Carbenella won the final of the Spreckels Cup on Sunday 9th March, winning 11-5 comfortbly against Zahedi Chogan at the Eldorado Polo Club. Leading throughout, Carbenella dominated in possession and while both teams had the same number of opportunities in front of goal, both from the field and the penaty line, Carbenella had a higher accuracy rate, scoring 5 of their 8 penalties and 6 of their 13 shots on goal making the crucial differene and winning them the trophy.
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Selected Match Highlights:
Martin Tassara with the huge hit up field. A defensive backhand bounces off a pony and Joaquin Sanchez Herrero is perfectly placed to pick up the loose ball and run it to goal:
Joaquin Sanchez Herrero in a high speed chase down the field, picks up his own ball on the boards and turns it with heavy defence on his hip. He waits for Tassara to clear out the defence before he hits a shot to goal:
Joaquin Sanchez Herrero in a high speed chase down the field, picks up his own ball on the boards and turns it with heavy defence on his hip. He waits for Tassara to clear out the defence before he hits a shot to goal: