Coca-Cola won against Pilot by a score of 11-9 in the U.S. Open Polo Championship at the National Polo Center on Sunday 6th April giving the CV Whitney and USPA Gold Cup finalists a 2-1 win-loss record. It was anyone's game with Coca Cola managing to gain a small advantage in the 4th chukka which they fought hard to maintain with Pilot, still sporting their changed lineup, battling them each step of the way.
The Teams:
Chukka Breakdown:
Score Progression:
Game Statistics:
Selected Match Highlights:
Lusarreta wins the throw in and sends the ball up to Gillian Johnston who has run upfield. She takes one approach shot, setting herself up but leaving herself a tough angle to shoot from. She scores the goal with an extremely angled neckshot:
Lorenzo Chavanne takes the pass up from Polito, he sends the ball up to Lusarreta before running straight to goal where he receives the pass back and scores in an excellent example of the give and go:
Lorenzo Chavanne takes the pass up from Polito, he sends the ball up to Lusarreta before running straight to goal where he receives the pass back and scores in an excellent example of the give and go: