GLOBALPORT made history in the World Polo League, scoring an amazing come-from-behind win in the Tommy Hitchcock Jr. Legacy Memorial in its Triple Crown of Polo opener before a big Sunday crowd at Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington, Florida.
Not given a chance to win the prestigious event after falling behind by nine goals (12-3) in the second chukker, the team of Rep. Mikee Romero, Polito Pieres, Sapo Caset, and Facundo Obregon rallied mightily to beat Travieso 17-13 and complete the biggest comeback in the history of the 5-year-old league.
“Great team effort, great win for GlobalPort, and a big boost for Philippine polo,” Romero said of their historic win.
What made Romero and GlobalPort’s victory doubly meaningful was that they accomplished the feat right on their first try.
“That made our title win a lot sweeter,” added Romero, who was all praises for Caset’s incredible performance.
The Argentine, a 10-goaler, scored nine goals in GlobalPort’s blazing comeback as he combined speed, strength and grace in catching his defenders off-guard, earning him MVP of the game honors.
Even Caset was surprised with their come-from-behind win, saying: “It was an incredible comeback.”
Romero said they started awfully slow and cold as their rival zoomed to a 4-0 lead and 12-7 at the half.
With Caset shouting “Vamos! Vamos! Team GlobalPort eventually woke up and put up a show, with Caset and Pieres working well in the middle, Romero in front and Obregon at the back.
Pieres finished with seven goals as Globalport outshot Travieso 23-14.
