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Romero-led GlobalPort team scores come-from-behind win in World Polo League

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The GlobalPort team led by Rep. Mikee Romero scored a significant victory in the World Polo League, Sunday at the Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington, Florida.The team rallied for a 17-13 triumph against Travieso in the Tommy Hitchcock Jr. Legacy Memorial, after falling behind by nine goals, 12-3, in the second chukker.Romero, together with Polito Pieres, Sapo Caset, and Facundo Obregon, roared back to complete the biggest comeback in the history of the five-year-old league.&quot;Great team effort, great win for GlobalPort, and a big boost for Philippine polo,&quot; said Romero of their win. The Argentine Caset sparked GlobalPort&#x27;s comeback, scoring nine goals to earn unanimous MVP honors for the match. &quot;It was an incredible comeback,&quot; Caset said afterward.Romero rued their slow start that saw them trail 0-4 and 7-12 before they found their rhythm. Caset and Pieres took charge in the middle with Romero in front and Obregon at back. The team managed valiant runs to snatch a 13-12 lead that Travieso could not recover from.Pieres finished with seven goals as Globalport outshot Travieso, 23-14.

The GlobalPort team scored a significant victory in the World Polo League, Sunday at the Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington.