Lucchese vs. Zacara

02/04/2012, 3:00 pm |

Lucchese - 13, Zacara - 5

Lucchese and Zacara closed out the day with a choppy competition that had Pelon Stirling scoring the only goal of the opening chukker of play.

Stirling added two more unanswered goals in the second period, scoring once from the field and converting a penalty shot for a goal for a 3-0 lead, and no sign of life from the Zacara offense.

Stirling converted a 60-yard penalty shot in the third and added a goal from the field for a 5-0 advantage before Zacara managed to get on the scoreboard. Penalty conversions from Marcos Llambias and Gonzalo Del Tour got Zacara on the scoreboard, but it was Lucchese that left the field with a three goal, 5-3 lead.

Lucchese took control of the game in the second half, putting three consecutive goals on the board before Zacara responded. Stirling added two more goals from the field while teammate Cote Zegers added his first goal of the afternoon. Del Tour converted a 60-yard penalty shot to keep his team from being shut out. Lucchese had extended its lead to five goals, 8-5 after the fourth chukker.

Stirling added a penalty goal in the fifth and Santi Torres registered his first goal of the game while a punchless Zacara offense went scoreless for the third time. Lucchese led 10-7 and showed no sign of letting up.

Zacara team captain Lyndon Lea scored his team’s first goal from the field in the sixth chukker and Llambias added another, but there was not enough offense to get back into the game. Two more goals from Torres and a goal from Zegers ended the game as Lucchese claimed the 13-5 win.

Stirling led the field with eight goals. Torres scored three times and Zegers accounted for two goals in the victory.

Del tour and Llambias scored two goals apiece for Zacara. Lea added a goal in a losing effort.