Access Bank-Fifth Chukker defeated MRS 8-7 to clinch the Charity Shield title as the 2016 Access Bank-UNICEF Charity Shield Polo tournament came to an end in Kaduna on Sunday.
Access Bank, in line with this year’s edition aimed at highlighting the plight of vulnerable children and orphans and the Internally Displaced Persons in northern Nigeria, donated N10,000,000 to UNICEF.
Fifth Chukker, formed by Lawal Mohammed (0), Bello Buba (+4), Julio Estrada (+7) and Manuel Crespo (+7), took control of the game from the start scoring through a 30 yarder by Crespo in the opening chukka to level up having started on a goal deficit due to handicap difference. The Argentine converted another 30 yarder to give Fifth Chukker a 2-1 lead.
Estrada finished off a brilliant move to restore Fifth Chukker’s lead at the start of the second chukka but MRS had the chance to tie the match but De Bruin’s 30-yard effort came off the outside of the post.Idris Badamasi (+2), Bashir Dantata (+3), Leroux Hendrix (+5) and Tom De Bruin (+7) formed the MRS team, and they tied score 2-2 through their South African captain De Bruin to end the first chukka.
But they leveled up through a brilliant goal from Dantata. The three-goaler was on hand again to score as MRS, who needed a win, had their noses in front 4-3 before Buba diverted Crespo’s 60 yarder into goal to equal score 4-4.
De Bruin scored to amend for his 30 yarder which he unexpectedly spurned giving MRS a 5-4 lead heading to the penultimate chukka but Buba responded to tied score at 6-6.
A moment of magic then followed as Crespo scored from a near impossible angle following up his shot which was rolling off target to give Fifth Chukker the lead.
Estrada kept their lead a bit healthy with another goal to go into the last chukka 7-5.
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