ANSPI: Ambrit 4-3 RP Monteverde

This was a difficult moment for the Ambrit team.
Having lost heavily in their previous match, they now found themselves facing the winners of Group A - Regina Pacis Monteverde - in this vital play-off match.
Not only that - they also found themselves without key defender Alessandro and Joell, who has been in great form recently: a lesser team would have crumbled.
And things began badly - RP Monteverde went ahead after 5 minutes! Amrit bounced back though and Pietro fired home a great shot from the left wing, 1-1. Pietro then struck again and Ambrit went into the first break 2-1 ahead.

Ambrit defend a free kick against RP Monteverde

The second period was evenly contested and each side scored one goal. Ambit's was a beautiful strike from Giacomo: he was played in by Elias and, as the goalkeeper advanced, Giacomo flicked it past him into the opposite corner. Nikos almost squeezed in another when he got on the end of a Pietro mis-kick but it was Monteverde who scored just before the second break.
The final period began with Ambrit 3-2 ahead. It stayed that way for 10 minutes but then Filippo scored a lovely goal - very like Pietro's first: he drifted in from the left and planted an unstoppable shot into the top right corner.
Monteverde kept pressing though and they got one back when Ludo and Eric failed to communicate and the ball finished up in the net. But the referee's whistle blew full time almost immediately and Ambrit gained 3 more vital points.
TEAM: Eric; Elias, Ludovico, Filippo: Pietro, Nikos; Giacomo

Ambrit u9s Win Big at St George's

The Ambrit u9 team played five matches on Saturday morning and WON THEM ALL:WELL DONE!!

Team: Cameron; Lucas; Dylan; Massimiliano; Lorenzo; Nikos; Santiago

Roma 2-1 Inter

Riccardo: on target for Roma today

Man of the Match Filippo looks on as Roma scramble the ball away

With Falco, Edo P and Michele all missing, Inter's 6 players put up a magnificent performance and, incredibly, pressed Roma back for most of the first half.
With Chiara guesting in goal and Tristano playing well in defence, Inter kept the scores level until half time.
Early in the second half, Taro set up a chance for Riccardo and the 6th grader made no mistake.
But Filippo was rewarded for a fantastic, battling, performance when he popped up in the penalty area to slot home the equaliser.
However, Roma's two-man advantage began to tell towards the end as Inter began to tire. Once again Taro was the provider and, this time, Tommaso was the finisher as Roma took the three points.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Filippo 6, Taro 5, Gabriele 4, Senai 2, Ale Z 1, Tommaso 1, Tristano 1, Niccolo' 1, Elias 1

Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City

A cura di Lucrezia Brandizzi

Oggi una sfida importante all’Emirates che ospita il City. Nei primi minuti la sfida sembra pari ma dopo un paio di percussioni e ribattute Annie riesce a buttare il pallone in rete: 1-0 Arsenal. Il City sembra un pò freddo ma Mia tiene il City acceso liberandosi facendo tre tiri belli, andati fuori. Poco prima della ripresa Gaia riesce a pareggiare con un tiro ben piazzato e forte, nulla da fare per Chiara.

  Il secondo tempo entra Matilde. E il City avanza con Gaia e Matilde creando situazioni pericolose. Matilde però rimane in difesa. Allison e Gaia creano molte occasioni però sventate da Leila e Helena, magari si sarebbero concretizzate se si passava la palla prima. Il City cerca Mia che riesce a fare un paio di tiri però andati fuori. L’Arsenal invece riesce a passarsela di più e con la ribattuta di una punizione al limite dell’area Shaihana la mette in rete. 2-1 per l’Arsenal e l’arbitro fischia la fine. Buona prestazione in porta di Chiara, di Annie e Shaihana in centrocampo. La partita è stata forse condizionata dall’assenza di Matilde nel primo tempo. Oggi il City non giocava come ci aveva abituato, mentre l’Arsenal è riuscito a passarsela di più e creare più situazioni.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS:
Annie 4, Chiara 4, Gaia 3, Shaihana 2, Saya 2, Mia 2, Leila 1

Lazio 3-1 Napoli

Man of the Match: Lapo

Without defensive pairing of Pietu and Lorenzo, Napoli found themselves exposed at the back by a relentless Lazio, who were driven today by the Lapo/Manfredi axis and never looked like losing.
Manfredi opened the scoring. He met a high ball and steered it with great aplomb past an onrushing Louis.

Manfredi makes it 2-1

Napoli replied quickly. Ale N played a beautifully-weighted pass through to Julian on the left and he beat Max with an excellent finish.

Lapo met a corner with his head and should have put his side 2-1 up minutes later,
but the ball flew over the bar.
Manfredi made no mistake though and flicked in a second just before half-time.

Alex and Daniel fought a fascinating tussle all through the match

Lapo who took over in the second half, pulling the strings that kept his side on top. Daniel hit the bar - should have scored. Daniel then freed himself for another shot which was on the way in when Manfredi added the final touch: 3-1.




Towards the end, Napoli upped the pace and made a couple of chances; the best one fell to Sam but Max was out quickly to smother his shot.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Lapo 6, Manfredi 5, Alex 4, Daniel 3, Louis 1, Ale N 1, Francesco 1

Alessandro N

Girls' Soccer: Primary tournament at Ambrit

A superb morning's football: sunshine, six teams, 17 matches, great friendly spirit - let's do it again soon!

ANSPI: Tough Game versus Santos

The game's first half was interrupted by the referee because many of our players had no shin guards. On the re-start, Ambrit fell into a defensive formation. Santos, frustrated at being unable to break into the penalty area, resorted to shooting from distance and went 1-0 up right at the end of the first period. 

Ambrit's defence was over worked in the second half and shipped 4 more goals from all angles.  

The team then pushed hard through mid field and a free kick by Pietro went right through the Santos defence for 5-1. 

Just when Ambrit's confidence got a boost, Santos responded with 2 more goals before the end of the second period. The third period was played with an extra player on our side but this had no effect on Santos as they continued to take shots at a tired ambrit defense and won easily by 12-1.

TEAM: Eric, Ludo, Filippo, Elias, Pietro, Giacomo, Joel, Nikos

Arsenal 0-1 Liverpool

Il Liverpool supera l'Arsenal per 1-0 nel match infrasettimanale del torneo femminile e allunga in classifica, lasciando le altre due squadre a lottare per i punti rimasti in gioco. Contro una Lucrezia praticamente onnipresente, stavolta ben supportata da Gaia e Sofia, l'Arsenal non ha trovato nessuna arma efficace, seppure le buone prestazioni di Annie e Chiara abbiano ridotto al minimo la sconfitta.
Purtroppo hanno pesato le scelte di mercato della società, che non ha provveduto ad acquistare una punta, capace di tenere palla e segnare. Da sottolineare la buona prestazione di Sjaihana.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS:
Lucrezia 4, Sofia DM 3, Sjaihana 3, Gaia DR 3, Annie 3, Chiara 3, Yara 2

ANSPI: A Fantastic Start to the Play-Offs!

Ambrit 4-1 Testaccio

Ambrit lined out for their first match in the Play-offs against a Testaccio side that finished second in their preliminary group, where they had won 9 matches, losing only three.
So, a difficult challenge for Ambrit.
But our boys were not intimidated!

Lining out before the game: worried but determined!

They came onto the field confident, though also a little worried about how the small size of the pitch. But it turned out not to be a problem: in fact, playing so close together helped the players to keep their positions. 

Our first goal came when a throw-in by Elias fell to Giacomo and he shot it in for 1-0. Ambrit's strong defence could do nothing though against the unexpected midfield shot by Testaccio that flew in to make it 1-1. 

From am Elias throw in, Pietro dribbled straight to the goal and made it 2-1. Not long after, Pietro scored another goal from a Filippo corner.

With Testaccio now pressing strongly, some confusion in defence led to a handball in the area and a penalty for Testaccio. This was the game's crucial moment. A goal now could spark a Testaccio revival.

Team: Eric; Alessandro, Elias, Nikos, Pietro, Giacomo, Filippo, Joel

But Eric was in great form and wasn't having any of it! He saved the penalty as a delighted crowd cheered from the stands. 

Testaccio continued to press and played some excellent football, but attack after attack foundered on the solid rock of Ambrit's defence. A long ball from Eric then landed right on Joel's feet for the final score: 4-1 for Ambrit.

MS RISA League

Game 1:
Ambrit 11-1 Aosr B

After a long break, the Ambrit team was glad to be back in action. Early on, Manfredi took an assist from Nico and opened the scoring right after kick off. The 1-0 did not last long as Aosr responded with a quick dribble through our defence to make it 1-1. Ambrit grew in confidence though and Nico, from midfield, whacked one in to make it 2-1. 

Quick thinking and an accurate pass from Jerry in midfield found Manfredi, who scored to make it 3-1. A great corner from Lapo went straight to Manfredi's head: 4-1.

Another corner from Lapo allowed Thomas to arrive from defence and head the ball in for 5-1. It was 6-1 soon after when Niccolo' scored off another Lapo assist. Peter then got in on the act, dribbling up the right and shooting to make it 7-1. 

Niccolo' scored another goal thanks to Jerry's assist (8-1), Manfredi took another pass from Niccolo' (9-1). A very confident Lapo took a shot from midfield and scored the tenth; Thomas finished off the scoring right at the end: 11-1

Game 2:

Ambrit 2-2 Aosr A

Having won their first game, Ambrit was surprised by Aosr's quick start and they were 1-0 down immediately. Realizing this was a different against a much stronger team, Ambrit pressed for a goal and created two good opportunities that both fell to Lapo, but neither was converted. Only when Thomas came up from defence to put a throw in straight to Manfredi's head did Ambrit pull level. Strong defence from Ambrit kept Aosr from scoring again. Ambrit's next attack saw a shot by Manfredi bounce off the goalie for a corner kick. Lapo put in a great cross and Thomas made it 2-1. Then, with only seconds to go, Aosr pushed through our defence and scored on the whistle.

Game 3:

Ambrit 0-4 New School

With no time to rest, Ambrit had no chance against a fast paced, skilful New School. Ambrit relied on their goalie Max to do most of the work; he made some great saves but a tired defence allowed New School to go up by 2 goals in the first 10 mins of the match. Ambrit had some good shots but were unable to score. Neat 2-touch passing by New school brought another 2 goals in the last 10 min of the game.

TEAM: Max; Thomas, Peter; Niccolo', Jerry, Lapo; Manfredi.