and converted a fabulous field goal to strengthen Master Paints lead to 5-2.
Diamond Paints/Newage Vs BBJ Pipes
In the second match of the day, Diamond Paints/Newage toppled BBJ Pipes by 8-4. Salvador Ulloa was top scorer from the winning side as he struck superb six goals while Adnan Jalil Azam and Hissam Ali Hyder hit one goal apiece. From the losing side, Mumtaz Abbas Niazi scored a brace while Bilal Haye and Nicolas Corti contributed one goal each.
Diamond Paints/Newage were off to flying start as they banged in a brace through Adnan Jalil and Salvador to take 2-0 lead in the first chukker. BbJ Pipes bounced back in style in the second chukker by smashing in two back-to-back goals through Mumtaz and Bilal to square the things at 2-2. Salvador then struck one to finish the chukker with Diamond Paints/Newage having 3-2 lead.
Diamond Paints/Newage fully dominated the fourth by smashing in two more goals to further strengthen their lead to 7-3. Hissam and Salvador struck one goal apiece.
In the fifth and last chukker, Mumtaz Abbas scored one for BBJ Pipes while Salvador hit one for Newage/Diamond Paints to win the match by 8-4.
Nicolas Scortichini and Martin Fewster were field umpires and Shah Qublai Alam was match referee.
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