ERG vs. Alegria
04/12/2012, 3:00 pm |
ERG - 13, Alegria - 10
In a choppy first chukker that witnessed missed penalty shots by both teams, Alegria managed to ride out to a 7-6 halftime lead before collapsing in the second half that allowed a 13-10 ERG victory and their elimination from the field in the 2012 Nespresso US Open tournament.
With a healthy lineup and Marcos Alberdi filling in for Scott Wood at the Number 1 position, ERG moved out in front, 2-1, on a pair of penalty goals from Agustin Merlos. Tomas Garcia Del Rio managed a single goal from the field for Alegria.
Three more goals from Agustin Merlos were countered by three goals from Alegria in the second period with Del Rio converting a penalty shot for a goal and Julian Mannix and Mariano Aguerre scoring single goals from the field. The ERG lead held at a single goal, 5-4.
Del Rio opened the third chukker with a 60-yard penalty conversion to tie it up at 5-5. ERG’s Paco de Narvaez responded with a goal from the field just a minute later, 6-5. Julian Mannix and Fred Mannix chipped in single goals, and Alegria left the field after the first half with a 7-6 lead.
The ERG offense exploded in the fourth, with Sebastian Merlos leading the hit parade with a pair of goals from the field and brother Agustin Merlos adding a pair of goals on penalty shots. De Narvaez scored once from the field as they sat on top of an 11-8 score. Del Rio accounted for the only Alegria, converting a 40-yard penalty shot.
Two more goals from Agustin Merlos in the fifth were answered by a single goal from Fred Mannix as ERG stretched its lead to four goals, 13-9.
ERG was in total control of the game in the final chukker as they contained nearly every Alegria scoring effort. A final goal from the field from Del Rio ended the game with ERG celebrating a 13-10 victory, eliminating Alegria from play.
Agustin Merlos led all scoring with nine goals (four on penalty shots). Sebastian Merlos and de Narvaez each scored a pair of goals.
Del Rio set the pace for Alegria with five goals (three on penalty shots). Fred Mannix scored three times and Julian Mannix and Aguerre scored single goals.
