Habtoor Polo and Ghantoot will be in the final of the Gold Cup

Mohammed Al Habtoor´s team defeated Abu Dhabi by 8 goals to 6 and Ghantoot beat Bin Drai by 9 goals to 5.

Habtoor Polo and Ghantoot will be in the final of the Gold Cup after winning this afternoon`s  respective matches.

Habtoor Polo defeated Abu Dhabi by 8 goals to 6 and Ghantoot beat Bin Drai 9-5.

Both semifinal matches were a high level of  polo with plenty of goals in the two games.

The first match between Habtoor Polo and Abu Dhabi was a close game.

In the first three chukkas both teams had a small margin between them. The first chukka Abu Dhabi led by 3 goals to 2, in the second period they ended with a 4 goal apiece and in the third Habtoor had the advantage by 6-5.

The one goal lead was very important for Mohammed Al Habtoor´s team who played the fourth chukka in a very intelligent way and with an earlier goal by Mohammed managed to control the game and achieve a victory.

In the second game of the Gold Cup Semifinals, Ghantoot played a superb match, with two great initial chukkas that were crucial for the final result.

With a great performance by Facundo Sola, who scored four goals, Ghantoot went several goals ahead in the first half of the match (5-1 and 7-2) to control the game in the second half.

Despite Bin Drai reacting in the last chukka they couldn´t manage to catch Ghantoot who finally won by 9 goals to 5.

Pictures credited to Gonzalo Etcheverry/DubaiPoloGoldCupSeries