The third day of play in the 2021 Cartier Queen’s Cup began with a rematch of the Prince of Wales Trophy, yet produced a different result with Monterosso holding on for the 11-10 victory over Thai Polo NP on the Castle Ground at Flemish Farm.
Sporting a different line-up than their Prince of Wales Trophy triumph that included Gonzalito Pieres and Juan Gris Zavaleta, Thai Polo NP was within one goal of Monterosso after each chukka. Monterosso’s Ignacio Toccalino and Thai Polo NP’s Zavaleta scored seven and eight goals respectively, but the small difference in the game came from the penalty line, where Monterosso scored one penalty goal in every chukka. Producing a more efficient offense from the field and penalty line, Thai Polo NP fell a goal short with their foul troubles leading to Monterosso’s narrow one goal victory. 
Taking the first lead of the game, Thai Polo NP’s Zavaleta converted two penalties in the first chukka with all offense coming from the penalty line for both teams. The pace of the game picked up over the second and third chukkas as Monterosso looked to pull ahead, but they converted just two of their final nine attempts in the half. Zavaleta continued to be the driving force of the Thai Polo NP attack, keeping his team ahead by one with his fourth goal, but in the final moments of the half, Monterosso finally pulled even at 5-5.
Held scoreless in the game, Monterosso’s David Stirling still had a significant impact on the outcome as his accurate passing set up three goals. Back-to-back goals for Toccalino completed a run of four straight goals for Monterosso and gave them the 8-6 lead, but a swift response from Thai Polo NP, receiving goals from Louis Hine and Zavaleta left the teams battling into the final chukka. Mackenzie Weisz converted a Penalty 2 that was quickly followed by Toccalino’s seventh goal of the game for Monterosso. Converting a penalty of their own with two minutes remaining, Thai Polo NP pressured Monterosso to tie the score, but the defense stood strong to hold on for the 11-10 victory.