After a great match, ending in overtime,
Mohammed Al Habtoor´s team raised the trophy
Habtoor Polo won the
Silver Cup, Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series 2013, after defeating Abu Dhabi by 10
goals to 9 in overtime.
It was a tremendus match,
keeping the crowd on the edge of the seats in suspense.
With the score tied at 9
goals, Abu Dhabi had the chance to win the game but Mohammed Al Habtoor saved
the goal and his team from defeat. In the extra chukka, Ezequiel Martínez made
a great move from his own side and scored the goal that gave Habtoor Polo the
victory and the Silver Cup.
Both teams played a great
match, full of action, nice goals and suspense.
In the first half of the
game Habtoor Polo took the lead. In the second half, Abu Dhabi had a great
comeback and tied the game after being three goals behind.
Faris Al Yabouni´s team
missed two chances to win the game in the last minute of the fifth chukka.
Despite of that, Habtoor
Polo remained calm and took the opportunity to win the match with the great
move by Ezequiel Martínez, named the MVP of the final and the tournament.
Faris Al Yabouni was the
best amateur player of the tournament and Ghantoot, after defeating Bin Drai by
6 goals to 2.5, won the Subsidiary Final.
Thanks to Gonzalo
Etcheverry/DubaiPoloGoldCupSeries for the pictures
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