The last qualifying matches of the Dubai Masters Cup, second leg of the Dubai Gold Cup Series 2019, took place on Thursday at Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club. The day saw Bin Drai Polo & UAE Polo claim respective wins over AM Polo and Wolves DCC.

In the first match, AM Polo got off to a good start against Bin Drain, but then struggled to maintain the pace; their opponents secured the 7-2 win. Next, Dubai Silver Cup champions UAE Polo defeated Dubai Wolves/DCC by 8.5 goals to 5.

UAE and Bin Drai will now play for the title on Saturday.  

 

BIN DRAI 7-2 AM POLO

Bin Drai: Khalid Bin Drai 1 (3 goals), Mohamed Bin Drai 1 (1), Ernesto F. Llorente 4, Andres Laplacette 4 (3). Total: 10.

AM Polo: Alya Maktoum -1, Alejandro Gowland 3 (1 goal), Maxi Malacalza 3, Martin Gandara 5 (1). Total:10.

Score Bin Drai: 0-0, 1-0, 4-1, 7-2.

 

UAE POLO 8.5-5 WOLVES/DCC

UAE POLO: HH Sheikha Maitha 0 (2 goals), Lukitas Monteverde 1 (1), Tomás Panelo 4 (3), Benjamin Panelo 3 (1). Total: 8.

WOLVES/DCC: Tomas Iriarte 4, Ahmed Al Habtoor 0 (1 goal), Faisal Yabroudi 0 (1), Guillermo Cuitiño 6 (3). Total: 10.

Score UAE Polo: (1.5-0) 6.5-1, 7.5-2, 7.5-3, 8.5-5.

 

The Polo Masters Cup will come to an end on Saturday:

11am, FIFTH PLACE MATCH: Bangash/Kuwait vs Wolves/DCC

2:30pm, SUBSIDIARY FINAL: AM Polo vs Mahra

4pm, FINAL DUBAI MASTERS CUP: Bin Drai vs UAE Polo

 

THE DUBAI GOLD CUP SERIES IS STREAMED LIVE ON POLOLINE TV HERE. 

 

Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series:

-Silver Cup (18-goal): January 25 – February 8.

-Polo Masters Cup (10-goal): February 10-15.

-Julius Baer Gold Cup (18-goal): February 18 – March 8.

-Dubai Challenge Cup (18-goal): March 15-30.

-Dubai Cup (8-goal): April 2-12.

 

DUBAI MASTERS CUP: Fixture & Teams

 

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