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other side, ably supported by Shane Boyd, Giles Twist and Sattar Khan could
not in any way shape or form be allowed to get ahead. The first chukker was
an extremely defensive one, with both teams marking well, and the breakout
goal that all players hope to score under these circumstances proving
extremely elusive, bringing the chukker to a close at 0 – 0. By the start of
the 2nd chukker both teams had eased into more offensive roles, but the
BMW White team just had the edge over the BMW Green team finishing the
chukker at 2 – 1. In polo they say that 7 minutes is a long time, and the 7
minutes of the 3rd chukker delivered more than both teams had dare hope
for, the BMW White team being up 5–1 so with a significant advantage whilst
the BMW Green team were on a significant deficit with only one chukker to
redress the balance. Not impossible one might add, the showpiece goal of
this chukker was Tom de Bruin’s goal from almost halfway down the field
– a straight hit in to goal – showing everyone what being 7goals is all about.
With pressure such as this, the BMW Green team pulled out all the stops in
the last chukker, but time was not on their side, they almost made up the
deficit with Shane Boyd, JP Clarkin and Giles Twist all manning up to bring
the score to 5–4. But the BMW White team just had the edge, and the clock
in their favour, before a rejuvenated BMW Green team could recover any
further; a truly valiant effort from all involved.
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