Georgian Cup: Badako ZAZ Shocks El-Amin In Kaduna
Badako Zaz shocked 14-time winners and defending champions El-Amin 7-6 at the ongoing 2021 Kaduna International Polo Tournament, dubbed the Georgian Cup, while Rubicons beat Malcomines 10-6.
In the first chukker, Badako Zaz stole the show, seeing it end 2-1. The new entrants doubled efforts in the second chukker and added three goals to its tally, with El-Amin registering one, ending the chukker 5-2. In the third chukker, Badako Zaz lost steam, while El-Amin gathered momentum and scored two, ending it 5-4.
The fourth chukker saw both teams score one goal apiece, ending 6-5. Badako Zaz increased their tally to 7 in the fifth chukker, while El-Amin maintained 5. In the sixth and deciding chukker of the high goal match, efforts by El-Amin to level up failed as they were only able to score one, making it 7-6.
Rubicons Vs Malcomines
In the second Georgian Cup match, Rubicons had to sweat hard to beat familiar foes Malcomines 10-6 in the competition.
A two-goal advantage prior to commencement of the game made Rubicon to trail Malcomines at the end of the first chukker 2-3. In the second chukker, Rubicon scored three, their opponents Malcomines scored one, ending it 5-4.
Rubicons scored another three in the third chukker, while Malcomines failed to register a shot on target, ending that chukker, 8-4.
A goal drought was witnessed in the fourth chukker as the scoreboard read Rubicon 8, Malcomines 4 when it ended. In the fifth chukker, Malcomines stole the show as they scored two impressive goals, ending it 8-6.
In the sixth and deciding chukker, as the sun was setting, both teams struggled under the intruding night sky to no avail. However, Rubicons slid two into the post, ending the game 10-6.
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