The Sultan Bin Zayed Polo Cup, currently underway at Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, continued on Sunday, January 24, with the last qualification matches. As a result, the order of play for the semifinals has now been set! Following a penalty shootout between Ghantoot A and Ghantoot B on Monday, January 25, Ghantoot A came through to claim the last spot in semis.

The tournament sees six teams, up to 6 goals, compete. Action is streamed live on POLOLINE TV.

 

The final is set to be played on Monday, February 1.

 

THE SULTAN BIN ZAYED POLO CUP IS STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV HERE.

 

Summary of Sunday’s matches:

 

ABU DHABI 10-7.5 RA NOON 

ABU DHABI POLO TEAM : ELENA VENOT 1 (2 goals), SANTOS IRIARTE 1, FARIS AL YABHOUNI 0 (1), HUGO BARABUCCI 4 (7). Total: 6.

RA NOON POLO TEAM: RASHID AL AABAR -2 (1 goals), RASHID AL FALAHI 0 (2), BAUTISTA ALBERDI 3 (1), TUKI RUIZ GUIÑAZÚ 4 (3). Total: 5.

Score Abu Dhabi: 1-2.5, 5-3.5, 8-5.5, 10-7.5.

 

GHANTOOT A 8-2 ANNINGSLEY PARK FARM 

GHANTOOT A: ALI AL MARRI 1 (2 goals), YOUSOF BIN DESMAL 1 (1), NASSER AL SHAMSI 1 (3), JUANJI DIAZ ALBERDI 3  (2 goals) [replaced by Bautista Alberdi (3) in the 2nd chukka]. Total: 6.

ANNINGSLEY PARK FARM: AHMED AL SAMMACH 0 (1 goal), TALAL AL WANDAWI 0, RAJA ABULJUBEIN 0, PABLO LLORENTE 6 (1). Total: 6.

Score Ghantoot A: 2-1, 4-1, 7-1, 8-2.

 

ANKORA POLO TEAM 6-4 GHANTOOT B 

ANKORA POLO TEAM: RAYAN AJAJI -2, KHALID ALOMRAN -1, RICARDO GARROS 5 (4 goals), TOMAS IRIARTE 4 (2). Total: 6.

GHANTOOT B: ABDULLAH BIN DESMAL 0, NOOR KHADRA 0, EMILIO NOVILLO CORVALAN 2, RAMIRO CORDERO 4 (4 goals). Total: 6.

Score: 2-0, 3-2, 4-3, 6-4.

 

Umpires: Daniel Boudou & Rafael Silva.

 

The Sultan Bin Zayed Polo Cup continues as follows:

Wednesday, January 27, Semifinals:

2pm: Abu Dhabi Polo  vs Ghantoot A

4pm: Ankora Polo vs RA Noon

Monday, February 1 – FINALS:

2pm, Subsidiary Final: Anningsley Park Farm vs Ghantoot B

4pm, FINAL SULTAN BIN ZAYED POLO CUP 

 

SULTAN BIN ZAYED POLO CUP: Fixture & Teams