Audi vs. Villa del Lago

01/22/2012, 3:30 pm | 5 IPC

Audi - 16, Villa del Lago - 8

A swarming Audi (2-1) attack overwhelmed Villa Del Lago (0-3) Sunday afternoon, outscoring them 10-5 after the first three chukkers of play and rolling on to a 16-8 win in Joe Barry Memorial Cup action.

Last week’s 11-10 overtime loss to Circa might have knocked Audi out of the Joe Barry Memorial Cup competition, but Sundays victory keeps them in the hunt for the tournament’s subsidiary tournament, the Bobby Barry Cup.

A balanced Audi attack registered five first chukker goals as Nic Roldan converted two penalty shots for goals and Marc Ganzi, Rodrigo Andrade and Lucas Lalor scored single goals in the opening chukker. Villa Del Lago received one goal by handicapped and added a goal on a 40-yard penalty shot from Pelon Escapite. Audi held a 5-2 lead after the first seven minutes of play.

Escapite and Matias Obregon scored single goals for Villa Del Lago in the second period of the game, but Audi countered with a pair of penalty goals from Roldan. Audi continued to lead, 7-4.

Magoo Laprida scored his first goal of the game in the third, but Roldan roared back with three more Audi goals. Roldan converted two more penalty goals and added a goal from the field. The first half came to a halt with Audi dominating Villa Del Lago, 10-5.

Shutout defense and goals from Roldan (penalty goals) and Ganzi had Audi leading by seven goals at the end of the fourth chukker, 12-5 as Villa Del Lago struggled to find an effective offense.

Villa Del Lago’s most productive chukker came in the fifth as they picked up single goals from Obregon, Laprida and Escapite. Audi answered with a single goal from Lalor, but led by a 13-8 score with one chukker left in regulation time.

The Audi defense shut out Villa Del Lago for the second chukker, adding three more goals along the way. Two more goals from Roldan and a goal from Andrade gave Audi the convincing 16-8 victory.

Roldan led all scorers on the day with ten goals. Audi teammates Ganzi, Andrade and Lalor added two goals apiece.

Escapite led the Villa Del Lago attack with three goals. Obregon and Laprida scored two goals each, and the team received one goal by handicap.