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Crab Orchard wins, goes to US Open semifinals

Adolfo Cambiaso, everyone’s favorite 10-goal player, scored four goals as he led his Crab Orchard teammates to a 13-10 win over Steve Van Andel’s Orchard Hill team Saturday afternoon at the International Polo Club in Wellington Saturday, securing a spot in Wednesday’s semifinals of the US Open Championship.

Cambiaso scored the first goal of the game and teammate Julio Arellano added two more as Crab Orchard jumped out to an early 3-1 lead. Four goals from Julio Arellano and three goals from Adolfo Cambiaso had them up 7-5 at the half. Pablo MacDonough scored four times for Orchard Hill. Lucas Criado added a single goal in the first half.

Three goals from Hilario Ulloa and another from Cambiaso put Crab Orchard up 11-6 after four chukkers with Criado adding a goal for Orchard Hill.

Crab Orchard extended its lead to six goals after the fifth chukker with Arellano scoring twice for Crab Orchard while Orchard Hill managed a single penalty conversion from MacDonough. The chukker ended with Crab Orchard out in front 13-7.

With seven-and-a-half minutes left to be played, Orchard Hill attempted to mount a rally as the Crab Orchard sat back and played defense. A pair of goals from Criado and MacDonough’s sixth goal of the game were all they could muster, however, and Crab Orchard held on for the 13-10 win and a berth in Wednesday’s semifinals against Valiente.

PONY EXPRESS 13, PIAGET 9

Pony Express trailed early but bounced back to take a narrow 6-5 lead over a realigned Piaget team that had Lucas Lalor (4) and Luis Escobar (7) playing in place of Lolo Castagnola (10) and Melissa Ganzi (0).

Nic Roldan scored his fourth and fifth goals of the game for Piaget in the fourth chukker but a pair of goals from Carlos Gracida and goal from Bautista Heguy kept Pony Express on top, 9-7.

Gracida scored for the sixth time in the fifth period while the Pony Express held Piaget to a single goal from Roldan. The chukker ended with Piaget continuing to trail, 10-8.

Luis Escobar cut the lead to a single goal in the final chukker, but Pony Express came back with a vengeance. Matias Magrini gave them a two goal lead again, 11-9.

Bautista Heguy scored the last two goals of the game for Pony Express the final 13-9 victory.