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Fierce Battles On The Opening Day Of World Cup St. Moritz

4 teams battle on Matchday 1 of the prestigious Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz

31st January 2019 | St. Moritz

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Fierce Battles On The Opening Day Of World Cup St. Moritz
Oldest, magnificent & biggest event of the year it is, Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz. Fascinated land of Engadin valley once again rouses with great contentment and agony. The day enrolled with blazing sunshine and spectators demographically packed hanging towards the sideline. The cup ensured greatest players in the world to show their extraordinary flair on the iconic frozen lake of St. Moritz. Here begins the matchday 1 of the cup.





AZERBAIJAN LAND OF FIRE V/S CARTIER

The matchday 1 of Snow Polo World Cup witness Azerbaijan Land of Fire team will go head to head with Cartier team for Coveted trophy.

Here are the team squad of both the teams as follows-
AZERBAIJAN LAND OF FIRE CARTIER
Ali Rzayev +0 AZE Marc Ganzi +2 USA
Agustin Kronhaus +3 ARG/AZE Grant Ganzi +3 USA
Adrian Laplacette Jr. +6 ARG Juan Martin Nero +10 ARG
Isidro Strada +7 ARG Tito Gaudenzi +2 SUI


Here are the umpires of the game as follows-

1. Olivier Ellis Head Umpire GBR 2. Tim Keyte Umpire NZL 3. Marcelo Garrahan Umpire ARG


The 1st chukker underway with Azerbaijan Land of Fire favoured with .5-point advantage. Here starts the match and out of a sudden, Agustin Kronhaus and Isidro Strada each scoring one goal each for their team, Azerbaijan Land Of Fire. Watching this display of the game, Cartier team’s player, Juan Martin Nero scored 2 back to back goals for his team to neglect the gap. Here ends the chukker and the result of the 1st chukker is Azerbaijan Land of Fire- 2.5 and Cartier- 2.

The 2nd chukker undergoes with Nero finding his rhythm and out of nowhere, he scored back to back 2 goals for his team, Cartier. Watching this in anger, Adrian Laplacette Jr. scored 1 goal for their team, Azerbaijan Land of Fire. Here ends the chukker and the results are Azerbaijan Land of Fire- 3.5 and Cartier- 4.

In the 3rd and 4th chukker, Cartier was still in the lead of 5-4.5. Out of sudden at the end minute of 4th chukker. Adrian Laplacette Jr. scored an impressive goal for his team, Azerbaijan Land of Fire. Here ends the match with the final scoreboard results as Azerbaijan Land of Fire- 5.5 and Cartier- 4.

Congratulation to Azerbaijan Land of Fire for victory in the first day of Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz.

Extras finding: Guest enjoyed their afternoon by having lunch on the ice with tasting Perrier Jouet Champaign in the glass and screening the international Delicacies in their mouth.



BADRUTT'S PALACE V/S MASERATI

The matchday 2 of Snow Polo World Cup witness Bradutt Palace team will go head to head with Maserati team for President’s Cup.

Here are the team squad of both the teams as follows-

Team Badrutt's Palace Hotel Team Maserati
Melissa Ganzi +0 USA Zhanna Bandurko / Valery Mishchenko +0 RUS
Alejandro Novillo Astrada +8 ARG Robert Strom +5 FRA
Alfredo Bigatti +8 ARG Max Charlton +6 ENG
Juan Bautista Peluso +0 ARG Chris Hyde +5 ENG


Here are the umpires of the game as follows-

1. Olivier Ellis Head Umpire GBR 2. Tim Keyte Umpire NZL 3. Marcelo Garrahan Umpire ARG


In the 1st and 2nd chukker, both the team displayed more of a slipshod game than the intense game. The reason behind it may be the pressure growing from the biggest event, guess so. The result of the 1st and 2nd chukker ends with the results 3-2 to Maserati team, thanks to Robert Strom, Frenchman, who scored the goal for his team, Maserati and snatching the lead from the opponent team, Team Badrutt's Palace.

In the 3rd chukker, Badrutt's Palace team scoring 2 goals out of sudden and questioning the defence of Maserati team. But Maserati leaving this on their offence, giving the opponent team, Badrutt's Palace a crisp reply by scoring an equaliser. Here ends the 3rd chukker and the results are 5-5 to both the teams.

The 4th and final chukker underway with Maserati team player, Max Charlton dribbling the ball, dodging around the players and scoring an incredible goal for his team. Here ends the match and the final chukker results are Badrutt's team- 5 and Maserati team- 6.

Congratulation to Maserati team for victory in the day 1 of Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz.



Fierce Battles On The Opening Day Of World Cup St. Moritz
Fierce Battles On The Opening Day Of World Cup St. Moritz
Fierce Battles On The Opening Day Of World Cup St. Moritz

Fierce Battles On The Opening Day Of World Cup St. Moritz
Fierce Battles On The Opening Day Of World Cup St. Moritz

Fierce Battles On The Opening Day Of World Cup St. Moritz


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