3 p.m. FINALS America Cup – Victory for Antelope/Long Beach (20) over Mansour (20) 9 to 7.
Youngest of the team, at 12 y.o., Santiago Torres (1) made 4 goals playing as he did last weekend for team patron Geoff Palmer(1); Pancho Bensadon (8) shot in 2 goals, 1 from the penalty line; Luis Escobar (7) made 2 goals, and patron Dan Walker (4) scored 1 goal. Mansour’s Adam Snow (9) made 3 goals, 1 a penalty shot; Martin Zegers (5) made 2 goals; and Julian Daniels (6) knocked in 2 goals.
Santiago, the son of Kelly & Miguel Torres was the obvious crowd favorite today getting huge applause and cheers when he made the goals, took the breakaway shots and maneuvered like a pro on the field. His professional teammates were fantastic supporting him while his parents, grandmother and brother Miguelito rooted for Sante. He is destined for greatness.
1 p.m. Consolation America Cup
Audi Polo(19) was victorious over Los Toros/Jimmy Choo (20) 12 to 11.
Audi’s Kris Kampsen(6) was high scorer for the day with 6 goals made, all penalty shots; Pablo Spinachi (6) knocked in 2 goals; and Juan Bollini (7) made 3 goals.
Los Toros/Jimmy Choo (20) had Ruki Baillieu (7) made 5 goals with 2 from the penalty lines; Nick Roldan (8) knocked in 3 goals, 2 were penalty shots; and Brandon Philips (5) scored 2 goals.
Voted on by the players for this America Cup:
MVP Professional: Pancho Bensadon from the Antelope/Long Beach team.
Best Playing Pony Professional: Novia, owned by Bensadon.
MVP Amateur: Santiago Torres on Antelope/LongBeach.
Best Playing Pony Amateur: Plumita, owned by Sante Torres & his dad, Miguel Torres.
Santiago is 12 years-old and made 4 goals in today’s championship match.
Click on the following link to view all photos taken by David Lominska during the Consolation and Finals games of the Americas Cup. 20-Goal America’s Cup Finals PHOTO GALLERY