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Five-star Gregoul leads FG/Din Polo to Lahore Open title

By Our Sports Reporter 2023-12-26
LAHORE: Juan Cruz Gregoul brilliant five-goal show helped FG/Din Polo retain their Hamdan Lahore Open Polo Championship title after defeating Team Remounts 6-4 in the main-final here at the Lahore Polo Club on Sunday.

FG/Din Polo got a substantial3-Oleadin thefirst chukker but Remounts` Lao Abelenda scored one goal each in the next two chukkers to reduce the deficit to 3-2.

The final chukker saw Abelenda adding two more goals to Remounts` total but it was FG/Din Polo who reigned supreme as they scored another three with the help of Gergoul and Bilal Haye to seal the triumph.

`We are grateful to Allah Almighty that we successfully defended the Lahore Open Polo title this year as well,` FG/Din Polo captain Mian Abbas Mukhtar said. `We prepared very hard and played like a unit, which helped us win the prestigious title. Juan Cruz Greguol played like a hero and helped our team clinch the coveted trophy,` he added.