Napoli 4-1 Inter

Napoli dominated their match today against an Inter who, without Elias in defence, looked vulnerable.
Jacopo started well though, striking the crossbar with a fantastic free kick. It was Napoli who scored first however, Anthony giving Cesare no chance. Anthony made it 2-0 with a well-struck left-footedshot low into the corner and Inter almost struck back when Jacopo found himself one-on-one against Massimo. Massimo made the first of many fantastic saves and Dylan was unable to tuck home the rebound.
At the other end, Anthony played Tommaso through for a third goal and then the captain almost scored his hat trick but, this time, his shot thundered back off the post.
The crowd went wild when Napoli scored their fourth and it was Manuel who applied the finishing touch. Inter saved some face with a last minute goal; again Massimo stopped Jacopo but now Dylan walloped it home.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Anthony 5, Massimo 4, Tommaso 3, Valerio 2,  Gavyn 2, Pietro dP 2, Jacopo 1,  Elijah 1,  Dylan 1

Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool

Un gol a freddo, nei primissimi minuti, consente al City di raccogliere il massimo bottino nella sfida contro il Liverpool, cui l'ingresso tardivo di Emma ha portato una sconfitta pesante e immeritata. La partita è stata piacevole e combattuta, soprattutto a centrocampo, dove i muscoli di capitan Annie di sono scontrati con la razionalità di Noor e la fisicità di Ameli, autrice della rete decisiva.
Il Liverpool ha tentato di recuperare lo svantaggio con una bella punizione di Annie, di poco alta, e con qualche folata offensiva di Linh e Gala, ma la difesa di Giorgia e Sofia è stata implacabile, tanto che Flavia tra i pali non ha dovuto sporcare i guantoni.
Il City guadagna i primi tre punti nel torneo, mentre per il Liverpool è notte fonda e ora la strada per il successo si fa davvero durissima.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: 
Ameli 4, Noor 3, Giorgia 3,  Annie 3, Linh 3, Shosannah 2, Millie 2, SofiaDM 1, Gala 1.

Juve 1-1 Roma

The crowd was royally entertained today at Ambrit Stadium as Juve and Roma played out an end-to-end, nail biting encounter under a gentle October sun.
Roma's goal came early when Cristian fed Saverio on the right; Saverio controlled, took aim and fired past Massimo.
Filippo was everywhere in these early stages, prowling both sides of midfield in search of his next victim and, more often than not, he came away with the ball. Pietro was elegant in midfield and he should have made it 2-0 but he missed his shot when that ball came across his body in he penalty area. He had another chance soon after but Ludo stopped him; Ludo too was outstanding today.
Without Alex P, Daniel and Ottaviano had to shoulder the burden in Juve's midfield, though Andrea was to come into the game spectacularly later on. Meanwhile Elias and Lorenzo cleaned up everything at the back for Roma and i giallorossi should really have extended heir lead. They had lots of chances and Lorenzo's shot just wide was one of them
Then Daniel fired a cracker from the right side of the pitch. Marco threw himself at it and maybe brushed the ball with a finger, just enough to deflect it onto the post. But Roma didn't have time to recover as Andrea collected the ball on the left and fired a beautiful shot into the opposite top corner. Great goal, great game!
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Andrea 3, Daniel 3, Lorenzo 3, Ludovico 2, Filippo 2, Pietro 2, Elias 2, Saverio 1, Marco 1, Cristian 1, Juan Carlos 1,

Milan 0-0 Lazio

Lazio ground out a valuable point in a goal-less draw at Ambrit Stadium today.
The only early chance fell to Michele but Giacomo made a great save.
In the second half, Tommy should have made it 1-0 when he followed up Giacomo's save off Ale N's free kick but his shot was blocked.
The tone of the game changed when Ale N was booked for a foul on Guillermo (possible red card?) and Alex rattled the crossbar with the subsequent free kick. Ale CS had a chance to score too but Joel saved well.
Michele had another chance near the end but, once again x was equal to the challenge.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Alex D 4, Michele 4, Giacomo 3, Paul 2, Edoardo 2, Miguel 2, Guillermo, Ricky 1, Sam 1, Ale CS 1

Chelsea 3-1 Liverpool

Un altro match appassionante quello giocato oggi all'Ambrit arena, nel giorno d'esordio tra due delle squadre protagoniste del campionato femminile, Blues vs Reds. Una battaglia giocata molto sul fisico e, solo in parte, sull'organizzazione di squadra: in entrambi i frangenti ha avuto la meglio il Chelsea, compatto e aggressivo, con una Gaia straripante e onnipresente che, con una bella doppietta, ha deciso il match. Prestazione convincente anche quella di Selina, molto attiva in fase di contenimento e brava a disporre con ordine le proprie compagne. Sul versante Reds è mancata forse un pizzico di organizzazione e, dopo lo svantaggio su una sfortunata autorete di Emma, di convinzione. L'ingresso di Linh nel secondo tempo ha dato una scossa alla squadra, che aveva momentaneamente accorciato lo svantaggio con una rete di Annie. Molto attiva Gala, pur con ancora alcuni limiti tecnici. Ora capitan Annie dovrà ricompattare le compagne e caricarle per il prossimo impegno, per non rischiare di finire già fuori dalla zona di testa.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Gaia 7, Selina 4, Annie 3, Gala 3, Yutong 2, Linh 2.

Napoli 3-1 Roma

Weakened by the absence of Elias and Filippo, Roma were overpowered by a well-organised Napoli in today's match.
Early chances at either end were not converted -  - Lorenzo shot wide and Pietro hit the bar - and the first goal didn't come until the eleventh minute when Anthony finished off a sweeping move with an accurate left-foot shot past an unsighted Marco.
Tommaso should have made it 2-0 shortly afterwards but he missed the ball completely; he made up for it 2 minutes later with a fine individual goal but hen spoiled it later with a yellow card.
Pietro looked like he would make it 3-0 but Marco made a fantastic save. Marco made another great save immediately afterwards but he was powerless to stop Pietro.
A scoreline of 3-0 would have been unfair to Roma and, in fact, Cristian made it more respectable with a perfectly-struck free kick.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Anthony 4, Cristian 4, Lorenzo 3, Marco 3, Tommaso 2, Pietro dP 2, Saverio 1, Pietro N 1, Ewan 1

Shock Transfer News

In a shock move following their opening defeat, Juventus moved quickly to sign Julian from Maltese Champions, Valetta FC. Interviewed by SkyIntramural, Daniel Simunec - manager and chairman of Juve - "I felt we needed to strengthen the attack and we have the funds available so we are delighted that Julian has signed a two year contract".

Juve - Milan

Juve, weakened by the absence of ace defender Andrea, struggled to contain Juve in today's match at Ambrit Stadium.
There were not many chances early on and Ale N put Milan ahead when he broke from defence as Milan defended a corner. The Juve midfield and defence was AWOL and Ale powered through and gave Ludo no chance.
MatteoT should have made it 2-0 in a similar breakaway move 1 minute later but Ludo made a fantastic save. At the other end, Joel made two saves from Ottaviano and Sam sealed the win with a good shot from distance into the bottom corner.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Ale N 4, Mateo T 3, Daniel 3, Sam 3, Ottaviano 2, Edoardo 2, Ludovico 1, Joel 1, Alex P 1, Michele 1

Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City

The Girls' league got off to a flying start with one of the most exciting matches to be seen at Ambrit Stadium for quite some time.
Captain Virginia had her Arsenal team lined out and ready in a disciplined formation and, from the first whistle, the Gunners dominated possession. But Noor's Man City were well organised too; they defended well and broke quickly when possible, with Ameli a constant threat.
Mari was the Arsenal engine, constantly winning tackles in midfield and driving the team forward. Flavia, in the City goal, was kept busy and she made some great saves. Then Carole stepped up to take a free kick and she took it well but the ball thumped back off the crossbar. Two minutes later, Arsenal hit the bar twice more in quick succession but the game stayed scoreless.
More pressure from Arsenal then saw the ball fall to Clio outside the penalty area on the right. She struck the ball sweetly through a crowd of players and into the bottom corner: what a goal!
But the drama wasn't over. With only seconds remaining, an Arsenal defender handled the ball on the edge of the area. Nor placed the ball; Virginia placed her wall; Noor struck the ball sweetly and it flew towards the bottom corner of the goal... but Virginia flew too; with a perfectly judged dive, she pushed the ball wide of the post and secured the three points for Arsenal!
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Carole 4, Virginia 4, Mari 3, Noor 2, Clio 2, Sofia dM 2, Ameli 2, Flavia, Alice

Inter 2-1 Lazio

The new season kicked off with a match that was competitive but one that did not offer up a great spectacle to a packed Ambrit stadium.
Lazio's captain Alex had a great game though and it was he that scored the first goal of this year's intramural. Turning in from a tight position on the right, he fired past a surprised Cesare.
Ale CS was surprised in the other goal shortly afterwards when Gavin equalised with a long shot.
Guillermo now started to play well and he created a good chance for himself but Cesare made a great save. Lazio continued to apply pressure and Inter somehow escaped intact when first Alex and then Miguel hit the bar, with Cesare making another good save. Alex had the ball in the net on 15' but the referee had already blown a free kick when advantage might have been played.
Inter stole the points near the end; Jacopo got away on the right and fired a fierce shot from close range past Ale at the near post.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Alex 5, Gavyn 3, Paul 3, Guillermo 3, Mikel 2, Dylan 2, Jacopo 2, Cesare 1.

Ambrit's Under 7s lead the way!!

Congratulations to Ambrit's U7 team who won the RISA tournament here at Ambrit on Saturday!

Results
Ambrit 4 - SGBIS 1
Ambrit 2 - AOSR 1
AOSR 2 - SGBIS 1
Ambrit 6 - SGBIS 1
Ambrit 4 - AOSR -
AOSR 2 - SGBIS 1

FINAL
Ambrit 4 - AOSR 2


The u14 team lost their first two matches but won their final match.
Ambrit 1 - Castelli 6 (goal: Miguel)
Ambrit 1 - Southlands 3 (goal: Gavyn)
Ambrit 4 - AOSR 2 (goals: Gavyn, Paul, Tommy, William)

Teachers 4-0 8G

An imperious display from the teachers against a valiant but outclassed 8G finished in a landslide victory and restored the teachers to their rightful place after last year's debacle.
With an anxious Mourinho looking on from the sidelines, the Teachers were quick to make their physical advantage count but, allied to their aerial game, was some crisp passing to feet.
After a couple of fantastic saves from Virginia in goal, Mr Piccolo's cushioned header put them 1-0 up. Mr Paolo made it 2-0 when he followed up Mr Alessandro's attempt that crashed back off the bar.
It was Mr. Paolo who struck again to make it 3-0. There was no way back for 8G but they never stopped trying and they created some good chances, but Mr Martin was equal to all attempts.
Mr. Piccolo hammered the final nail into the coffin but there will be more games later this year and this 8th grade might yet have the last laugh.