La Martina Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Centenary Trophy

29 APR

15 MAY FINAL

Where: Guards Polo Club, Berkshire

Third Consecutive

Centenary Win

Emlor keep tight hold of Centenary Trophy

An impressive 20 teams entered this year’s La Martina Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Centenary Trophy, the Club’s tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, which is a competitive 15 goal early in the season. With such a large field to compete against, reaching the Final was a battle in itself, with Romilla Arber’s Four Quarters Black facing defending champions, Spencer McCarthy’s Emlor. Four Quarters Black put up a strong fight, making Emlor work hard in the drizzly conditions. When Benjamin Urquiza fired through the equaliser in the fourth chukka nobody off the field of play was disappointed that such an exciting game was heading towards extra time MVP Photography by ©www.imagesofpolo.com and although both sides did have further chances in the fourth to close this match all sent their chances wide. Max Charlton, later named Most Valuable Player, sent through the golden goal in the fifth chukka, ensuring Spencer McCarthy headed home with the trophy for the third successive year. BPP

Max Charlton Guri Alemana

The Subsidiary Final, played at Coworth Park’s number one ground, was a more open affair between Jolly Roger King of Polo CH (Niclas Johansson (0), Ollie Cork (4), Chris Mackenzie (6), Glenn Sherriff (5)) and Altamira (Adriano Agosti (0), Charles Cooney (3), Facundo Llosa (7), Gaston Laulhe (5)), with Jolly Roger King of Polo CH taking a convincing 8-4 win.

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La Martina Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Centenary Trophy Final Teams

Emlor (15)

Spencer McCarthy (1) Jose Araya (4) Max Charlton (6) Hugo Taylor (4)

Four Quarters Black (15)

Romilla Arber (0) Felix Estain (5) Santos Merlos (4) Bejamin Urquiza (6)