Half goal handicap advantage helped Diamond Paints/Guard Rice beat Army by 51/2-5 in the Huaneng Shandong Ruyi Aibak Polo Cup 2018 opening encounter played at the Lahore Polo Club (LPC) ground, here Tuesday. Macos Araya emerged as star of the day as he hammered a hat-trick in Diamond Paints/Guard Rice victory while Eulogio Celestino struck the remaining two goals to complete the tally for the victors.

From the losing side, Ignasio Negri scored a brace while Miguel Luis Duggan, Major Omer Minhas and Brigadier Zulfiqar Ali Baig converted one goal apiece but their efforts were futile in the end.

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