ALL STARS MATCH - Teams

Match is 8 x 8, with 5 boys and 3 girls on each team.

TEAM #1

Jonathan, Luca SG, Danilo, Idriss, Marco, Alex dF

Leo, Livia, Sonia, Allegra, Julia A,

TEAM #2

Max, Giovanni, Tommaso, Antoine, David,

Mattia M, Tim, Camilla, Emma Z, Beatrice, Giulia

Team 2, containing both the boys' and girls' top scorers, ran out 4-0 winners with Giovanni (2) and Giulia contributing goals, along with Mattia. Some excellent performances from Idriss, Livia, Julia A, Giovanni, Mattia and Camilla but Player of the Match was David.

BOYS' FINAL: Man City 3-0 Arsenal

Manchester City fulfilled all expectations and swept aside the timid challenge of Arsenal, who seemed intimidated by their opponents' reputations and failed to take the early chances presented to them.
Jonathan opened the scoring, positioning himself intelligently, wide on the right. Alessio had a shot at the other end but it was high and wide and then Arsenal, learning nothing from earlier, left Jon free again on the right. Max found him again and and he doubled City's lead.
Max himself made it 3-0 before half time and Arsenal never recovered, City even missing a penalty when Ale saved Andrea's attempt.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Jonathan 6, Idriss 4, Tommaso 2, Max 4, Tim 2, Giovanni 1, Alex 1, Nawin 1

Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea

A bad first half was saved by two goals from Giovanni and a better second half saw Chelsea desperately trying to avoid elimination but their attempts were ultimately futile.

The first chance fell to Alex dF when he connected with his head to a Francesco corner, but Ale dB made a fantastic save.

Arsenal then struck on the break, Mattia's ball setting up Giovanni and Giovanni then doubled Arsenal's lead after a flowing passing move involving three team-mates.

In the second half, Sam Cole's strong probing runs down the right tested the Gunners' defence and Sam might have scored when he had a one on one against the goalkeeper but he pulled his shot wide. Alex dF then pulled a goal back for the Blues and Sam C almost equalised from a corner when his header struck the post.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Giovanni 8, Ale dB 7, Luca S 3, Idriss 2, Alessio 1

St George's Tournament

A major inquest is underway into the state of soccer at Ambrit after they sent four teams to St George's but, for the first time in years, came home without a trophy.

The G8 boys crashed ou

t of the semi-final on penalties, the Girls 'A' team lost their semi-final too, the Girls' 'B' team were third and the G7 boys did best of all, winning their group but losing the final to New School.

MORE photographs HERE.

GRADE 7 BOYS

Group games

IS Milan 2-0 Ambrit

St George's 1-2 Ambrit (Mattia, Luca Cerri)

USYS 0-2 Ambrit (Simone 2)

Semi-Final

St George's 1-2 Ambrit (Simone 3, Luca Cerri 3)

Final

USYS 1-2 Ambrit (Mattia, Luca Cerri 3)

Team: Danilo, James, Antoine, Sam, Luca C, Mattia, Simone, Luca dV, Nicholas

Ambrit Player of the Tournament: ANTOINE

GRADE 8 BOYS

Group games

Marymount 3-3 Ambrit (Francesco S 2, Max)

St George's 1-2 Ambrit (Francesco S, Max)

Semi-Final
Southlands 3-3 Ambrit (Francesco S, Max, Oliver)
Ambrit eliminated after penalties.
Ambrit Player of the Tournament: MAX

Team: Ale, Luca, Alex, Robin, Leo, Oliver, Max, Francesco, Ludo.

Ambrit Player of the Tournament: Max

GRADE 6 GIRLS

Group games

St. George's A 2-0 Ambrit

St George's B 0-0 Ambrit

USYS 2-20 Ambrit

Semi-Final

St George's A 2-0 Ambrit

3rd-4th Place Final

USYS 1-1 Ambrit (Ginevra)

Team: Lavinia, Sara, Francesca, Margot, Julia T, Dalia, Giulia, Valeria, Ginevra.

Ambrit Player of the Tournament: Giulia & Dalia.

GRADE 7-8 GIRLS

Group games

Ambrit - IS Milan 5-0 (Emma 2, Julia 2, Cosima)

Napoli Soccer Club 3-2 Ambrit (Emma, Julia)

Semi-Final

USYS 4-2 Ambrit (Julia, Camilla)

Team: Livia, Sylvie, Bianca, Beatrice, Cosima, Emma, Julia, Camilla, Allegra, Isabella.

Ambrit Player of the Tournament: nobody.

Celtic vs Rangers: Il video dei rigori

BOYS SEMI FINAL: Man City 2-1 Man Utd

The first half belonged to United and they should have gone in ahead at half time. Instead, United weathered the storm and progressed to the final.

Mattia created the first chance when he stepped inside his marker and unleashed a fierce shot that crashed back off the bar. Simone then put Oli through with a lovely pass but his captain wasted this excellent chance and then repeated the performance when Simone put him through again. City countered and Andrea turned in Max's corner: 1-0.

Oliver equalised in the second half with a nice shot from the right but the game was won with a fantastic goal from Jonathan. Controlling a difficult ball on the touch line, he ghosted past his marker and scored with a beautifully-judged shot over the goalkeeper.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Jonathan 11, Simone 2, Max 2, Luca DV 2, Andrea 2, Lucas 1, Ale dP 1

GIRLS FINAL: Rangers 2 - 2 Celtic

Dopo aver dominato il girone di qualificazione, il Rangers viene "sopreso" dall'ottima performance del Celtic, capace di recuperare le avversarie, andate in vantaggio per due volte - con le sorelle terribili Giulia e Camilla - e riacciuffare il pareggio con Emma (2 gol e Player of the Match).
In realtà il Celtic ha avuto l'occasione di portare a casa addirittura il trofeo, ma ha sprecato un paio di ghiotte occasioni, a tu per tu con il portiere avversario.
Solida la prestazione in campo delle due insegnanti - Ms. Pringle e Ms. Johansson - che hanno reso molto equilibrato il match, con continui ribaltamenti di fronte e molto spettacolo.
Diverse ragazze hanno meritato dei punti per la loro prestazione, ma come spesso accade, i giudici sono stati abbastanza concordi nel premiare in particolare quattro giocatrici meritevoli.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Emma 12, Camilla 4, Ginevra 3, Giulia 2.

Manchester City 3-1 Liverpool

Liverpool bowed out of the tournament tamely as Manchester City recorded another victory to finish top in the group stages of the competition.
A well-struck shot by Max and a header from Alex off a Max throw-in saw City changing sides with a two goal lead.
Robin's determination in all areas of the pitch earned him a second-half goal when he linked up with Ludo but Liverpool were unable to force an equaliser. Jonathan capped another fine performance with the winning goal halfway through the second half.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Max 10, Jonathan 5, David 2, Nawin 2, Alex 1, Robin 1

SGES 5 - Ambrit 2 (girls)

Una secca sconfitta per la squadra delle ragazze Ambrit, ancora contro St. George's, ancora in amichevole. Il punteggio non rispecchia realmente il gioco espresso dalle due squadre, ma va accettato come una lezione da imparare: nel calcio vince chi segna gol, non chi gioca meglio!
L'Ambrit - infatti- ha creato gioco e occasioni, ma non è riuscita a concretizzare (specie nel secondo tempo) bloccata da una difesa ben disposta e organizzata (la nostra ex, Asia, è stata quasi insuperabile). Al contrario la St. George's, pur non essendo mai arrivata palla al piede davanti al nostro portiere, ha segnato molto da fuori area, sfruttando bene gli spazi concessi dai nostri centrocampisti. Peccato...

Nel primo tempo la squadra ha retto bene, spinta da Cosima e Allegra, segnando un gol con una bella girata di Lavinia che si è insaccata all'incrocio (il gol è stato prontamente dedicato a... Cesare). Ha subito però ben tre reti-fotocopia, da fuori, su cui Livia non è riuscita a intervenire. La squadra del secondo tempo ha creato maggiori occasioni, ma non ha trovato gli spazi giusti, poiché le avversarie hanno difeso il 3-1 e aspettato di colpire in contropiede. Nel finale, dopo altre due reti subite da fuori, Camilla ha realizzato il secondo gol, su assist di Julia. Troppo poco per una squadra che a maggio prossimo vuole puntare a vincere la Mediterranean Cup, ma comunque un'esperienza che deve servire.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Cosima.

Chelsea 2-1 Bolton

Bolton, already eliminated before this game, played with pride and determination and almost caused an upset.

They won a free-kick early on and Francesco Sciotti stepped up confidently to smash it past Leo.

But the lead didn't last long; from a throw-in, Alex dF volleyed the ball home from close range and the teams changed ends at 1-1.

The second half was even and tense, with Danilo making a series of saves, mainly from Francesco Gallo. Bolton almost hung on but were finally undone when Alex made a mazy run past three defenders and slipped the ball to the far post where Sam C tucked it in.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Alex dF 6, Leo 4, Danilo 4, Joao Francisco 4, Kei 2, Emilio 1

Rangers 3 - 0 Celtic

Una partita senza grande importanza tra due squadre già qualificate per la finale (si giocherà giovedì prossimo 17 Novembre), utile solo per le statistiche e le varie classifiche di torneo. Il Celtic si è presentato in campo con numerose defezioni (2 giocatrici in meno e Ms. Johansson tra i pali).

Poche emozioni quindi, e poco equilibrio in campo: le Rangers hanno potuto gestire con comodità il gioco, creare molte occasioni da rete con la coppia delle "sorelle terribili" (2 gol Camilla, 1 gol Giulia) e sono state molto brave nella fase difensiva, bloccando tutti i tentativi di ripartenza con l'esperienza di Ms. Pringle e la rivelazione di Valeria "muro" Muratori.

Sulla sponda Celtic, nonostante il grande sforzo di Emma, Livia, Dalia e Lavinia, poco si è potuto fare per evitare una sconfitta già scritta dai numeri in campo. L'ingresso tardivo di Allegra ha solo in parte rivitalizzato la partita. Speriamo che giovedì prossimo il Celtic sappia dare maggiore battaglia per la conquista del primo Intramural della stagione.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Camilla 6, Valeria 6, Livia 4, Giulia 2, Emma 2, Dalia 1.

St George's Boys 0-0 Ambrit Boys

In this 11-a-side encounter on the grass at St George's, Ambrit suffered heavy pressure in the first half but turned things around in the second half and almost stole the game at the end when Antoine had a chance to score.

The first half was tough but Ambrit defended well. Ale made a couple of fine saves and Alex, Ludo, Felix and Luca tracked their opponents faithfully and Leo had a great game protecting the defence. However, in the first half Ambrit created little going forward, instead wasting possession with too many aimless passes in midfield.

But the second half was a different story. Oliver woke up and started to hit earlier, more accurate passes and Francesco S and Francesco G combined well with him. An Oliver pass put Simone through with only the goalkeeper to beat but his shot on the volley trickled just wide.

But St George's kept attacking and forced three more excellent saves from Ale. Ambrit were quick to break though and an early pass from defence sent Antoine through on the goalkeeper. He delayed his shot too long though and his shot was deflected by a defender just as the final whistle souonded.

AMBRIT MAN OF THE MATCH: Alessandro de Benedetti

Arsenal 3-0 Manchester Utd

A rampant Giovanni blasted in three goals, decided the game and sent a clear message to everyone that Arsenal is the team to beat in this term's Intramural Championship.

Giovanni opened the scoring after 6 minutes and followed up with a second two minutes later, controlling the ball, rounding the goalkeeper and gunning the ball into the top corner.

Simone had chances to reopen the game but shot wide and Oliver's 'goal' from a restart was disallowed because play had not re-started. Giovanni could have bagged another goal or two before half time and Tim was close too with a lob just over the bar.

Giovanni came out in the second half with all guns still blazing. A fierce shot crashed down off the bar (was it in?) but he did score a third goal later on. Oliver had numerous chances and numerous misses, none more glaring than the last one which he missed from 1 meter out!

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Giovanni 11, Luca 4, Tim 2, Simone 2, Idriss 1, Antoine 1,