La Indiana and Pilot make it to the finals of Iglehart Cup
After a competitive round of bracket play, La Indiana faced Goose Creek while Pilot faced Coca-Cola in a
12th Mar, 2018 | United States Polo Association
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fter a competitive round of bracket play, La Indiana faced Goose Creek while Pilot faced Coca-Cola in a cross bracket semifinal held at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida.
La Indiana faced Goose Creek in the first semifinal of the Iglehart Cup. La Indiana launched a swift and aggressive attack on Goose Creek and were soon leading. La Indiana headed into the third chukker with a 5-1 lead. After a goalless third chukker, the game looked set to end in a win for La Indiana as they headed into the sixth leading by 8-3. A late comeback by Goose Creek was denied by a resolute defensive display by La Indiana as they won the match by 9 goals to 6 and became the first team to advance into the final.
The second semifinal match was played between Pilot and Coca-Cola. Pilot being the only undefeated team in the tournament proved too difficult a task for their opponents. The team lead by Pieres brothers were offensive from the very start and were 8-4 up at the end of the third chukker, despite best efforts by Coca-Cola.
The match got a little more exciting in the fourth chukker as Coca-Cola reduced the deficit to just two goals and the score was 7-9 at the end it. The fifth chukker saw both teams score two more and the score at the end of it was 11-9. The Pieres brothers dominated gameplay and finally won the match by 13 goals to 10 for their team Pilot.
The finals of the Iglehart Cup will be played on March, 15th at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida.
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