HN Polo, Diamond Paints win Quaid Polo matches

LAHORE: HN Polo Team and Diamond Paints recorded victories on the opening day of the Tower 21 Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup Open 2022 that got underway here at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Tuesday.

The first match of the opening day saw HN Polo play better polo against DS Polo/Rizvi’s and emerge victorious with a close margin of 9-7.

Tito Ruiz Guinazu did the magic with mallet and pony and contributed seven goals. He was ably assisted by sensational Saqib Khan Khakwani, who banged in a beautiful brace. It is pertinent to mention here that Saqib was included in the side in place of injured Raja Sami Ullah.

From DS Polo/Rizvi’s, Marcos Panelo fired in four fabulous goals while Max Charlton thrashed in three.

The match commenced with DS Polo/Rizvi’s earning a 40-yard penalty, which they converted successfully to take 1-0 lead. After that, HN Polo dominated the first chukker as they thrashed in three back-to-back goals to secure a good 3-1 lead.

The second chukker was dominated by DS Polo/Rizvi’s, who hammered a hat-trick of goals against one by HN Polo to level the score at 4-4.

HN Polo bounced back well in the third chukker and slammed in three goals against one by DS/Rizvi’s to earn a 7-5 lead.

The fourth and last chukker was evenly poised as both the sides converted two goals apiece.

The second match of the day proved to be a nail-biting encounter where Diamond Paints and Rough Riders Polo Team fought well. Diamond Paints won by a narrow margin of 5-4. Juan Ambroggio was the hero for the winning team as he hammered a beautiful brace while Ahmed Ali Tiwana, Mir Shoaib Ahmed and Guy Gibrat converted one goal apiece.

From Rough Riders, Julio Novillo Astrada thrashed in three goals and Saqib Khan Khakwani struck one.

Rough Riders though started the match well with a field goal to gain 1-0 lead, Diamond Paints made a strong comeback by thrashing in two back-to-back goals to earn a 2-1 lead.

Diamond Paints continued their good show in the second chukker as they banged in another brace to stretch their lead to 4-1 while Rough Riders converted one to reduce the margin to 4-2. The only goal of the third chukker came from Rough Riders, which helped them reduce the deficit to 4-3.