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Following a slow start, Ellerstina (3-0) put up nine second half goals to beat previously undefeated La Aguada 14-12 Sunday afternoon at the Hurlingham Polo Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The win allows Ellerstina to defend its 2010 title and will mark the second meeting of the season for Ellerstina and La Dolfina (3-0). The Hurlingham Open is the second leg of the Argentine Triple Crown, with the Argentine Open closing out the Argentine high-goal season. Las year it was a different Ellerstina team that swept all three tournaments.Both La Aguada and Ellerstina began tentatively with Javier Astrada scoring the first goal of the game on a penalty shot nearly four minutes into play. A second penalty conversion by Astrada closed out the scoring with La Aguada holding a 2-0 advantage over Ellerstina. Nico Pieres was beginning to show his maturity as he finally got Ellerstina on the scoreboard to open the second chukker. Nacho Astrada converted another penalty goal for La Aguada before goals from Nico Pieres and Facundo Pieres (running the full length of the field to score) had it all even at 3-3 at the end of the second.
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