BN Polo and Master Paints/ Newage Cables from Pool A qualified for the semifinals of the 2nd Presi-dent of Pakistan Polo Cup 2023 here at the Jinnah Polo Fields on Sunday.
Simon Prado guided Master Paints/Newage Ca-bles to a nail-biting 8-7 victory over Remounts to qualify for the semifinals. Simon Prado was in sub-lime form as he played outstanding polo and con-tributed with four fabulous goals while Juan Cruz Greguoli slammed in two goals and Raja Temur Nadeem and Farooq Amin Sufi struck one goal each for Master Paints/Newage Cables. Manuel Sundblad fired in four goals while Ahmed Zubair Butt ham-mered a hat-trick for Remounts.
Both the teams started the match well and con-verted two goals each to finish the first chukker at 2-2. Master Paints/Newage dominated the match with two back-to-back goasl to gain a 4-2 lead. They added one more in their tally in the beginning of the third chukker to stretch their lead to 5-2. Remounts then made a strong comeback by smashing in five fantastic goals to take 7-5 lead. Master Paints/Newage also bounced back in style by thrash-ing in three back-to-back goals in the fourth and last chukker to win the thrilling match by 8-7.
Roberto Iturrioz Arias heroics helped BN Polo defeat HN Polo by 7-6 in the second match of the day. For BN Polo, Roberto Iturrioz Arias played excellent polo and hammered a hat-trick of goals while Hamza Mawaz Khan banged in a brace and Tito Ruiz and Baber Naseem converted one goal apiece. —APP
