VS King Power took a 11-9 debut win over Marchfield in the third day of competition of the Prince of Wales Trophy, that took place on King Power’s grounds (Score VS King Power: 3-1, 4-4, 6-5, 7-7, 9-8, 11-9).
The match was very balanced, and could be anyone’s contest. Marchfield, playing 22-goal in England for the first time, presented battle to a more experienced VS King Power foursome. The game was decided in the final chukka, with Polito Pieres sealing the 11-9 win with a goal in the last second. There was also some extra spice, as it was the clash between two members of La Dolfina and Ellerstina –Â Pablo MacDonough (Marchfield) and Polito Pieres (VS King Power), respectively.
The Prince of Wales Trophy will resume on Sunday May 12, with the following order of play:
12pm: UAE vs Emlor, at Anningsley.
3pm: Park Place vs Monterosso, at Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club.
THE PRINCE OF WALES TROPHY WILL BE STREAMED LIVE ONÂ POLOLINE TV
TEAMS:
GROUP 1
Marchfield:Â Saad Audeh 0, Guillermo Terrera 7, Pablo Mac Donough 10, Manuel Plaza 5. Total: 22.
VS King Power:Â Top Srivaddhanaprabha 0, Juan MartÃn ZubÃa 6, Polito Pieres 9, Marcos Di Paola 7. Total: 22.
UAE: Lucas Monteverde Jr. 2, Tom Brodie 3, Santiago Toccalino 7, Sapo Caset 9. Total: 21.
Emlor:Â Spencer McCarthy 0, Alfredo Bigatti 7, AgustÃn Merlos 8, Fred Mannix 7. Total: 22.
LEAGUE 1
Park Place:Â Andrey Borodin 0, Juan Britos 7, Hilario Ulloa 10, Byron Watson 5. Total: 22.
Dubai:Â Pier Andrea 1, Camilo Castagnola 5, Bartolito Castagnola 6, Nachi Du Plessis 8. Total: 20.
Monterosso:Â Alessandro Bazzoni 0, Juan Gris Zavaleta 7, Cubi Toccalino 8, JoaquÃn Pittaluga 7. Total: 22.
FULL FIXTURE
Wednesday May 8th:
2pm: Monterosso vs Dubai, at Dubai.
Thursday May 9th:
2pm: Marchfield vs VS King Power, at King Power.
Sunday May 12th:
12pm: UAE vs Emlor, at Anningsley.
3pm: Park Place vs Monterosso, at Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club.
Wednesday May 15th:
11am: VS King Power vs UAE, at King Power.
1:30pm: Emlor vs Marchfield, at Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club.
4pm: Dubai vs Park Place, at Dubai.
Thursday May 16th:
12pm: Penalty Shootout (if necessary), at Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club.
Saturday May 18th:
11am: Subsidiary Final
3pm: FINAL PRINCE OF WALES TROPHY (at Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club)