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phoenician cup
In the final itself, there was little to
divide the teams – two of 12 entries in
this competitive 12-goal tournament.
Clarita had the advantage (4-3) at half-
time, but it remained anyone’s game until
the final 30 seconds of the match. The
scores were level at this point (6-6) and
the crowd, enjoying some warm afternoon
sunshine, were looking forward to seeing
this match go into extra time.
Although, when Clarita were awarded
a 30-yard penalty in the final minute, the
Polo Magazine’s Most Valuable Player,
Chris Mackenzie, made certain this final
was concluded in four chukkas. Not only
did Mackenzie receive the MVP prize,
but he also collected the Polo Times Best
Playing Pony prize. This went to one of
his favourite ponies, Pastor, whom he
had played in the first, and some of the
fourth chukka.
The sub final was an equally close
affair, also finishing on a 7-6 score line.
Alan Fall’s Mad Dogs took the honours,
beating Andrey Borodin’s Park Place
earlier in the day.
Clarita: Clare Mathias (0); Freddie Horne
(3); Matt Lodder (3); Chris Mackenzie (6).
Inspirit/Kildare: John Gunn(0); Andrew
Dechet (2); Pedro Harrison (4); Manuel
Plaza (6).
Mad Dogs: Alan Fall (0); Cruz Novillo
Astrada (2); Will Emerson (5); Pete Webb
(5). Park Place: Andrey Borodin (-1);
Juan Britos (6); Byron Watson (2); Jacinto
Crotto (5).
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