Mt. Brilliant won the final of the Stephen Orthwein Memorial on Saturday 29th March, winning 11-10 against San Pedro at the Port Mayaca Polo Club. An excellent last chukka saw the winners outscore San Pedro 3-0 to take back the lead and ride to the win.
After an initial strong start, Mt Brilliant began to trail, unable to keep up with San Pedro's onslaught on the goal mouth from the field but with 12 fouls from San Pedro (to Mt Brilliant's 2) the tables started to turn and with 7 opportunities at goal from penalties Mt Brilliant were able to pull back the lead in the last and secure the win with 1 goal in hand.
The Teams:
Chukka Breakdown:
Score Progression:
Game Statistics:
Selected Match Highlights:
Hutton Goodman gains possession out of the throw in. Julian Daniels beats his man and gets to the ball, taking it downfield he turns it around in the corner, outmanoeuvring his defenders to give himself space to stick and ball through the posts:
Julian Daniels intercepts a backline hit in set play for San Pedro. He rides off his man, takes possession and stick and balls through the goal, bypassing defenders to score:
Julian Daniels intercepts a backline hit in set play for San Pedro. He rides off his man, takes possession and stick and balls through the goal, bypassing defenders to score: