Enigma’s Matias MacDonough scored four goals in the team’s 16-10 Ylvisaker Cup win over Audi Thursday afternoon at the International Polo Club.
(Photo by Alex Pacheco)
Four first chukker goals from Enigma (Jerome Wirth, Jeff Hall, Matias MacDonough and Carlucho Arellano) dug a hole for Audi (Marc Ganzi, Lucas Lalor, Nic Roldan and Fred Mannix) from which they never recovered as they lost their first game in Ylvisaker cup action, 16-10.
Carlucho Arellano scored the first goal of the match after nearly three minutes of play, 1-0. Jeff Hall followed it up with back to back goals of his own, 3-0. With 32 seconds on the clock, an Audi penalty sent Arellano to the penalty line where he converted a 40-yard shot that ended the first chukker with Enigma in front, 4-0.
With the Audi defense still spinning from the opening chukker blitz, Matias MacDonough made it 5-0 on a goal from the field in the opening 40 seconds of the second period. Macdonough added a second goal three minutes later as Enigma took control of the game behind a 6-0 lead. With 1:38 left in the chukker, Lucas Lalor scored on a long pass from Roldan, 6-1. Fred Mannix closed out the chukker with his first goal of the game with 38 seconds in the period. Enigma left the field at the end of the chukker with a four goal, 6-2 advantage.
Hall thrilled the spectators by converting an extreme angle shot through the goalposts,7-2.Roldan tried to ignite an Audi rally with a pair of field goals, 7-4, but they were going to need more than that if they were going to shift the momentum and get back into the game. Enigma held a comfortable three goal lead as the first half ended.
There was no letup from the Enigma attack as the fourth chukker opened. Arellano added a goal from the field followed by a 40-yard penalty shot that extended the Enigma lead to five goals, 9-4. Roldan cut into the lead by converting a 30-yard penalty shot for a goal, 9-5, and then dazzled the crowd with his incredible stick work by weaving through the Enigma defenders for another goal, 9-6. Arellano got the last word in by scoring on a 60-yard penalty shot for a goal that kept Enigma in front by four goals, 10-6.
In the opening seconds of the fifth chukker, Roldan snatched the all out of the air ,took control of it and raced over 140 yards down the field for a goal, A second goal by Roldan came just a minute later, cutting the Enigma lead to a manageable two goals, 10-8. MacDonough’s third goal of the match had Enigma back on top by three goals, 11-8, and Arellano followed up on a great individual effort from Hall who carried the ball nearly 200-yards down the field before leaving it in the goalmouth where Arellano tapped it through, 12-8. MacDonough made it a five goal Enigma lead with his second goal of the chukker in the final seconds of the fifth, 13-8.
The two teams exchanged penalty conversions in the opening minutes of the sixth chukker. Arellano opened the scoring with a 40-yard penalty conversion for Enigma, 14-8.Roldan responded with a 40-yard penalty goal of his own just two minutes later, 14-9. Marc Ganzi scored his first goal of the day on a long pass by Roldan, 14-10., but time was running out on the Audi team. Hall scored on a beautiful 10-yard run, 15-10 and Arellano took advantage of a pass from Jerome Wirth to close the door on Audi in the 16-10 victory.
Arellano led all scoring with eight goals (four on penalty shots).MacDonough and Hall added four goals each for the win. Roldan’s seven goals (four on penalty conversions) were a team high for Audi. Mannix, Lalor and Ganzi added single goals in the 16-10 loss.
Ylvisaker Cup action continues on Friday with four games on tap. In a 10am contest, CT Energia (0-1) faces Valiente. Two noon games have Casablanca (0-0) meeting Tonkawa (0-1) while Vila Del Lago (0-1) battles Gateway Merchants (0-0). Tin the final match of the day, Coca-Cola (1-0) will play Lucchese (1-0).