Cancer Society wins out over Prostate Cancer at Holders

 

Prostate Cancer awareness came out the clear winner when the Barbados Polo Club hosted its first major game-day for the 2017 season. Joining forces with the Barbados Cancer Society on Sunday, patrons were treated to a special benefit match at the Holder Polo Ground as the two parties raised funds and awareness during the ‘Polo for Prostate’ event.

 

The feature game on the evening saw teams representing the Barbados Cancer Society and Prostate Cancer Awareness with the former getting off the mark first. The Cancer Society team boasted a line-up which saw the ever-improving Rhys Odle, Stephen Williams, Philip Tempro and Alex Cole. Odle opened up the account in the first chukka to be followed closely by Tempro to see their team leading, two-nil at the end.

Saddling up for Prostate Cancer Awareness was Vicki Gonzalez, Wayne Archer, Teddy Williams and Jeff Evelyn, they finally got into the game in the second chukka. Barbados Polo Club President, Archer broke the ice for his team but the margin would be opened up again as Odle scored a second time before the horn went.

 

With half the game already gone, Prostate Cancer Awareness decided to give chase and Archer knocked a goal home at the North end after his team had several tries at the uprights. Just about halfway through the third chukka, Archer struck again when he got himself a 60-yard penalty at the South end. Archer’s stroke was long and true and none of the Cancer Society player scattered along the way could stop the shot. Odle clearly was not a fan of the equality and tipped the scales again when he backed a shot at the South end and the ball rolled casually over the line.

 

Before the end of the period, Odle would be giving trouble again and he came dangerously close to scoring in the dying seconds. He, however, made good on the effort at the top of the final chukka to make the score, five-three.

 

Archer was set on raising awareness as well as his team’s score, and a 30-yard penalty, which he made no mistakes with, brought Prostate Cancer Awareness back within one with three minutes left to play. Both teams fought tooth and nail as the final minutes dropped off the clock, with Prostate Cancer looking the more deadly of the two as the Cancer Society mostly fought to hold their lead. Archer missed out on tying things up when he sent a lovely under-neck shot at the South end in the dying seconds. However, the ball had other plans and rolled wide of the goal to see the game end at five goals to four in favour of the Barbados Cancer Society.