Moreno shines in FG/Din’s win in Coca-Cola Lahore Open Polo

LAHORE-The marvelous mallet and polo pony work of Tomas Marin Moreno guided FG/Din Polo to a thumping 12-5 triumph over Remounts in the Coca-Cola Lahore Open Polo Championship 2022 match played on Saturday here at Lahore Polo Club.
Moreno was in sublime form and played excellent polo, smashing in superb seven goals from the winning side while Raffay Shaikh and Shah ShamylAlam banged in a brace each and Mian Abbas Mukhtar hit one. From Remounts, Raja Temur Nadeem hammered a hat-trick while Sawar Naeem and Haseeb Minhas struck one goal apiece. 
Both the teams started the match well and equalized the score at 2-2. Just before the end of the first chukker, Moreno successfully converted a 60-yard penalty to give FG/Din a slight 3-2 lead. They dominated the second chukker fully by smashing in superb six goals to take a healthy 9-2 lead. 
The third chukker was evenly poised as both the teams slammed in two goals each, with FG/Din Polo still enjoying 11-4 lead. The fourth and last chukker saw both the teams adding one more goal to their tally, with FG/Din Polo emerging as winners by 12-5. Jhon Fisher and Manuel Carranza supervised the match as field umpires. 

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