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Dubai scores first win

El Remanso remain undefeated

Double action at the Queen's Cup

By Diana Butler
 
Dubai 13 - 8 Belmont Farm
 
Dubai defeated the all English Belmont Farm team  13-8 in a fairly one sided game at Dubai's home ground. Although they were surely favourites to win, Dubai left nothing to chance in as they were looking to score their first victory of the competition. They did not disappoint themselves and were 3-0 up in the first chukka. In fact, Dubai were so strong in the first seven minutes that Belmont Farm failed to score at all. However Belmont Farm turned the tables in the second - typically a hallmark of this year's competition across the leagues - with Malcolm Borwick and Satnam Dhillon scoring three goals to only one in reply from Alex White of Dubai. This closed the gap to 4-3 to Dubai at the end of the second. However this resurgence of Belmont's was shortlived as they failed to score in the third, although Dubai only managed one themselves but went into half-time with the advantage at 5-3.
The second half saw Dubai assert themselves more, much of it thanks to some great shooting from Nachi Heguy. He scored five of his team's eight goals in the second half of this high-goal match. Belmont Farm continued to play hard, but by only scoring two goals at most in the final two chukkas was not enough to make any serious inroads into Dubai's lead and Rashid Albwardy's team won the match 13-8 on the final whistle.
 
 
El Remanso 8 - 6 Salkeld 
 
The Hanbury's El Remanso team continued their winning form by taking their second league match victory at Coworth Park this afternoon. They had beaten the highly fancied Zacara on the first day of the competition exactly a week ago and continued to impress in this game against Nick Clarke's Salkeld. El Remanso were 3-0 up at the end of the first, with Salkeld  failing to score at all. This was surprising as this team had impressed everyone with their game when they defeated Sumaya in a league match last week.  At Coworth today, both teams only managed a goal apiece in the second but two goals for El Remanso in third confirmed their dominance in this match, with the scoreboard reading 6-2 at half-time.
 
Incredibly El Remanso and Salkeld failed to score in the fourth. Two  goals for El Remanso in the fifth to only one in reply from Salkeld gave the Hanbury boys an 8-3 advantage going into the final seven minutes. And although El Remanso failed to score in this last chukka, Salkeld could only close the gap by two, allowing El Remanso to win the match. This puts them at the top of League Three as the only team to have won two games so far in League Three.
 
 
Tomorrow's matches: 
 
Saudi Zedan Polo Team v Ayala at Manor Farm at 12 noon. The Saudi Zedan team is yet to score but this may be a big ask against the Ayala team at home, who already have one win under their belts.
Les Lions v Cortium at Guards Polo Club at 3pm. Both teams have won a match already and so will be very keen to win to assert their dominance at the top of League Four.