Isla Carroll wins CV Whitney Cup
by Alex Webbe

Isla Carroll 10-goaler Facundo Pieres scored eight goals in leading an underdog Isla Carroll team to a 15-12 upset win over Las Monjitas in the finals of the 2008 C. V. Whitney Cup at the International Polo Club in Wellington.
Las Monjitas drew first blood, with Javier Astrada scoring the first goal of the game, but the game belonged to Isla Carroll from that point on.

Goals from Marcos di Paola, Facundo Pieres and Magoo Laprida gave Isla Carroll a lead they would never give up.
Isla Carroll took a 6-3 lead to the sidelines at the end of the first half as Las Monjitas tried to regroup.
Isla Carroll came out blasting in the fourth period, scoring four consecutive goals at one point, to charge off with an 11-6 advantage.

Two more goals from Pieres were complimented by a goal from di Paola to extend Isla Carroll’s lead to six goals, 14-8 to end the fifth chukker, and the game seemed all but won.

Las Monjitas staged a last chukker rally that made it close, but time ran out with Isla Carroll on top, 15-12.
Pieres led all scoring with eight goals. Di Paola scored five times and Laprida and John Goodman added single goals for the win.

Javier Astrada scored seven goals for Las Monjitas. Nacho Astrada added three goals and Eduardo scored twice for Las Monjitas.

Pieres was named MVP and his horse, Once Catorce, was named Best Playing Pony.