Valiente vs La Dolfina
On Sunday March 24th, La Dolfina/ Tonkawa reigned triumphant over Valiente with a 12-9 win in the long awaited final of the USPA Gold Cup at the National Polo Center.
Having been matched against each other in the previous 26 goal tournament with Valiente coming out on top, this rematch went to the younger Cambiaso after an incredible team performance saw them dominate throughout.
As shown below, the possession was heavily in La Dolfina’s favour throughout, with the young side made up of Poroto Cambiaso, Rufino Merlos, Tomas Panelo and Jeff Hildebrand leading on the scoreboard from the first bell to the last despite a sterling effort from Valiente to even the game at halftime. It wasn’t enough though and La Dolfina’s Tomas Panelo was instrumental in increasing the goal difference to the comfortable win by scoring 5 goals, and earning him his place as most Valuable Player.
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