LAHORE   -  Team Barry’s qualified for the main final while HN Polo booked berth in the subsidiary final after winning their respective matches of the Corps Commander Diamond Paints Polo Cup 2021 played here at the Jinnah Polo and Country Club (JP&CC) ground on Thursday. 

In the first match of the day, Barry’s played well against BN Polo and defeated them by 9-7 to earn place in the main final. Ruelo Trotz was hero of the day from Barry’s as he smashed in superb six goals while the remaining contribution came from Hamza Mawaz Khan, who converted three tremendous goals. On the other hand, Mariano Raigal also played brilliantly for BN Polo and converted fabulous five goals while Sufi Muhammad Haroon and Babar Naseem struck one goal apiece but their efforts couldn’t bear fruit. 

The second match of the day saw HN Polo beating DS Polo/ASC by 5½-3 to make way to the subsidiary final. Raja Mikael Sami and Eulogio Celestino played equally well from the winning side, which had a half goal handicap advantage, as they thrashed in two tremendous goals each while Raja Samiullah converted one. On the other hand, Qadeer Ashfaq and Daniyal Sheikh were the key contributors from the losing side, as they slammed in two and one goal respectively.  Today (Friday), two more important matches will be contested here at JP&CC ground. In the first match of the day, FG Polo/Diamond Paints will take on Remounts at 2:30 pm while ASC will face Newage Cables in the second match at 3:30 pm.