Master Paints, Barry’s advance in National Polo

LAHORE: Master Paints and Barry’s notched up victories in the International Steels National Open Polo Championship for Quaid-i-Azam Gold Cup 2019 matches played here at Lahore Polo Club ground on Thursday.

In the first match of the day, Master Paints overcame spirited Master Paints Black by 10-2. Juan Cruz Losada emerged as star of the day for Master Paints by smashing in superb six goals while his teammates Hamza Mawaz Khan hammered a hat-trick and Farooq Amin Sufi contributed one. From Master Paints Black, both the goals were scored by Matias Vial Parez. First chukker remained 1-1. Matias converted a 40-yard for Master Paints Black while Hamza Mawaz fired in a field goal for Master Paints. The second chukker saw the complete dominance of Master Paints, who slammed in four goals to take a healthy 5-1 lead.

Third chukker saw the winners further enhance their lead to 7-1. Losada struck both the goals. In the fifth and last chukker, Matias and Losada pumped in one more goal each to provide Master Paints unassailable 10-2 lead. Barry’s beat BBJ Pipes by 7-5 to win the second encounter of the day. Bautista Bayuger played vital role in his team’s triumph by slamming in sterling six goals while Raja Samiullah struck the remaining one goal. For BBJ Pipes, Nicolas Corti hammered a hat-trick while Bilal Haye and Mumtaz Abbas Niazi scored one goal each. The third chukker was evenly poised as both the sides scored two goals each. Bilal Haye and Mumtaz Abbas struck one goal each for BBJ Pipes while Raja Sami and Bautista hit one goal apiece for Barry’s, as the third chukker ended with Barry’s having 4-3 lead.

Barry’s added one more in their tally in the fourth chukker to stretch their lead to 5-3. But BBJ Pipes bounced back in style and slammed in two goals to level the score at 5-5. In the fifth and last chukker, Barry’s banged in a brace to win the match by 7-5.