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Dubai Challenge Cup starts with two action packed matches

The last 18-goal tournament of the Dubai Gold Cup series2018, saw two action-packed matches

17th March 2018. | Dubai

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Dubai Challenge Cup starts with two action packed matches
Gonzalo Etcheverry
The last 18-goal tournament of the Dubai Gold Cup series 2018, saw two action packed matches at the Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club.
Zedan took on Wolves in the first match while Bin Drai took on Habtoor Polo in the second match.
Zedan got off to a good start as they were leading by 9 goals to 3 at halftime. Wolves defended well in the last two chukkers and scored thrice to reduce the deficit but it was too little too late and Zedan won the match by 10 goals to 6. Pablo Mac Donough was the top scorer of the match with 5 goals.
Bin Drai took on Habtoor Polo in the second match. Bin Drai took the lead in the first chukker and maintained it as they were leading 7-5 at half time. The fourth chukker saw them score 3 more goals to make it 10-6 and they finally won the match by the end of the fifth by 11 goals to 9. Raul Laplacette (Bin Drai) and Francisco Elizalde (Habtoor) were the top scorers of the match with 7 goals each.
Matches Progression: Zedan vs Wolves : 2-0/ 6-3/ 9-3/ 10-5/ 10-6
Bin Drai vs Habtoor Polo : 3-1/ 3-4/ 7-5/ 10-6/ 11-9


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