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Olly Brown charging ahead
with David Ashby in pursuit
Philip Tempro on commanding form whilst
Wayne Archer can only look on in dismay
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had the opportunity to put Bulova up less than 10 seconds into the
game after they were awarded a 60-yard penalty but he missed. That
allowed Rubis to snatch the lead through goals from Roddy Williams and
Oliver Taylor.
After a scoreless first chukker, Jeff Evelyn opened the account for
Bulova as Crespin’s woes continued from the penalty spot with another
missed attempt.
But Rubis was not about to surrender the lead, Williams hit home his second
goal and his team’s third to end the chukker 3-1. Each time Bulova scored,
Rubis answered back, as Evelyn added his second and Taylor replied.
In the final chukker Jamie Dickson gave Bulova a third while Luis Clerici
added a fifth for Rubis giving them the victory 5-3.
The second day was set to be a triple feature at Lion Castle. Snakebite vs
ICBL/Sport Lobster, defending champions Range Rover vs Bulova and
Rubis vs Hyundai. However the rain wreaked havoc and the organisers
moved swiftly to reshuffle the fixtures in order to get the triple header in on
the next match day.
The third day, which became the second day of action, saw a red hot
Rubis crushing a shell shocked Hyundai at Holders Hill. A see-saw battle in
the middle of the field ensued in the opening chukker, but it was Rubis who
broke the deadlock as Roddy Williams added two quick goals with about two
minutes left.At the start of the third Williams completed his hat trick and
Oliver Taylor jumped on a missed clearance to put Rubis up 4-0. Taylor added
another before Wayne Archer scored what was to be the only goal from
Hyundai in the second chukker.
Hyundai missed consecutive penalty strikes in the third chukker and
Rubis’ Williams was t here to add to his growing tally. Taylor added the
final goal in the game to give Rubis an impressive 7-1 victory.
In the second match of this triple treat, Snakebite rebounded from their
defeat on the first day to win over ICBL/Sport Lobster 8-4. Christain
Chaves and David Ashby each rode hard and played strong to earn a hat
trick, while Max Kirchhoff also got in on the action. The ICBL/Sport
Lobster team of Gary Shepherd, Teddy Williams, Lanto Sheridan and Olly
Brown shared the goals around but the power of Snakebite proved too
much for them.
Range Rover did not get off to their usual winning start and it was Bulova
this time who bounced back from their first game defeat; with Jamie
Dickson leading the charge for Bulova with a hat trick well supported by
Jeff Evelyn and Pablo Crespin with a goal each, giving Bulova the 5 - 3 win.
With action moving to the picturesque Lion Castle Polo Estate, and the
weather co-operating, day 3 of the tournament saw firstly a “horse power”
competition as Range Rover took on Hyundai, but there was disappointment
once again for Hyundai as they were held to a 3 goal loss at the hands of
defending champions Range Rover whose captain Danny Atwell, had a
stellar afternoon as he scored 4 of their 6 eventual goals, Hyundai couldnt
quite muster their power and eventually went down 6-3.
ICBL/Sport Lobster’s Lanto Sheridan lead his team to an impressive 8-4
victory over Silver Point/Chester Polo. Sheridan opened with a hat trick in
the first chukker as his team controlled the game from early. The battle for
control of the ball heated up and both teams averted the other one’s attempts
to lead. By the time the third chukker was reached, both teams it seemed
had run out of steam and despite their best efforts the chukker was scoreless.
In contrast the fourth chukker was one of frenzied action; Nico Roberts of
ICBL/Sport Lobster ended with a hat trick, while Sheridan who had had a
stellar afternoon thus far, scored yet another goal to bring his tally to 4. Mike
Henderson of Silver Point/Chester scored twice in this final chukker but it
was too little too late, and ICBL/Sport Lobster ran out the victors.
The Semi-Finals saw Rubis pitted against ICBL, for a place in the Final.
These two teams were evenly matched and the tit for tat play was a
testament to this. Lanto Sheridan and Nico Roberts for ICBL/Sport
Lobster and Oliver Taylor for Rubis were on commanding form. The
game ended in regulation time on 4 all, taking the match into a sudden
death play-off. An emboldened Roddy Williams, a past winner of the
Barbados Open however tipped the balance, and eventually scored the
goal that would hand Rubis the victory 5-4 and a well deserved first spot
in the finals.