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Deauville Coupe d’Argent
The Final was closely fought
Maison Décalé O Strikes Silver
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Deauville Coupe d’Argent
Maison Décalé, winners of The Silver Cup
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Polo Times, September 2020
n Sunday 16 August, the Coupe d’Argent (Silver Cup) came to an end at Deauville Polo Club. This year saw four teams compete in the 16 goal tournament, with Maison Décalé vs Marqués de Riscal in the Final. Going into the Final, Maison Décalé were the underdogs, with Marqués de Riscal appearing to be a strong line-up with two top Argentine players, Alejandro Muzzio and Santiago Cernadas, playing alongside the father-son duo of Luis and Alejandro Aznar. However, Maison Décalé were undeterred and they came out fighting, and with the scores tied at 9-9 in the last chukka the match was pushed into overtime. In the end, Maison Décalé secured the winning goal to take the title with a score of 10-9, a great achievement for the local team which comprised of three Frenchmen. The Best Playing Pony was British, an 11-year-old mare bred, played by Alejandro Muzzio. Maison Décalé’s Pierre-Henri Ngoumou commented, “Basically, we are four friends which makes it easier to get along on the field. I played with Édouard (Pan) at the beginning of the season, I had already won the Gold Cup with Ramiro (Zavaleta) here a few years ago. This team got organized very quickly, we were still in La Baule last week. After losing the first game against Barrière, we got back on track after a comeback against Talandracas, who had dominated us for a good half of the match. It was a structuring www.polotimes.co.uk
