FG Polo lift Takmeel Square President Polo Cup trophy.

LAHORE -- FG Polo lifted the coveted trophy of the 2nd President of Pakistan Polo Cup 2023 sponsored by Takmeel Square after edging past BN Polo by 9A1/2-9 in the main final here at Jinnah Polo Fields.

Raul Laplacette was the hero of the main final as he did magic with mallet and pony and contributed with six superb goals while Ramiro Zavaleta, Saqib Khan Khakwani and Mian Abbas Mukhtar struck one goal apiece. For BN Polo, Hamza Mawaz Khan fired in four goals while Tito Ruiz Guinazu hammered a hat-trick and Baber Naseem a brace.

Both the teams started the final well and converted one goal each to end the first chukker at 1-1. In the beginning of the second chukker, FG Polo converted a 30-yard penalty to take a 2-1 lead, which couldn't last long as BN Polo banged in two back-to-back goals to have a slight 3-2 lead. The third chukker was dominated by FG Polo as they cracked a classic quartet against one goal by BN Polo to gain a good 6-4 lead.

The highly-charged fourth chukker saw both the sides giving tough time to each other but BN Polo succeeded in scoring five goals against three by FG Polo to draw the score and match at 9-9. In the end, it was a half goal handicap advantage that made the difference as FG Polo emerged as winners of the prestigious event and received the coveted trophy from President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi. Chris Hyde and John Fisher supervised the match as field umpires.

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