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Delhi (Jan/Feb/Mar)
Polo Season
2008 - 2009
Jan 27 - Mar 15, 2009
Johnnie Walker Gold
Label International Polo Cup
Feb 15, 2009
Sunday February 15,
2009
Team Italy edge out India in the Johnnie Walker Gold Label International Polo
Cup at the
Jaipur Polo
Ground, New Delhi.
Italian Polo team emerged winners of the Johnnie
Walker Gold Label International Polo Cup beating Indian Polo team by 8.5
goals to 8 in an exciting and thrilling polo match played today at the
Jaipur Polo Ground. Gen Deepak Kapoor, PVSM,AVSM,SM,VSM,ADC, Chief of
the Army Staff, President Indian Polo Association and Army Polo & Riding
and Mr Asif Adil, Managing Director, Diageo India gave away the prizes
and trophies to the players.
The Jaipur Polo Ground witnessed a large gathering with the stands fully
packed. The match was very exciting, thrilling and hard fought. Both the
teams displayed their superb stick work and good horsemanship. Italian
team was a 12 goal and Indian team was a 14 goal so Italian team started
with 1.5 goal handicap advantage. Abhimanyu Pathak scored a brilliant
opening goal for India while Carlos Maria Bertola, Captain Italian team
converted a 60 yard penalty as their team's first field goal. Abhimanyu
Pathak added one more goal in this chukker while Goffrdo Cutinelli
Rendina scored one more goal for Italy. In the 2nd chukker Indian team
could not score any goal while Miguel Amieva Saravio scored 3 goals for
Italy (conversion of two penalties and one field goal). In the 3rd
chukker both teams scored one goal each. The fourth chukekr was
dominated to India in which Angad Kalaan, Captain Indian team scored 3
goals (two conversion of penalties and one field goal), Lt Col Tarun
Sirohi was other scorer while Italian team could not score any goal in
this chukker. The score was 7.5 go 7 in favour of Italy at the end of
4th chukker. The 5th and final chukker was played at a very fast pace.
Lt Col Tarun Sirohi scored a brilliant goal and take the Indian team
into lead for the first time but during the dying seconds of the play
Italian team got a penalty and converted into a goal to win the match.
Scorers for Italy were Miguel Amieva Saravia (5), Carlos Maria Bertola
(1), Goffredo Cutinelli Rendina (1). Scorers for India were Angad Kalaan
(3), Lt Col Tarun Sirohi (2), Abhimanyu Pathak (3).
Score Board
Johnnie Walker Gold Label International Polo Cup
Feb 15, 2009
WINNER:
ITALY |
|
Date |
Pool |
Time |
Teams |
Venue |
Score |
Winner |
|
Feb 15 |
|
3:30pm |
India Vs Italy |
JPG |
8.5 - 8 |
Italy |
AEC - Army Equestrian Centre,
JPG - Jaipur Polo Ground
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Johnnie Walker Gold Label
International Polo Cup |
| TEAMS |
| |
|
|
ITALY |
INDIA |
1. Mr Oscar Carona
2. Mr Goffredo Cutinelli Rendina
3. Mr Miguel Amieva Saravia
Bk. Mr Carlos Maria Bertola (C) |
+2
+3
+4
+3 |
1.
Mr Abhimanu Pathak
2. Mr Simran Shergill
3. Mr Angad Kalaan (C)
Bk. Lt Col Tarun Sirohi |
+2
+3
+5
+4 |
|
Total |
+12 |
Total |
+14 |
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