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Published:Sunday | January 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Having won both matches so far, the United Kingdom will meet the United States in the final of the ICWI Tri-Nation Ladies' Polo Tournament today at the Kingston Polo Club, Caymanas Estates.

The United States defeated Jamaica 5-1 yesterday to reach the final

The action starts at 11:00 a.m. with the 'Battle of the Sexes' polo match between a select women's team and their male counterparts, followed by the Tri-Nation final over four Chukkas at noon.

On Tuesday, the English team, led by Lucy Taylor, defeated Jamaica 5-2 at the Caymanas Estates, while on Thursday they clipped the USA 6-5 in an exciting match at Chukka Blue in Sandy Bay, Hanover. The UK team is completed by Rosie Ross, Diana Jack and Sophie Kyriazi.

According to Jamaica's captain Lesley Fong Yee, the 5-2 score against the Brits was not a true indication of how well Jamaica played.

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"We started badly by conceding early goals and were outplayed in the first half", explained Fong Yee.

"However, we had the better of play in the second half even though I missed a few penalties which could have taken it close," added Fong Yee, the island's top female polo player for many years.


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