Major-General Saeed-uz-Zaman memorial: PBG/Remounts register victory in Polo Cup 2018

PBG/Remounts took edge of seven and half goals to six against Polo D Sufi in the eight-chukker match of the Maj Gen Saeed Uz Zaman Memorial Polo Cup 2018 played here at Fortress Stadium on Thursday.
For PBG/Remounts, which had one and half goal handicap advantage, Nicolas Ruiz Guinazu hammered a hat-trick while Lt-Col Rabnawaz Tiwana struck two goals and Capt Muhammad Humair Ghazi contributed one. From Polo D Sufi, Raja Temur Nadeem scored a quartet while Ahmed Ali Tiwana and Sufi Muhammad Amir converted one goal apiece.
The second chukker was evenly poised as both the sides scored two goal apiece. Raja Temur and Ahmed Ali converted one goal each for Polo D Sufi to get 3-2 lead but Capt Humair and Nicolas struck one goal each to give back 4-3 lead to PBG. The third chukker saw both the sides scoring one goal each with PBG still enjoying 5-4 lead. Raja Temur hit one for Sufi and Nicolas for PBG.
In the fourth and last chukker, Nicolas added one more in PBG tally to enhance the lead to 6-4. Polo D Sufi fought back well and thwarted two back-to-back goals - one each by Raja Temur and Sufi Amir - to square the things at 6-6. With one and half goal handicap advantage, PBG/Remounts got the lead of seven and half goal to six.