La Dolfina won against La Fe by a score of 13-5 in the U.S. Open Polo Championship at National Polo Center on Wednesday 10th April, securing their place as the second semi-finalists alongside Valiente.
Poroto scored 2 early field goals to take a quick lead for La Dolfina which they kept consistently throughout the game, La Fe unable to get close despite some nice open play. Substitutions for the pink team saw Marc Ganzi take the place of team owner Louis Devaleix while Dylan Rossiter wore Roberto Bilbao's shirt.
Foul, knock in and penalty stats were even at halftime but La Dolfina were controlling the game, able to capitalise on their penalty accuracy as well as their opportunities in front of goal to go into the second half with a comfortable 8-3 lead.
The second half saw La Dolfina push it to a 9 goal lead with La Fe failing to find the goal since the second chukka until Elizalde was able to score from the penalty line in chukka 5. La Fe slotted a couple of goals home in the final 2 chukkas but it was a convincing 13-5 win for La Dolfina.
The Teams:
Substitutions:
Marc Ganzi in for Louis Devaleix
Dylan Rossiter in for Roberto Bilbao
Chukka Breakdown:
Score Progression:
Game Statistics:
Featured Player:
Poroto Cambiaso impressed inthe La Dolfina game against La Fe showcasing his 10 goaler skills including:
- Nearside forehand
- Offside tail backhand
- Offside forehand passes
- Possession - dribbling
Selected Highlights:
Poroto Cambiaso steals the ball, outruns several defensive players before executing a long distance cut shot goal:
Poroto takes advantage of a loose ball to turn a defensive play into offensive, running the ball to goal with Elizalde unable to catch up: