Work To Ride/Los Machitos wins title in Greenwich
July 19, 2017
Over two weeks of intense play, four teams battled for
the distinguished title.
Work to Ride/Los Machitos quickly advanced to the final
after defeating each of their three opponents. Despite an early loss to Work to
Ride/Los Machitos, Phoenix overcame opponents Hublot and Postage Stamp Farm to
earn their final spot on July 16.
At the onset of the 2017 Silver Cup Final, Phoenix
received two goals on handicap.
The game opened with a goal from Work to Ride/Los
Machitos’ Joseph Manheim.
This initial goal, combined with strong defensive plays
left Phoenix scoreless at the
end of the first period. The second chukker mirrored the
first, as Mariano Aguerre sunk a goal through the posts for Work to Ride/Los
Machitos. Matias Magrini countered, garnering Phoenix’s first goal of the
contest.
The remainder of
the first half continued at a steady pace as Aguerre scored his second goal to
even the score 3-3 at the half. Aguerre remained strong when play resumed in
the fourth as he fired in another goal from the field. Once again, a determined
Phoenix answered with a goal -this time from Victorino Ruiz Jorba. A Penalty 3
conversion from Work to Ride/Los Machitos’ Mariano Gonzalez closed out the
chukker 5-4 in favor of Work to Ride/Los Machitos. Play picked up in the fifth
as the teams added two field goals apiece to the scoreboard to maintain the gap
7-6.
With one chukker
remaining in regulation time, and trailing by one, Phoenix was within reach. A
field goal by Phoenix’s Toro Ruiz tied the score 7-7. With the possibility of
overtime looming, Mariano Aguerre, a newly-minted Polo Hall of Famer, made his
sixth goal of the day securing a narrow win 8-7, continuing the tradition
adding his name to a long list of famed polo players.
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