Lagos Leighton Kings Win in Open Cup

STL hits Silver Cup semis

Lagos Leighton Kings gallop off to a brilliant start in the Open Cup with a 10 - 6 ½ win over Lagos A-Plus as the GTBank-sponsored 2017 NPA Lagos International Polo Tournament gathers momentum.

Argentine pro, Santiago Cernadas (+6) was the architect of Kings’ triumph scoring six of his team’s goals in the five-chukka match. Hassan Fayad (+1), who scored a goal, Bowale Jolaosho (0) and Martin Juaregi, another four-goaler from Argentina featured for the winning side.

Ahmadu Umar (+3) opened scoring for A-Plus but it proved to be that he and his teammates namely Lukman Adebayo (+1), Isa Kwame (+3) and Abdulrahman Mohammed (+3), had bitten more that they can chew as Leighton Kings ran riot from the second to the fourth chukkas scoring eight goals in succession to lead 10 - 2 1/2 heading to the last chukka.

The spirited performance of A-Plus got them reduced the deficit with Adebayo (twice) Kwame and Abdulrahman getting on the score sheets for a final 10 - 6 1/2 score-line.

In the Silver Cup, Lagos STL defeated Kano Manarat 7-3 to progress to the semifinal while

Ibadan Challenge and Kano Agad both bounced back with wins following defeats in their previous matches in the Silver Cup.

Ibrahim Musa Dantala was the star man netting five goals for STL, who had a convincing 11-3 win over Ibadan Challenge in their first match in League 1.

Dantala, a +2 handicap, who won the MVP at the Kaduna International Polo Tournament last May, opened the score in the tough match via a breakaway move.

Fellow two-goaler, Tata Alikura missed back-to-back chances - the latter which saw him missed a tap-in shot having been set up by Dantala.