RISA MS League: Updated table (see RISA page for more details)

After two rounds of matches (still 5 rounds to go!!)

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
	New School	6	5	1	0	29	5	24	16
	SGBIS 1	6	4	0	2	23	8	15	12
	AMBRIT	6	4	0	2	17	15	2	12
	AOSR 1	6	3	1	2	7	10	-3	10
	Rome Int.	6	2	0	4	7	17	-10	6
	AOSR 2	6	1	0	5	13	28	-15	3
	SGBIS 2	6	1	0	5	7	32	-25	3

RISA League: Ambrit Fight Back to earn SIX points!

"You are all taking too many touches on the ball!!"

The second round of the RISA league for MS teams was held at SGBIS this morning.
Ambrit's first match was against New School and we started badly, allowing them too much time on the ball and too much room to shoot. A goal was inevitable, and it came. Afterwards, Ambrit tightened up and Lapo, Michele and Daniel all had chances before New School sealed their victory with a second goal.
Next up was SGBIS 'A' and Ambrit suffered their second defeat of the day. A physical advantage gave SGBIS the edge and their three goals were enough to cancel out Michele's goal for Ambrit.
Ambrit turned the tables in game 3 with a cracking 5-2 win over SGBIS 'B'. Goals from Lapo (2), Alex (2) and Daniel (see video) handed Ambrit a sweet 5-2 win. Alex almost made it six (see video 2).
Michele put Ambrit 1-0 up; Alex made it 2-0 but Peter handled in the area and Rome Int scored the resulting penalty and then charged forward to bag an equaliser. A draw looked on the cards but Michele struck again near the end and Ambrit took all three points!
TEAM: Louis; Thomas, Peter, Lorenzo, Elias, Gustav, Theo, Alex, Michele, Lapo, Daniel

Sixth Team added to IM2

The FIGC today announced that a sixth team will compete in the Boys' IM2.

Chievo will be made up of Girls so that our Girls' team can get in some extra practice for April's Med Cup.

In matches against Chievo, the other teams will field 7 players (versus 8) and, in these games, boys will be limited to 3 touches.

Ambrit line up before tonight's important derby match

Ambrit hung on for a valuable win in a tense derby at Ambrit Stadium this evening and consolidate their Second place in the table going into the Christmas break.
Ambrit's best period came in the opening third when they pressed forward and put the home team under pressure. On the ninth minute, Alessandro followed up an opposition clearance with a good shot which the keeper failed to hold and Giacomo was on hand to finish the move with the first goal of the game (see video).

Just one minute later, Pietro made it 2-0 and Ambrit finished the first period in a comfortable position.
But then it was downhill all the way!
Vigna Pia stepped up a gear and pulled a goal back in the 13th minute of period 2 and Ambrit finished the game with their backs against the wall!
Though they lost control of midfield, the defence nonetheless played really well and Eric, in goal, made some crucial saves.
TEAM: Eric; Elias, Ludovico, Alessandro; Filippo (capt), Joel, Giacomo; Pietro, Nikos. 

Ambrit's defence: 'gli insuperabili'!

IM 2: Spring Intramural and 'Calcio Mercato'

The FIGC (Federazione Intramural Giuoco Calcio) today announced the names of the Captains for the Spring Intramural competition.

Lazio: Thomas
Inter: Tristano
Milan: Ascanio
Napoli: Gustav
Roma: Edo J

Liverpool: Lea
Arsenal: Grace
Manchester City: Juna

One of the first jobs for the captains will be to complete their teams by studying carefully the players available on the transfer market (below) and spending their money wisely to build a balanced team.
 

T R A NS F E R     M A R K E T
Gabriele	Ale N	AlexD	Senai	Lucrezia	Chiara	Helena
Giuseppe	Aden	Tommaso	Tiberio	Mia	Beatriz	Sofia D
Manfredi	Taro	Anthony	Niccolo	Matilde	Giulia*	Malena
Daniel	Lapo	Federico	Michele	Leila EZ	Annie	Gaia Z
Nathan	Edo P	Julian	Andrea	Allison	Michelle	Gaia dR

* injured

FINAL: Barcelona 3-3 Bayern Munich (Barcelona win 8-7 after penalties)

The Autumn Intramural witnessed a worthy final at Ambrit Stadium today as the German and Spanish champions traded punches right to the end of a pulsating tie.
Aden had a chance to put the Germans ahead from a corner when he had a free header at the far post but be missed the target. Andrea fired in a shot too but it was Captain Gabriele - the Best Player of the Tournament - who opened the scoring with a powerful drive into the top corner.
Louis kept the score down with a good save from an impressive Lorenzo; Aden hit the bar; Alex scored the inevitable second goal.
But Barcelona reacted immediately. In the absence of Edo P, their real captain, Ascanio, took the game by the scruff of the neck. After an exciting double exchange with Edo J that put him in front of the goal, he smashed the ball in to make it 2-1 at half time.
But Bayern were more alert from the kick off and attacked immediately. A shot from Alex was only half-saved by Louis and, from the resulting rebound, Lorenzo picked out his captain and Gabriele made it 3-1.
Now the balance swung again. Edo J inspired his team with a forceful run down the right and a fantastic cross that should have been met by a team mate but instead went out. Time for Ascanio to come to the rescue again, and he did: another goal made it 3-2 and the tide was with the Catalans. They poured forward and, under pressure in his own area, Tristano's arm blocked an Edo J cross and the referee pointed to the spot.
Ascanio blasted the penalty against the bar but Edo J reacted an instant before Gabriele and bundled the ball over the line to tie a historic game at 3-3.
The standard of penalty-taking was high and one miss was enough to decide the match in Barcelona's favour.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Ascanio 5, Gabriele 4, Edo J 4, Alex 3, Aden 2, Tiberio, Lorenzo, Andrea, Tommaso,

A Great Morning for the u9 team

Ambrit's u9 team played three games at SGBIS this weekend and came away with two victories and a narrow 1-0 defeat in their last game. Well done!
u9 RESULTS
Ambrit 4-1 Rome International
Ambrit 6-0 AOSR
Ambrit 0-1 Southlands

The u11s were less successful but will, no doubt, rally for their next outings at Southlands and Vigna Pia (see upcoming fixtures).
u11 RESULTS
Ambrit 0-1 SGBIS
Ambrit 0-2 AOSR
Ambrit 0-1 Southlands TEAM:  Eric, Ludovico, Alessandro; Ewan; Renato, Joel.

Paris SG 4-2 Juventus

A quick start by Juventus flattered to deceive in today's Third Place final and it was the French Champions who came out on top at the end of an entertaining match.
Taro opened the scoring for the Vecchia Signora but Manfredi equalised soon after when Thomas played him through with a nice pass. Juve went back into the lead when Alessandro played a beautiful ball to Daniel and the G6 marksman was on target.
Manfredi and Nathan both had chances to equalise in one-on-one situations against

Federico in the Juve goal, but San Giovanni did just enough to put them off and i bianconeri were still 2-1 up at the break.The second half though was the Manfredi Show. First he equalised and then he bagged two more to put the game beyond Juve.
Manfredi now sits alone at the top of the goalscoring charts and Giuseppe heads the Best Player list.
Can Gabriele catch him in Wednesday's final?
Make sure you get to Ambrit Stadium in time next Wednesday to find out!

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Giuseppe 6, Manfredi 6, Ale N 3, Daniel 2,Thomas 1, Filippo F 1, Taro 1, Lorcan 1

YELLOW: Nico
RED: Calento

Manchester Utd 3-1 Roma

Il Manchester United si aggiudica meritatamente il primo torneo Intramural 2016/17, con una bella prestazione fatta di grinta e bel gioco. Lucrezia, anima della squadra e autrice di una doppietta, trionfa anche nella classifica dei marcatori. Pesantissima per le ragazze di Spalletti l'assenza di Mia, bomber della Roma e Best Player nelle ultime due partite di campionato. Dopo il doppio vantaggio dei Red Devils, la Roma è riuscita, grazie alla rete di Annie, a rimanere in partita fino alla splendida rete del 3-1 direttamente su calcio d'angolo. Buona la prestazione tra i pali di Chiara, capace di evitare almeno 2-3 reti su calcio piazzato e - forse - nuovo portiere dell'Ambrit!?

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS:
Lucrezia 8, Chiara 5, Annie 3, Sofia DM 2,  Helena 2, Matilde 1.