Zacara scary in 17-7 Piaget Gold Cup win

In what many expected to be the match of the day, Zacara shelled Coca-Cola 17-7 in a complete domination of the game. Facundo Pieres scored ten times while Coca-Cola was held to just two goals in the entire second half of the game.
Mike Azzaro was on top of his game, and scored three of his four goals on the day in the opening chukker as Zacara stepped out to an early 3-2 lead. Coca-Cola picked up single goals from Sebastian Merlos and Sugar Erskine, but seemed to be fighting to catch up throughout the first period.
Julio Arellano seemed to get Coca-Cola back into rhythm in the second, converting a penalty shot for a goal and adding another goal from the field. Two penalty goals from Facundo Pieres and a goal from the field from Magoo Laprida kept Zacara ahead, 6-4.
Zacara and company went to work in the third period, outscoring Coca-Cola 4-1 and moving out to a five goal halftime lead, 10-5. Pieres scored four times while Coca-Cola managed a single goal from Merlos.
The fourth chukker was all Zacara. Long drives and successful runs at goal netted Zacara three goals while its miserly defense kept Coca-Cola off the scoreboard. Zacara team captain scored his first goal of the game while Pieres and Azzaro each scored once. With two chukkers left to play, Zacara was up by eight goals, 13-5.
The two teams exchanged goals in the fifth, with Pieres scoring two more goals while Coca-Cola answered back with a penalty goal from Arellano and a goal from the field from Merlos. At the end of the chukker, Coca-Cola continued to trail by eight goals, 15-7.
Bad luck, unlucky bounces and missed opportunities continued to plague Coca-Cola in the final chukker. Pieres scored his tenth goal of the match and iced the cake by driving the ball 130 yards downfield to a racing Lyndon Lea for the final goal of the game in a 17-7 romp.
Pieres led all scoring on the day with ten goals. Azzaro was credited with four goals. Lea scored twice and Laprida added a goal for the win. Merlos and Arellano scored three goals apiece for Coca-Cola while Erskine accounted for a single goal in the loss.