UAE Polo Team Avenges Loss for Place in Semifinals

Matt Perry Tomas Panelo and Tomas Beresford

The third quarterfinal in the Cartier Queen's Cup featured a rematch between Murus Sanctus/La Magdeleine and UAE Polo Team, but a different result occurred as UAE Polo Team emerged victorious, capturing the 10-9 overtime victory at Zacara. 


Murus Sanctus/La Magdeleine held the possession advantage, producing 23 shots at goal compared to just 11 for UAE Polo Team, but convetted just one of their final 12 attempts allowing UAE Polo Team to grab the victory. Staying in the game due to their accurate penalty shooting, UAE Polo Team didn't miss a single opportunity from the field or the penalty line, completed by the penalty conversion from Polito Pieres just 30 seconds into overtime to capture the victory. 

Score Table Murus Sanctus vs UAE 1


Striking first, UAE Polo Team's Pieres found Tommy Beresford with a pass to open the scoring. A quick response from Murus Sanctus/La Magdeleine's Sapo Caset set the scene for what was going to be a closely contested elimination match. Shooting a perfect 3 for 3 in the second chukka, Murus Sanctus/La Magdeleine edged into the lead thanks to two goals from Matt Perry. UAE Polo Team had their opportunities to take the lead but fell victim to inaccurate shooting, with their only offense coming on two penalty conversions to trail 6-4 at halftime.


The fourth chukka changed the dynamic of the match as Murus Sanctus/La Magdeleine lost control of their lead and a dominant 4-0 chukka in favour of UAE Polo Team pushed them ahead. Pieres contributed with three goals during the stretch for UAE Polo Team with two chukkas between them and the victory. Murus Sanctus/La Magdeleine pushed to comeback in the game, shooting at goal 10 times in the final two chukkas, but converted just one opportunity. Still trailing by two entering the sixth chukka, Caset converted two key penalty attempts to send the game into overtime. The match was decided quickly into the overtime chukka as UAE Polo Team drew a foul and Pieres stepped up and converted the Penalty 2, sending UAE Polo Team into the semifinals with the 10-9 victory.
Bar Chart Murus Sanctus vs UAE 1