Master Paints and Barry's notched up contrastive victories in the International Steels National Open Polo Championship for Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup 2019 matches played here at Lahore Polo Club ground on Thursday. In the first match of the day, Master Paints overcame spirited Master Paints Black by 7-5. Thanks to Juan Cruz Losada who emerged as star of the day for Master Paints by smashing in superb six goals while his teammates Hamza Mawaz Khan hammered a hat-trick and Farooq Amin Sufi contributed one. From Master Paints Black, both the goals were scored by Matias Vial Parez.

In the IInd match, Barry's beat BBJ Pipes by 7-5. Bautista Bayuger played vital role in his team's triumph by slamming in sterling six goals while Raja Samiullah struck the remaining one goal. For BBJ Pipes, Nicolas Corti hammered a hat-trick while Bilal Haye and Mumtaz Abbas Niazi scored one goal each. Finally, Barry's banged in a brace to win the match by 7-5.

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