Santa Clara gallops past MetalTek, 10-8

By Alex Webbe

Santa Clara finished the Everglades Classic with a 10-8 consolation win over MetalTek
at the International Polo Club in Wellington Sunday morning to finish with an impressive
3-1 record.

MetalTek received one goal by handicap and added a penalty conversion from Tommy
Biddle. Carlos Avendano scored a single goal for Santa Clara. The first chukker ended
with MetalTek leading 2-1.

MetalTek picked up penalty goals from Robert Orthwein and Biddle for a 4-1 lead in the
second. Pablo Spinacci got Santa Clara back into the game with a goal from the field,
but MetalTek was on the winning end of a 4-2 score. A pair of unanswered penalty
conversions from Avendano ended the first half with the score deadlocked at 4-4.

Carlucho Arellano scored three more gals in the fourth while holding MetalTek
scoreless. Arellano scored twice on penalty shots and once form the field. Santa Clara
jumped out to a three goals, 7-4, after four periods of play.

MetalTek scored three times in the fifth while limiting the Santa Clara offense to a single
goal. Biddle scored twice (once on a 40-yard penalty shot) and Will Johnston scored
his first goal of the day from the field. Spinacci accounted for the only Santa Clara goal,
but MetalTek continued to trail, 8-7.

Biddle made good on a 60-yard penalty shot in the sixth chukker, but a pair of goals
from Arellano were all that were needed for the 10-8 Santa Clara win.

Arellano set the pace for the Santa Clara offense with five goals (one by penalty).
Avendano added three goals (two on penalty shots), and Spinacci accounted for two
goals in the victory.

Biddle was credited with five MetalTek goals. Robert Orthwein and Johnston scored
single goals in the loss.