Pilot and Park Place Collect USPA Gold Cup® Wins

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Sunday’s doubleheader in the USPA Gold Cup at the National Polo Center-Wellington (NPC) began with a contest between Dazos (David Farache, Dylan Rossiter, Nicolas ‘Nico’ Pieres, Santiago ‘Santi’ Torres) and Pilot (Curtis Pilot, Matias ‘Colo’ Gonzalez, Matias Torres Zavaleta, Facundo Pieres), followed by Shack Attack 2 (Martin ‘Facha’ Valent, Mackenzie Weisz, Kris Kampsen, Ignacio ‘Cubi’ Toccalino) versus Park Place (Andrey Borodin, Juan Britos, Hilario Ulloa, Jason Wates) on U.S. Polo Assn. Field One.  

 

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Establishing an early lead, reigning USPA Gold Cup champions Pilot earned an early 4-1 advantage on contributions from Pieres and Zavaleta. Despite three goals in the half from Dazos’ Pieres, Pilot’s ability to double Dazos’ shot attempts gave them a 7-4 lead at the break. Regrouping in the half, Dazos put together a successful fourth chukker with goals from Pieres and Farache to tie the match 8-all. Responding from the field, Pieres and Gonzalez re-established Pilot’s lead, as a final field goal from Gonzalez ended the match in favor of Pilot 12-10. 

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In the Featured Match of the Week, the two teams began by trading goals in the first chukker. Kick-staring their offensive efforts, all four of Park Place’s teammates found the scoreboard to unite for an unanswered six-goal run and an 8-2 lead at the half. Unable to score since the opening chukker, Shack Attack 2 emerged from the tent to outscore Park Place for the first time in the match. Cutting their deficit to four, Shack Attack 2 continued to make a comeback push with contributions from Toccalino, Kampsen and Valent, but a four-goal sixth chukker on the efforts of Ulloa and Britos sealed Park Place’s 15-8 victory. 

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Photo Credit: David Lominska