CFA reached gold - by Federico LEvy

The second Open de Portugal, held at La Varzea Polo Club, came to an end, with the final for the Gold Cup, in which CFA beat defending champions, Millennium La Varzea by a narrow 7-6.

In a very balanced game, CFA took an early advantage, but a good work from La Varzea back, Sebastián Merlos, allowed his team to hold on to a 5-5 tie with three minutes of play in the second chukker. Quickly, Tiago Gallego scored to give La Varzea a 6-5 lead.

A solid attack from CFA dominated the fourth and last chukker. A 6-6 tie came with three minutes to go, with a goal by Horacio Echeverry. With only 30 seconds to go, a midfield penalty shot was given to La Varzea, but Esteban Iturrioz hold the ball
and passed on to his brother Jorge, who ran all alone to the posts at full speed to score the winning goal for CFA in the last second of play.

Next, in the second match of the day, Santa Clara defeated Lusitania 7-4 and claimed third place.