Rep. Mikee Romero of 1-Pacman party-list spearheaded Globalport in winning the Tommy Hitchcock Jr. Legacy Memorial in its Triple Crown of Polo opener last Sunday at Grand Champions Polo Club in the USA.
“This is for the country, and for the youth. They are my inspirations in capturing the crown. And this is also to show to the world the global talent of the Filipinos,” Romero said, as the Globalport recorded a historic and biggest comeback in the World Polo League’s five-year history.
Romero was with his Globalport teammates Tommy Hitchcock Jr., Polito Pieres, Sapo Caset, and Facundo Obregon in the historic win of Tommy Hitchcock Jr. Legacy Memorial.
Romero’s colleagues in Congress, the netizens and his supporters are all praised for his achievement, which brought fresh pride and honor to the country in the field of international polo sports.
Romero’s teammate Caset was quoted as saying, “This is my first year in the World Polo League, it’s very competitive. The fields are amazing, you have great players and very good teams. I am enjoying it. The atmosphere is great and very fun and very good level of polo. For sure I would love to come back with Globalport and I am hoping Mikee is enjoying it and having fun.”
Globalport came out strong in the second half. It took the lead (13-12) for the first time with 2:45 left in the fifth on Caset’s 30-yard penalty conversion.
Globalport scored four consecutive goals before Calle scored the final goal with 21 seconds left in the game.
Globalport dictated the last four chukkers with Caset and Pieres working well in the middle, Romero in front and Obregon at back.