The sixth game in Zone A of the 128th Abierto Argentino de Polo at Palermo featured a dramatic upset, as La Ensenada Brubank defeated eight-time defending champions La Dolfina Saudi Polo Team 12-11.
Trying to join Ellerstina Johor at the top of Zone A, La Dolfina Saudi Polo Team met La Ensenada Brubank on field 1 at Palermo. Entering the game with a line-up holding five less goals on handicap, La Ensenada Brubank fought to match La Dolfina Saudi Polo Team stride-for-stride. Within one goal after all but the first chukka, the game was decided by the smallest of margins with La Ensenada Brubank’s duo of Juan Britos and Juan Martin Zubia combining to shoot 6 for 7 from the penalty line. Generating more opportunities from the field, La Dolfina Saudi Polo Team produced 12 more shots at goal, but inaccurate 30% shooting prevented them from taking the lead. Late foul trouble for La Dolfina Saudi Polo Team allowed La Ensenada Brubank to take the lead and claim the 12-11 triumph.
Showing zero hesitation in the first chukka, La Ensenada Brubank quickly demonstrated a determined effort to take the 2-0 lead on field goals from Britos and Zubia. Held without a shot from the field in the second and third chukkas, La Ensenada Brubank’s lead disappeared as David Stirling produced a strong showing from the field adding two goals to tie the score at 4-4. An organized defense for La Ensenada Brubank that was led by Jeronimo del Carril prevented La Dolfina Saudi Polo Team from going on a run but conceded the lead before the end of the half as a Penalty 1 for Stirling gave them the narrow 6-5 advantage. 
Despite very few whistles stopping play, goals were difficult to come by at the start of the second half as each team showcased defensive strategies to hit effective backhands and prevent open runs to goal. Exchanging goals in the fifth and sixth chukkas, La Ensenada Brubank’s duo of Britos and Zubia were matched by Stirling and Cambiaso, leaving the difference at one with two chukkas remaining. In the decisive moment of the game, it was Britos who stepped into the spotlight. Adding an an assist, Britos helped La Ensenada tie the game 9-all after receiving a Penalty 1 and then promptly converted a Penalty 2, giving La Ensenada Brubank the lead entering the final chukka. With the upset now within reach, Zubia doubled their lead to two as La Dolfina Saudi Polo Team scrambled to tie the score. Two penalty conversions for Cambiaso gave La Dolfina Saudi Polo Team a chance to tie the score in the final seconds, but a final shot for Cambiaso was blocked as La Ensenada Brubank completed the astounding 12-11 victory.