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9th Manipur Polo International 2015 : USA defeat Thailand; England pips Australia
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 24 2015:
USA thrashed Thailand 8-3 in the 9th Manipur Polo International, 2015 played at Mapal Kangjeibung Pologround, Imphal on Monday.
In the second match of the day, England defeated Australia 9-7 .
In the first match, USA and Thailand played three chukkers.
In the first chukker, USA team player Joshua Shelton scored two goals in the 4.17th and 5.55th minutes of the game while Captain Jared Thomas Sheldon netted another two in 4.29th and 7.06th minutes taking the total to four.
Thailand team could not open their account in the first chukker.
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In the second chukker, Thailand's Vorajit Wongkraso netted his team's first goal just 18 seconds after the start.
However, there dominance of USA was palpable throughout the chukker.
Jared Thomas Sheldon scored two more goals in the 2.35th and 4.38th minutes of the chukker while Joshua Shelton and Peter James Blake added one each to the tally. In the third chukker, Thailand made some efforts and managed to net two goals by Suphachai Sukhampha in the 5.21 and 7.14 minutes.
In the second match of the day, England outsmarted Australia 9-7.The two teams played four chukkers.
In the first chukker, Mike Howe scored two goals in the 2.06th and 7.25th minutes.
Jack Aldridge netted one more for England in the 5.55th minute.
For Australia, James Henry Bell score for the Down Under team in the 6.07 minute.
In the second chukker, England's Marcus Hancock score in the 1.47th minute.
For Australia James Henry Bell netted his second goal of the day in the 2.30th minute while Jack Archibald also scored for his team in the 3.08 minute.
In the remaining 3rd and 4th chukker, Jack Archibald netted four more goals for Australia taking the team's total goal to 7 .
For the England team in the two chukkers, five more goals were scored by Mike Howe (3); Jack Aldridge and Marcus Hancok one each taking England's total to 9 goals.
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