Garcha-Aravali Emerge Winners Of The La Pegasus Polo Northern India Open Polo Championship 2019 

In the final of the La Pegasus Polo Northern India Open Polo Championship 2019, played at the Jaipur Polo Ground, New Delhi, Garcha-Aravali beat Sahara Warriors by 11-10 in a thrilling game.

Angad Kalaan of Garcha-Aravali scored 5 goals for the winning team while Dhruvpal Godara also scored 5 goals in a losing cause.

Angad opened the scoring for Garcha-Aravali, but Sahara Warriors came back with an equalizer through Mathew Perry in the first ‘Chukker’. The second chukker saw Sahara Warriors take the lead through Vandit Golechha, which was followed by another goal from Dhruvpal Godara taking the score line to 3-1 in Sahara’s favour.

Players in action

Garcha-Aravali however came back strong to score two back-to-back goals through Angad and Argentine Manuel Llorente to get back on level terms.

The third chukker saw Sahara Warriors play a strong game again taking a two- goal lead through goals from Dhruvpal Godara and Mathew Perry.

The score line at the end of the chukker stood at 5-3 in favour of Sahara Warriors.

Angad Kalaan scored two more for Garcha-Aravali followed by another from Manuel Llorente which brought them level again with the score line reading 6-5 at the end of the fourth ‘Chukker’.

The fifth ‘Chukker’ saw Col. Ravi Rathore,VSM, take the lead for Garcha-Aravali, but four quick goals, two each from Dhruvpal and Mathew saw the score line shift back in favour of Sahara at 7-9.

Angad Kalaan, Satinder Garcha, Manuel Llorente and Col. Ravi Rathore

The sixth ‘Chukker’ saw Garcha-Aravali come back strong scoring three goals, one each from Angad Kalaan, Col. Ravi Rathore and Manuel Llorente to take the lead at 10-9 but Dhruvpal Godara scored again for Sahara to tie the game at 10-10 again.

This took the game to the seventh ‘Chukker’ and sealed the championship trophy for Garcha-Aravali, the winning goal coming from Manuel Llorente.

Quarter Master General of the Indian Army Lt. Gen. Ashok Ambre, unveiled the new scoreboard at the Jaipur Polo Ground, New Delhi, and also started the game with the ceremonial throw-in for the final game of the La Pegasus Polo Northern India Polo Championship 2019, which was played over six ‘Chukkers’.

(Standing) Wife of Quarter Master General of the Indian Army Lt. Gen. Ashok Ambre; Quarter Master General of the Indian Army Lt. Gen. Ashok Ambre; Sanjay Jindal, Founder/Patron Ess Jay Pegasus Sports Foundation (Sitting) – Angad Kalaan, Satinder Garcha, Manuel Llorente and Col. Ravi Rathore

The day began with an exhibition game between La Pegasus Polo Titans and La Pegasus Polo Knights, which ended in a 3-3 tie. Simran Shergil opened the scoring for La Pegasus Polo Titans in the first ‘Chukker’ which was followed by an equalisier by La Pegasus Polo Knights in the second ‘Chukker’. The Titans came back hard to score two more in the second ‘Chukker’, one goal each from Tom Brodie and Simran Shergill, taking the score line to 3-1 in favor of the Titans.

The Knights who were trailing by two goals showcased their class to equalize 3-3 through goals from Mitesh Mehta in the third Chukker and Sanjay Kapoor in the fourth Chukker. The final two Chukkers ended goalless as the game finally got over in 3-3 tie.

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