USPA Gold Cup - La Dolfina/Catamount vs Park Place - 19/03/2025 (Semifinal)

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Park Place won the second Semi-final of the USPA Gold Cup on Wednesday 19th March, winning 12-11 against La Dolfina/Catamount at the National Polo Center and earning their spot in Sunday's Final against Coca Cola.

Just like the first semi final match, this was tightly contested with just 1 goal making the difference between finals and elimination. La Dolfina Catamount came out strong, dominating the first chukka with a 4-1 lead. But Park Place quickly regained their footing, leveling the score at 6-all by halftime. Andrey Borodin’s squad took control in the fourth chukka, edging ahead 8-7.

However, La Dolfina Catamount wasn’t ready to back down, fighting back to tie the game at 10-all with just one chukka remaining. In the final chukka a penalty 1 in favour of Park Place saw them take the 1 goal advantage with less than a minute to go to clinch a 12-11 win and secure their spot in the championship game against previous CV Whitney Cup finalists Coca Cola.

The Teams:

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Chukka Breakdown:

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Score Progression:
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Game Statistics:

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Selected Match Highlights:

Louis Hine wins the ball out of the throw in, holding possession under heavy pressure. A backhand to Hilario doesn't have the legs but Peke Gonzalez is there to pick up the loose ball and take it to goal. He passes the goalmouth but fires an angled backhand neckshot through the posts:


Peke and Ulloa working hard together, backing each other up with short passes. Hilario keeps possession despite 4 defenders on him before he threads the ball through all white players to score: