Zacara vs. La Ensenada
03/07/2012, 12:00 pm |
Zacara - 14, La Ensenada - 11
Zacara fell behind early in their contest with La Ensenada but rallied to take a 7-4 halftime lead before galloping off with the 14-11 win in the day’s first afternoon match.
La Ensenada received one goal by handicap but had Zacara tie it up with a goal from the field from Magoo Laprida. Matias Magrini gave the lead back to La Ensenada to close the first chukker with a 2-1 lead.
Juan Garcia Grossi extended the La Ensenada lead to two goals, 3-1, in the second chukker, with his first goal of the game. Zacara answered back with a penalty conversion for a score from 10-goaler Facundo Pieres, and tied it up at 3-3 on a goal from the field from Laprida.
Zacara came to the field in the third burning on all eight cylinders, collecting three goals from Pieres, (two from the field and one on a penalty shot) ad a single gal from Joaquin Pittaluga. La Ensenada responded with a single 60-yard penalty conversion from Lucas James. The first half ended with Zacara holding a 7-4 edge.
The fourth chukker ended with Magrini converting a 40-yard penalty shot followed by a goal from the field from James. Laprida closed out the chukker with his third goal of the game as Zacara rode on top of an 8-6 score.
Magrini converted two more penalty shots for goals in the fifth, but Zacara put three goals of their own on the scoreboard. Pieres scored twice (once from the field and once on a penalty shot) and Laprida added another goal. The Zacara lead was extended to three goals, 11-8.
The sixth chukker might have featured the most action of the game with each team scoring three goals. La Ensenada got a pair of goals from Grossi and a goal from the field from James. Zacara relied on single goals from Laprida, Pieres and Pittaluga for the 14-11 final.
Pieres was the high scorer with seven goals for Zacara. Laprida added five goals and Pittaluga scored twice in the win.
Magrini led the La Ensenada attack with four goals, Grossi and James added three goals each and the team received one goal by handicap.
