LAHORE: The Chief Minister Polo Cup 2020 got underway on Tuesday here at the Lahore Polo Club ground.
The inaugural eight-chukker match of the event was contested between BN Polo Team and AOS Polo Team and ended in a 7-7 draw after the completion of four chukkers, while the remaining four chukkers will be contested later. The Lahore Polo Club’s season resumed on Tuesday, after a break of three weeks. Both the teams played well and fought till the end and when the final whistle was blown at the end of fourth chukker, the score was equal at 7-7. From BN Polo Team, Ahmed Zubair Butt hammered a hat-trick while Juan Ruiz banged in a brace and Baber Naseem and Saqib Khan Khakwani contributed with one goal each. From AOS Polo Team, which had four goals handicap advantage, Eulogio Celestino thrashed two goals and Raja Samiullah struck one. Today (Wednesday), PBG will play against Ravi Pipes at 2:30 pm.
The first chukker started with both the sides trying to score goals against each other but it was BN Polo Team, which opened its account through a field goal to have 1-0 lead. The second chukker was then fully dominated by BN Polo as they succeeded in thrashing three back-to-back goals to gain 4-0 edge. The third chukker saw BN Polo again playing better polo against As Polo as they converted two goals against one by AOS to enhance their lead to 6-1.
In the fourth chukker, although AOS fought back well and slammed in two goals against one goal by BN Polo, yet BN Polo were enjoying 7-3 lead by the end of the fourth chukker. With four goals handicap advantage for AOS, the score at the end of the fourth chukker was level at 7-7. – Agencies
