Three matches took place on saturday as the Ylvisaker Cup 2017 tournament progressed. Coca- Cola defeated Villa del Lago Modere by 14-8; Horseware overpowered Equine Liquid Biocell by 17-7 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. The third game took place at Valiente Polo Farm where Valiente emerged as the clear winner with a score of 10-5 against Mt. Brilliant.
Coca-cola and Villa del Lago Modere were the two who had to bid farewell to the Joe Barry Memorial, and got a chance to play at the Ylvisaker Cup. Coca Cola seemed determined from the beginning of the game and took a lead by 4-0. The players of Villa del Lago Modere were astonished to see the way Coca- Cola played.
The second chukker was no different where Coca Cola scored 4 goals again, 3 from the field and one from the penalty point. They moved Del Walton forward and switched Julian de Lussaretta to the fourth position. Even top players like Hilario Ulloa and Agustin Obregon of Villa del Lago couldn’t score any goal from the field.
Though Coca-Cola took a startling lead with 9-2 in the first half but Villa del Lago fought back in the second half. In the fifth chukker Ulloa scored 3 goals and Carlucho Arellano added a goal from the field.Julio Arellano played a strong game, finishing with 10 goals shooting 5 of 6 from the penalty line and the same from the field. Coca-Cola never gave Villa del Lago an inch in taking the 14-8 victory.
Valiente vs Mt. Brilliant
A great game was expected from Mt. Brilliant as they came out to be the runners up at the Joe Barry Memorial but this time they had to face Valiente specifically their 10-goaler Adolfo Cambiaso who made his debut in 2017.
Few fouls were done by both the teams which gave them the chance to goal by penalties. Unfortunately. Mt. Brilliant’s Jason Crowder could not convert his opportunity into a goal. Cambiaso too missed both his chances but a tap- in goal by Victorino Ruiz Jorba gave Valiente an early lead.
Cambiaso proved himself yet again by scoring 5 goals against Mt.Brilliant and led the game by 6-1 until the halftime. It was high time for Mt.Brilliant to come back in the game but Valiente did not let them in the fourth and fifth chukker. An early goal in the fifth chukker by Valiente gave them a further headstart after which Mt. Brilliant could only take two shots in fourth and fifth chukker.
Cambiaso made the maximum goals with six goals, despite only shooting 3 of 7 from the penalty line and adding five throw-in wins to help his team maintain possession. Jorba made three goals while Felipe Viana added one in the fourth chukker for a dominant team performance from Valiente.
