LAHORE: Excellent horse riding by Andres Crispo, a guest player from Argentine, went in vain as Team Barrys won the Corps Commander Polo Cup-2017.
Team Barry’s won with a narrow margin of half goal in the final that was held at the Pakistan Park Polo ground, Lahore Cantton Saturday.
Crispo scored six goals, demonstrating immense control on the saddle that charged the spectators who cheered his bravery.
Rana Samiullah and Hamza Mawa Khan from the winning team scored a goal each in the beginning of the first Chukkar. Crispo’s two precisely hit penalties level led things up. Hamza and Mumtaz Abbas Dabbo again made courageous inroads in the second Chukkar and created a chance for Raja Samiullah to score his second goal. Hamza scored another goal to consolidate his team’s position.
The third Chukkar produced an exciting encounter between the two teams as the horsemen engaged themselves in a tough struggle to take control of the ball. Amid this struggle, Crispo scored a beautiful backhand goal while Ahmed Nawaz Tiwana added another score for Master Paints.
Crispo and Tiwana tried hard to reduce the margin and succeeded to level the score. Nevertheless, their horsemen failed to score the winning goal. Major Omar Minhas and Manuel Toccalino supervised the match.
Corps Commander Lahore Lt-General Sadiq Ali was the chief guest on the occasion and gave away the trophy to the winning team’s captain. He also distributed prizes among other players. A total of four teams participated in this week long polo championship.