A highly anticipated match-up began play on Tuesday in the Cartier Queen’s Cup with undefeated Great Oaks LL and UAE Polo Team meeting at Noel Farm.
Trailing throughout much of the game, UAE Polo Team raced into the lead in a dominant fifth chukka, scoring four goals, three coming from Polito Pieres, while a stunned Great Oaks LL were unable to respond in a scoreless sixth chukka. Leading all players with eight goals, Pieres converted five of his penalty attempts while helping UAE Polo Team control possession alongside Tommy Beresford and Tomas Panelo. Foul trouble for Great Oaks LL in the fourth and fifth chukkas ignited the UAE Polo Team offense who produced nine of their 13 goals in the second half while shooting 56% to claim the 13-9 victory. 
On the opening play of the game, Bartolome Castagnola found Dillon Bacon with a pass to open the scoring, and quickly followed with a Penalty 2 conversion, giving Great Oaks LL a quick 2-0 lead. Overcoming the slow start, UAE Polo Team’s Pieres scored on back-to-back plays, bringing the game even at 2-2. Castagnola led the Great Oaks LL attack in the remainder of the first half, effectively directing play while adding two more goals from the field. Holding the potent UAE Polo Team offense to just four goals in the first half, Great Oaks LL took the two-goal advantage into halftime.
Making a statement to begin the second half, Guillermo Terrera scored consecutive goals for Great Oaks LL that doubled their lead to four and drastically changed the status of the game as UAE Polo Team was left searching for immediate offense. They found it in Pieres, who once again converted from the penalty line while also breaking through from the field to keep UAE Polo Team within reach. Receiving significant contributions from Pieres, Beresford and Panelo, UAE Polo Team exploded for four goals in the fifth chukka to take their first lead of the game at 10-9 on a steal and goal from Pieres. Holding the momentum, UAE Polo Team surged forward, dominating possession in the final minutes to keep Great Oaks LL scoreless in the sixth chukka and finishing the game with seven straight goals to complete the 13-9 victory.