LAHORE: Three matches were decided in the Lahore Open Polo Championship here at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Saturday.

Nicolas Antinori and Raja Temur Nadeem starred for the winning team scoring three goals apiece.Ahmed Ali Tiwana and Abdul Rehman Monnoo made a brace each for the losing team.

In the closest match of the day, Diamond paints/Sheikhoo Steel edged out Barry’s/BN 2 8-7 as Andres Llorente smashed six goals for the winners. Saqib Khan Khakwani contributed the remaining two goals.

From team Barry’s/BN 2, Hamza Mawaz Khan cracked a classic quartet while Ernesto Trotz struck three goals but all in vain.Remounts, who are looking to add more trophies to their trophy cabinet, outpaced BN/Diamond Paints 6-4 in the day’s first match.

Meanwhile, HN Polo outplayed Master Paints 8-4 as prolific Raja Samiullah scored six goals while team-mates Lt Col Omer Minhas and Haider Naseem scored one each.From the losing side, all four goals came from Briton Evan Power.

Published in Dawn, December 12th, 2021