Abu
Dhabi Come Off Best In 6-5 Clash
Ghantoot Polo lost a close game in the
second round of the Dubai Gold Cup to their bogey team, Abu Dhabi Polo at Dubai
Polo & Equestrian Club this afternoon.
Abu Dhabi’s JJ Storni pulled back a goal in the second chukker
but at half-time Ghantoot were still leading 3-1.
But with less than 30 seconds left on the clock, Storni buried
the ball between the posts in open play to take the teams to a golden goal
fifth chukker and it was Storni who scored the penalty, sealing the win for Abu
Dhabi.
Ali Al Marri, Ghantoot’s Emirati player was disappointed.
“An extra-time penalty is one of the most frustrating ways to
lose an important game,” he said. “We had a lead in the beginning and obviously
things didn’t go our way after that and we are very disappointed.
“But that is not the end of the Gold Cup for us, we play Mahra
on Tuesday next week so we will be going away and analysing our performance
today in order to concentrate on that match.”
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