Master Paints overcome Master Paints Black to win Aquafina Lahore Garrison Polo Championship 2019

Master Paints defeated Master Paints Black by 7-6 to win the Aquafina Lahore Garrison Polo Championship 2019 at the Lahore Polo & Country Club (LP&CC) ground on Sunday. 

Mariano Regal starred for the winning side, as he cracked a quartet while Mumtaz Abbas Niazi banged in a brace and Farooq Amin Sufi struck one to help their side during the win.

From the losing side, Manuel Eduardo Carranza tried his best by scoring a quartet while Ahmed Zubair Butt and Ahmed Ali Tiwana hit one goal each.

Master Paints Black started the match with a field goal to take a 1-0 lead which couldn’t last long as Master Paints equalised the score at 1-all soon after. Master Paints Black dominated the second chukker by thrashing two back-to-back goals to gain 3-1 lead.

The third chukker saw total dominance of Master Paints who fired in fabulous four goals to take a 5-3 lead. Master Paints Black played better polo in the fourth and last chukker by converting three goals against two by Master Paints but it was too little too late as they lost the final by one goal margin of 7-6. 

Maj Gen (R) Mian Nadeem Ejaz graced the final as chief guest while Aquafina Media Head Fatima Khalid, LP&CC President Col (R) Shoaib Aftab, Tariq Hakeem, Maj Babar Mehboob, Maj (R) Haseeb Minhas, members, families and fans were also present on the occasion.

Earlier in the subsidiary final, Newage easily outscored Artema Medical/Black Horse Paints by 8-3.

From the winning side, Edward Banner Eve and Syed Turab Rizvi hammered a hat-trick each while Syed Aun Rizvi and Adnan Jalil Azam struck one goal each.

From the losing side, Hamza Mawaz Khan converted two and Ahmed Bilal Riaz hit one.