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May 3, 2008
Chile dethroned defending champions Brazil to win the 8th
Polo World Championship. Hosts Mexico claim 3rd place,
defeating Spain.
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May 3,
2008 --- FINAL
Defending champions Brazil were dethroned by Chile (11 -
9) in the 8th World Polo Championship being played in Mexico.
The game was evenly placed especially in the first 3 chukkers in
which Brazil began to take the advantage and it seemed that the
end was near for Chile, however brothers Alejandro and Matias
Vial led the team to its first title in history for their
country. The two of them scored nine of the goals for thir team.
Brazil's Caio Siquini scored 4 four goals, while Toledo
and Pedro Ganon contributed with two each and Renato Junqueira
scored one goal.
Mexico defeated Spain (13-12) to clinch the 3rd spot with Spain
placing 4th in the tournament.
SCOREBOARD
| Date |
Time |
Venue |
Teams |
Score |
Winner |
| Apr 24 |
9:30 |
TC, Field 3 |
England Vs Brazil |
7 - 5 |
Brazil |
| Apr 24 |
11:15 |
TC, Field 2 |
New Zealand Vs Canada |
6 - 4.5 |
New Zealand |
| Apr 24 |
1:30 |
TC, Field 1 |
Spain Vs Chile |
6 - 5 |
Chile |
| Apr 24 |
3:15 |
TC, Field 1 |
Mexico Vs South Africa |
9 - 5 |
Mexico |
| Apr 26 |
12:00 |
Campo |
Mexico Vs England |
9 - 8 |
Mexico |
| Apr 27 |
10:00 |
TC, Field 3 |
Spain Vs New Zealand |
8 - 7.5 |
Spain |
| Apr 27 |
11:45 |
TC, Field 2 |
Chile Vs Canada |
8 - 6 |
Chile |
| Apr 27 |
1:30 |
TC. Field 1 |
South Africa Vs Brazil |
8 - 6 |
Brazil |
| Apr 29 |
10:00 |
TC, Field 3 |
Spain Vs Canada |
9 - 6 |
Spain |
| Apr 29 |
11:45 |
TC, Field 2 |
New Zealand Vs Chile |
14.5 - 6 |
Chile |
| Apr 29 |
1:30 |
TC, Field 1 |
Mexico Vs Brazil |
8 - 5 |
Brazil |
| Apr 29 |
3:15 |
TC, Field 2 |
England Vs South Africa |
4.5 - 4 |
South Africa |
| May 1 |
10:30 |
Campo |
Mexico Vs Chile SEMI FINAL |
10 - 9 |
Chile |
| May 1 |
1:00 |
Campo |
Brazil Vs Spain SEMI FINAL |
7 - 6 |
Brazil |
| May 3 |
9:30 |
TC |
3rd and 4th place - MEX Vs ESP |
13 - 12 |
Mexico |
| May 3 |
12:00 |
Campo |
BRAZIL Vs CHILE ----- FINAL |
11 - 9 |
CHILE |
| TC -
Tecamac
Campo - Campo Deportivo Militar Marte |
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POINT STANDINGS AT THE END OF THE 3 ROUNDS |
| GROUP A |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Goals For |
Goals Against |
| Mexico |
3 |
2 |
1 |
23 |
21 |
| Brazil |
3 |
3 |
0 |
23 |
16 |
| England |
3 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
20.5 |
| South Africa |
3 |
1 |
2 |
15.5 |
21 |
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| GROUP B |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Goals For |
Goals Against |
| New Zealand |
3 |
1 |
2 |
19.5 |
27 |
| Chile |
3 |
3 |
0 |
28.5 |
17 |
| Spain |
3 |
2 |
1 |
22 |
19.5 |
| Canada |
3 |
0 |
3 |
16.5 |
22 |
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May 1,
2008 --- Semi-finals
Defending champions Brazil made a great comeback against Spain
in the last three chukkers to advance to the final of the 8th
World Polo Championship 2008 in Mexico. Brazil defeated
Spain in the semi final by 7 goals to 6. In the first
chukker, Spain got ahead 1-0 thanks to a move by Pascal Sainz,
who recovered the ball in the middle of the field. In the second
chukker Ignacio Domeq increased the lead for Spain. At the
end of the 3rd chukker Spain was leading 4 - 0. However, Toledo
and Gustavo Siquini Caio starred in the 4th chukker onwards to
stop the Spanish attack. By the end of the 5th chukker
Brazil was ahead of Spain. Pascual Sainz and the rest of Team
Spain could not catch up to Brazil who won the game 7 - 6
at the end of the 6th and final chukker. Brazil scored 6
unanswered goals.
Teams:
Brazil: Gustavo Toledo (+1), Renato Junqueira (+5), Pedro Ganon
(+5), Caio Sinquini (+3)
Spain: Pascual Sainz (+4), Nicholas Alvarez (+3), Ignacio Domeq
(+3), Gonzaga Valdes (+3).
In the other semi-final Chile knocked out home team Mexico with
a score of 10 goals to 9.
BRAZIL will meet CHILE in the Final on Saturday May 3, 2008.
The 3rd and 4th place game between Mexico and Spain will take
place earlier the same day.
April 29, 2008
Mexico (Home team) and Brazil (defending World Cup champion)
faced off in the much anticipated match at Tecamac. Mexico
was undefeated until now, but was unable to continue their
winning streak. They went down to Brazil 8 goals to 5.
In the 1st chukker, Mexico's Carlos Gracida Jr. and Ulysses
Escapite collided against each other. Although their were
no major injuries Carlos was unable to continue as he cut his
lip which would require stitches. Roberto Gonzalez Gracida,
Coach of the Mexican team had to replace Carlos (+1) and Ulysses
(+3) to keep the handicap level. In their place came Diego
Velarde and Jesus Solorzano. However, due to these changes
there was lack of coordination in the Mexican team which
contributed to their loss. Scorers for Mexico were Julio
Gracida in the third chukker, Valerio Aguilar with two goals in
the fourth chukker and Julio Gracida who scored two goals in the
last chukker. For Brazil Caio Siquini scored four goals, Pedro
Ganon with 3 and one for Renato Junqueira.
In the other games Spain defeated Canada (9-6), Chile
defeated New Zealand (14.5-6). Brothers Matias and Alejandro
Vial, and Recaredo Ossa excelled for Chile while Craig Wilson
and Robert Watson were instrumental for the Kiwis. In the other
inconsequential match South Africa defeated England (4.5-4).
Brazil will face Spain, while Mexico will play Chile in the semi
finals on May 1.
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