Buenos aires weather
Both days where played under a really warm weather, partially cludy with high humidity, so you can imagine how it was in the fields.
Due that it didn't rain as told by the national service, so the fields a little hard and drier but better conditions to play polo than the previous games.
Day 3 Saturday
La Aguada 7, Chapa Uno 9
The surprise of this Open came in field 2, when Chapa Uno won over the Novillos Astrada team La Aguada in an undescribable game that made La Dolfina's way to the semifinals all lot easier
This result will speed Miguel N Astrada's recovery and as told he will play next game against La Dolfina (replacing Toccalino)
La Aguada is not the same with the inclusion of Toccalino (that plays very well) but the brothers needs to play with Miguel to be the solid team that made them won the Argentine Open years ago.
They still been unlucky but the next step is La Dolfina and will be decisive to mantain their handicaps.
La Dolfina 20, Pilará 7
The crowd was waiting debut on field 1 of the Dream Team, and as the result shows it appeared in full, with a symphony of great polo and the impression that this is the real team to beat this year.
They played like they been playing with a Playstation comand, playing their game of open and run polo (a lot different from the Cambiasso's way handling the ball of years before)
La Dolfina is a real team, that any players can score, and in my opinion is playing better every new game
Its really interesting to see how the players positin as one of them is the laucher of the attack, also the horses (that are not in their pinacle in this stage !) make the diference in the field 1.
La Dolfina ans Ellerstina are teams that are well suited for the Argentine Open but mainly for the field 1 ("The Cathedral") by the quality of their players but also the quality of their horses.
MVP in my opinion was Pablo Mac Donough, an exemple of positioning and timing
La Cuartetera (one of the best polo horses of the world) played a few minutes only
Day 4 Sunday
Estancia Grande 19 vs. Alegría 17
In the best game of the day thanks to the loyalty of both teams Estancia Grande with a narrow final chukkas that also shows its potential that can harm Ellerstina's way to the semifinals beware!
Estancia Grande can make great things in the Argentine Open today and mostly in the days to come, because they know how to play the Open (becuse the experience of all their players) and they have the horses to play against anyone but the most important thing in my opinion the will to play this game, and are thirsty and have courage! (this match they where losing in the 6th chukka 11-16 and won with a strike of 8-1 in the last ones -amazing!-).
Estancia Grande played with Juan Ignacio Merlos (Goals Hcp: 8) replacing his brother Sebastian, out for one game, due to his 4th yellow card in this season.
Ellerstina 21 vs. Indios Chapaleufú II 14
The black beaty made it again!
Its the only team that could play as even to the La Dolfina' s game in the year Argentine Open.
Ignacio played as number 4 again (as in Tortugas) and played better than before in this new version of Ellerstina, against the team he used to play (his family). He also played a lot easier when he could be left free to score 6 times!
The team apperared for the first time this year in field 1 and played its best polo game of the year against an Indios Chapaleufu that couldn't stop the variety of quality shown by Ellerstina due maninly on their best horses (that also are so many!, as an exemple Facundo had Easy Go as replacement!)
MVP of the game in my opinion Ignacio Heguy
Facundo played as Cambiasso in old times been the lauchers the strategist and the scorer but could harm his horses for the next steps
The horses in their best, but a little thin, in my opinion beware of this, Dont squeeze the lemon dry, said one on the best TB trainers in history!!
Scorers of the match:
Ellerstina: Facundo Pieres, 7 goals:1 penalty, Nicolas Pieres; 5, Gonzalo Pieres Jr. 3 asn Ignacio Hegut 6 goals
Indios Ch. II : Alberto Heguy Jr. 0 goals, Alejandro Novillo Astrada 2, Julio Arellano 4 and Eduardo Heguy 8: 6 penalties
Another remark, could Nicolas play as number 4 against La Dolfina?, he poses the courage and the will to run and anticipate the players lauched in attack better than Ignacio (that shawn his best performance in years in this game in the position of number 3 player, but this must be done now!, it cant been done in the final ...
