Due to the some luck (always needed) and the the amazing horses lot, of each of the finalists they are in a new Final this year.
Saturday La Dolfina 13 - Alegria 12
High temperature and high humidity the field (Number 1) was good (to improve little dry in zone areas near the main stand)
La Dolfina won its match but with some doubt about its way to shown its superiority, when the other team are well mounted and they install pressure in the ball carriers , as shown with in other matchs like the first match played in the Asociacion for this tournament in the first part of the match 6-5 with the juvenile team of Miramar the other week.
La Dolfina (same as Ellerstina) is not showing today, the horses superiority of other years becausse that other teams posses some nice new horses (mostly are TB), than before, but with the small selection of them play against there performance when they play them in the repetitions in the last chukkers.
This is the main reason becasuse the matchs are finishing so close this year.
It must be remembered also that the best horses appears in the Argentine Open, but they are starting to be used with some limits in action in Hurlingham or being used so solve the game like this weekend.
Cambiaso played with discomfort due to an lumbago ache that coudnt press well the left stirrup.
Ther main goal for La Dolfina is to achive a new Triple Crown victory this year, and still undeafeat after its last 18 matchs...
In my opinion in the middle of the season, the things are not the same as the pasing years, its more equal the teams is not playing at its peak but still wining because of the quality of players, horses and the aid of some luck.
Nice video of the match (in spanish)
Saturday Ellerstina 14 - La Aguada 12
High Temperature little hot breeze -field condition ok (must improve condition after the weekend atchs before the coming rains this week)
Ellerstina won due to there analysis of game and the different options of selection when decide to play the really good horses they posses in the last 3 chukkers that gave them the return ticket to the new final,
Gonzalo Pieres leads the team in the last 3 chukkers, when mounted his best horses, made de difference and shown the way to his teammates that was not playing well again.
Infront of them La Aguada, the former team of the Family Novillo Astrada, that as the last years needed some changes and this year with a mature Facundo Sola and Guillermo Caset (two coming stars) will give more than a headache to anyone needs some words from the bench to not to desesperate in the closing chukkers and a better horse lot selection.
In my opinion Ellerstina must improve in the long shot to goal department and see if Mariano Aguerre can play as 4 and leave the the problems to the rest with Nicolas Pieres in number 3.
