Nov 21, 2019
Article courtesy of La Aguada.
Las Monjitas took an 11-9 win over El Milagro and captured the XVI Julio Novillo Astrada Cup, presented by Río Uruguay Seguros, following the championship match that took place at La Aguada Polo Club in Open Door, Argentina, on Tuesday November 19.
Camilo Bautista’s foursome won the trophy for the fourth time, as they did in 2013, 2014 and 2017. Two of the members of the winning team, Facundo Sola and Guillermo Caset Jr., are currently playing the Triple Crown in Argentina with the orange jerseys. The lineup was completed with Matt Coppola.
Following two consecutive ties, Las Monjitas commanded the next two chukkers. Although El Milagro leveled at 8-all at the start of the fifth chukker, Las Monjitas wasted no time at all to regain the lead through Facundo Sola, until El Milagro’s Santiago Solari produced a spectacular goal in the final seconds of the fifth to tie it up 9-all. In the last chukker of play, Facundo Sola and Guillermo Caset Jr. managed to score one goal apiece to secure the win for Las Monjitas, which allowed them to claim La Aguada Polo Club’s premier competition for the fourth time (score Las Monjitas: 2-2, 4-4, 7-5, 8-7, 9-9, 11-9).
The award presentation was as follows:
Most Valuable Player (MVP): Shared by Guillermo Caset Jr. and Federico Tomasevich
Skeeter Johnston Fair Play Award: Francisco Irastorza
Best Mounted Player: Santiago Solari
Best Playing Polo (BPP): Dolfi Educada (Guillermo Caset Jr.), presented by the Argentine Polo Pony Breeders Association
River Slaney BPP Award: Sunny, owned by Las Monjitas and ridden by Guillermo Caset Jr.
Meanwhile, fourth place went to Power Infraestructure who beat Los Cocos by a close 10-9, and La Mancha Dutta Corp earned the third place after defeating Lovelocks Polo Stud 12-5.
The XVI Julio Novillo Astrada Cup, presented by Río Uruguay Seguros, had a fantastic closing party, that included an exquisite asado and other delicacies with all enjoying the hospitality and warmth of the Novillo Astrada family.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
League A
Los Cocos (22): Rafael Zubillaga 0, Alfredo Bigatti 8, Miguel Novillo Astrada 8, Tomás Lalor 6.
El Milagro (22): Federico Tomasevich 1, Santiago Solari 6, Francisco Irastorza 6, Ignacio Novillo Astrada 9.
Power Infraestructure (22): Miguel Mendoza 1, Lerin Zubiaurre 8, Alejandro Muzzio 8, Jorge Fernández Ocampo 5.
League B
Las Monjitas (22): Camilo Bautista 0, Matt Coppola 3, Facundo Sola 9, Guillermo Caset (h) 10, Matías Fernández Llanos 6.
La Mancha Dutta Corp (22): Timmy Dutta 3, Lucas Díaz Alberdi 7, Mariano Obregón 6, Facundo Obregón 6.
Lovelocks Polo Stud (22): Tommy Severn 3, Charlie Hanbury 6, Matt Perry 6, James Beim 7.
All photos courtesy of ©Matias Callejo.
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