Following a 10-9 win against Zedan and led by a great performance by Bautista Bayugar, who produced six goals, Habtoor remained undefeated and earned the second in the semifinals of the Gold Cup in the match played on Tuesday February 22 at Al Habtoor Polo Resort and Club, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is worth noting that UAE Polo have already secured their place in semis as well.

Meanwhile, Ghantoot had no trouble at all to get an impressive 12-5 win over Bangash Dodson & Horrell, that allowed them to take their first win in the tournament, led by a fantastic Marcos Araya, who commanded the attack with seven goals.

The Gold Cup forms part of the Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series, the most prestigious polo event in Asia and the Middle East, held under the Patronage of HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai.

The tournament sees eight teams, up to 18 goals, compete. The finals are set to be played on Saturday, March 5.

THE GOLD CUP IS STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV.

GOLD CUP – TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22

HABTOOR 10-9 ZEDAN

HABTOOR: Mohammed Al Habtoor 0, Bautista Bayugar 8, Juan Jauretche 6, Matías González 4.

ZEDAN: Amr Zedan 0, Tomás Panelo 7, Manuel Plaza 6, Gonzalo Ferrari 5.

Score Habtoor:  2-0, 3-1, 6-4, 7-7, 9-9, 10-9.

Top Scorer: Bautista Bayugar (6 goles).

Umpires: Tim Bown & Peter Wright.

Third Man: Jason Dixon.

GHANTOOT 12-5 BANGASH DODSON & HORRELL

GHANTOOT: Nasser Al Shamsi 1, Kian Hall 3, Pablo Llorente 7, Marcos Araya 7.

BANGASH DODSON & HORRELL: Haider Bangash 0, Federico Von Potobsky 5, Benjamín Panelo 7, Nicolás Corti Maderna 5.

Score Ghantoot: 3-0, 6-1, 7-2, 10-3, 12-5.

Top scorer: Marcos Araya (7 goles)

Umpires: Peter Wright & Jason Dixon.

Third Man: Tim Bown.

The league stage of the Gold Cup will come to an end on Wednesday February 23, with these games: 

2pm: UAE Polo vs. AM Polo.

4pm: Dubai Wolves by CAFU vs. Abu Dhabi.

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Gold Cup, Day 5