u11 ANSPI: Ambrit 3-3 Vigna Pia Bianca

A roller-coaster ride of a match at Ambrit Stadium tonight with two sides who punched and counter-punched right to the end.
Ambrit terrible in the first period; half-tackles, no communication, no determination, no control, no thought. Vigna Pia deservedly went in 1-0 up. Only Dylan played well in this first period.
A different Ambrit came out for the second period. Pedro was majestic on the left; Carlo was like a lion again in defence and Vittorio was, as usual, everywhere. Tiago and Bertie pressured the defence. For a while though, it seemed that Ambrit would not score. Three times Vittorio shot and there times the goalkeeper made great saves. Vittorio banged in some great corners too and Bertie and Tiago should really have scored. But Ambrit did finally equalise when Pedro followed up a loose ball and banged it in. Minutes later, Tiago took a quick throw to Vittorio and his shot from distance put Ambrit ahead at the second interval, thanks also to some great saves from Jonah.
The third period was a tricky one for Ambrit. Vigna Pia stepped up the pace, equalised and then went ahead as the Ambrit defence and midfield stood off and gave them too much time to shoot. The referee then awarded them a penalty but, luckily, it was kicked wide. Then a last supreme effort allowed Alberto to get forward and score the equaliser and Ambrit finished the game on a high, looking for a late winner.
AMBRIT: Adam, Jonah, Nicholas, Vittorio, Carlo, Leo, Pedro, Dylan, Cameron, Bertie, Alberto, Tiago