In the feature game of the week in the Talacrest Prince of Wales Championship, Bardon and Monterosso met on the Queen’s Ground at Guards Polo Club. Tied at the half, Monterosso produced a second half surge to pull ahead and capture the 11-9 victory for their first victory.
A competitive match where all eight players found the scoresheet, Bardon and Monterosso battled into the final chukka, but it was the additional scoring opportunities from the field that led Monterosso to victory in the second half. Shooting 44% on 18 shots, Monterosso was led by Ignacio Toccalino’s five goals with Bardon’s Francisco Elizalde trying to guide his team to victory with three goals and two assists. With little separating the teams early in the match, foul trouble in the second half for Bardon resulted in two penalty conversions for Monterosso along with the additional possessions they needed to claim the 11-9 win. 
A lightning quick first chukka featured six goals between the two teams in fast-paced end-to-end action. Matt Perry led the Monterosso offense with two goals, while Bardon scored by committee, receiving one goal each from Alfredo Bigatti, Andras Tombor and Elizalde to leave the score tied at 3-3. The pace slowed in the second chukka where the only goal came on a Penalty 3 conversion from Elizalde, inching Bardon ahead but it was short-lived as Monterosso responded before the end of the half. A complete team effort saw Facundo Sola find Toccalino with a pass, while Perry followed up with his third goal to leave the game deadlocked at 5-all at halftime.
Finding success with a balanced attack, Monterosso carried their momentum into a decisive fourth chukka where they converted both shot attempts, while adding two penalty conversions from Sola and Toccalino. The four-goal outburst in the chukka pushed Monterosso ahead by two as Bardon was left coming from behind to try and capture the win. Monterosso turned their attention to the defensive end, where they held Bardon scoreless in the fifth chukka, extending their lead to three on Toccalino’s game-high fifth goal. With little time remaining, Bardon pushed to close the deficit but managed just two goals in the final seven minutes as Monterosso held on for the 11-9 victory in their first win of the tournament.