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October 18, 2008
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 Ellerstina
retain title
After the rain delay,
and in a bright sunny spring day, Ellerstina and La Aguada Arelauquen
met to play the Tortugas Open final, in which the boys in black beat the
Novillo Astrada brothers 13-9, to retain the title they obtained in 2007,
the first step of the Triple Crown.
La Aguada Arelauquen
had a better start, as they shot into an early 3-0 lead in the first chukker,
which extended to 4-2 at the end of the second period, But Ellerstina,
with Pablo MacDonough back in action as he recovered from an injury in
his right shoulder, began to close the gap in the third chukker. They
managed to even the score to 5-5, a result sealed by a great goal by Juan
Martin Nero.
After a balanced fourth
chukker and a new tie - 6-6 - Ellerstina made a comeback and scored to
get their first lead at the start of the fifth period - 7-6 and by the
end of it they were ahead 9-6.
Ellerstina, supported
in the superiority of their horse string, continued their way to the title
in the sixth chukker, led by a great performance by Facundo Pieres, the
team´s key man and top scorer with seven goals. They scored four
more goals - three by Facundo and one by brother Gonzalo, to make it 12-6.
Meanwhile, La Aguada Arelauquen seemed lost and could do nothing against
a stronger Ellerstina.
La Aguada Arelauquen
made a last effort in the seventh chukker to close the gap, but the three
goals courtesy by Javier (2) and Miguel Novillo Astrada weren´t
enough as the final result was sealed. Ellerstina dominated the second
half of the match and that was enough to claim the final 13-9 victory
to win the Tortugas Open once again. Such a great start for Ellerstina,
as they look ahead of their biggest goal: Palermo.
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