LAHORE: Rijas/Master Paints, BN/Diamond Paints and Master Paints won their opening-day matches of the Brighto Paints Lahore Open Polo Championship here at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Tuesday.

In a close encounter, four-goal Mannuel Carranza proved vital for Rijas/Master Paints who edged out Coca Cola Team 6-5. Mumtaz Abbas Niazi contributed two goals for the winners. Tomas Reinoso (four) and Waqas Khan (one) scored for the losing side.

Earlier in the first match of the day, BN/Diamond Paints defeated Monnoo Polo 7-4.

Ahmed Ali Tiwana top-scored with five goals while Agha Musa Ali Khan made a brace. Iranian player Amir Reza Behboudi’s impressive four-goal show could not save Monnoo Polo from defeat.

Master Paints outplayed Guard Group 5-1 as English player Evan Power smashed three tremendous goals while Usman Haye and Bilal Haye struck one each.

The solitary goal of the losing side came through Arib Ali Malik.

Published in Dawn, December 8th, 2021

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