Valiente I vs. Circa

03/04/2012, 12:00 pm |

Valiente I - 13, Circa - 11

In the day’s noon undercard, Valiente I/Tankara scored a 13-11 win over Circa in the finals of the 20-goal Iglehart Cup.

Valiente I/Tankara burst out of the chutes in the opening chukker putting up four goals before Circa could respond. Two penalty goals from Santiago Toccalino were followed by a goal from the field from Santiago Bottaro and a goal from Jeff Hall. Hilario Ulloa converted a penalty shot to get Circa on the scoreboard, but Bottaro closed out the scoring with his second goal of the period and a 5-1 lead.

Goals from Guille Aguero and Hall had Valiente I/Tankara ahead, 6-2 in the second before Ulloa scored for Circa. A penalty goal from Toccalino was followed by a beautifully placed backhand shot through the goal posts from Circa team captain Chris Del Gatto. The period ended with Valiente I/Tankara holding a 7-4 advantage over a struggling but talented Circa foursome.

Martin Pepa gave Circa a shot of adrenalin in the third chukker with a pair of goals from the field to open play to cut the lead to a single goal, 7-6. Toccalino converted a penalty shot for a goal to end the chukker with Valiente I/Tankara riding off of the field on top of an 8-6 score.

Jeff Hildebrand tapped the ball through the goal posts for a 9-6 lead in the second half, but Circa’s Ulloa kept the game close with a goal from the field. At the end of four chukkers of play, Valiente I/Tankara held a two goal advantage, 9-7.

Toccalino scored to open the fifth chukker, 10-7, but Ulloa responded with a penalty conversion for a goal, 10-8. Pepa added a goal from the field, 10-9. Toccalino’s sixth goal of the contest gave Valiente I/Tankara an 11-9 edge. A chukker closing score from Pepa made it a one goal game, 11-10.

There was no let up from Valiente I/Tankara in the final chukker of the game. Toccalino scored the first goal from the field followed by a score from teammate Bottaro. With time running out, Valiente I/Tankara held a healthy 13-10, three goal lead. Circa continued to press the attack, resulting in a final goal from Pepa in the 13-11 Valiente I/Tankara victory.

Toccalino set the pace for the Valiente I/Tankara team with seven goals. Bottaro scored three times. Hall added two goals and Hildebrand added a gal in the win.

Pepa led the Circa attack with five goals. Ulloa scored four times and Del Gatto and Aguero added single goals in the loss.

Santiago Bottaro was named MVP with Hilario Ulloa’s Bonita receiving Best Playing Pony honors.