ERG vs. Audi

02/12/2012, 12:00 pm |

Audi - 11, ERG - 8

Audi jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the opening chukker, and despite a fourth chukker rally by ERG, managed to take home an 11-8 win its bracket of play with a perfect 3-0 record.

Lucas Lalor and Nic Roldan scored the opening goals of the game for Audi for a 2-0 edge. Luis Escobar got ERG on the scoreboard with a goal from the field. Roldan closed out the chukker with his second gal and a 3-1 Audi lead.

Agustin Merlos converted a 40-yard penalty shot for a goal in the second chukker, but a pair of goals from Brazilian 8-goaler, Rodrigo Andrade, extended the Audi lead to three goals, 5-2.

Audi’s Marc Ganzi and ERG team captain Scott Wood exchanged goals in the third period, and the first half ended with Audi enjoying a three goal, 6-3 advantage.

ERG came out in the second half with all guns blazing, outscoring Audi 4-1 and tying it up at 7-7. Wood opened the scoring with a goal from the field followed by a penalty conversion for a goal from Merlos. Andrade answered with a goal for Audi, but a goal from the field from Escobar and another penalty goal from Merlos had it all even at 7-7.

A resolute Audi team returned to the field in the fifth, shutting down the ERG attack and converting penalty goals by Ganzi and Roldan. After five chukkers of play, Audi led, 9-7.

ERG cut the lead to a single goal, 8-7, on a goal from Wood, but Audi quickly responded with single goals from Andrade and Ganzi for the 11-8 win.

Andrade set the pace for the Audi attack with four goals. Ganzi and Roldan added three goals each and Lalor accounted for a goal in the victory.

Wood and Merlos scored three goals apiece for ERG. Escobar added a pair of goals in the loss.