Ambrit MS Girls Get to the Final... and so do the u9s!!

On a sunny Saturday morning, Ambrit's MS Girls put in another fine set of performances at Ambrit Stadium to win their group, their semi-final and almost the final! Meanwhile, at AOSR, our u9s did exactly the same (see below).

Middle School
Match 1: Ambrit 1-0 St George's
Ambrit took on St George's and the home girls dominated the match. Alice tested the goalkeeper early on and Lucy shot over the bar. Lucy set up Alice for another chance but it was Yutong who broke the deadlock with a well-struck shot from 15 meters. Lucy and Yutong set up two more chances for Alice but, with the defence of Gala, Maya, Emma and Isabel stopping every opposition attempt, one goal was enough to win the match.
Match 2: Ambrit 2-0 St Marymount
Ambrit sprang out of the traps and put the Marymount girls under immediate pressure. Flustered, the goalkeeper failed to collect the ball cleanly and Lucy did't need a second invitation to stick the ball in the back of the net after just 1' of play. And then she repeated the trick! Again, the goalkeeper found herself under pressure and Lucy was on hand to make it 2-0... after 2'.
The game now settled into a more normal rhythm. Marymount did their best to get back into it but Emma shut them down effectively in defence and Myla was quick off her line to sweep up any loose balls coming through. Sofia supported the defence and passed well to Alice, always available up front.
Semi-final: Ambrit 0-0 Chateaubriand (4-2 after penalties)
This cagey game always edged towards a draw and the referee signalled a penalty competition to decide it. Yutong, Alice, Lucy and Sofia all smashed their kicks home and two fantastic saves by Myla saw Ambrit celebrate their qualification for the final!
Final: Ambrit 2-3 New School
A fantastic game of football, a worthy final! Alice gave Ambrit the lead but New School equalised; Yutong stole it back for Ambrit... but New School equalised again. Both teams continued to look bravely for a winning goal and Myla made a couple of stunning saves from fiercely-struck New School shots. Then, with just seconds left on the clock, New School took a shot through a crowded penalty area; the ball looked like it was heading wide but a last second deflection off a wandering heel directed the ball towards the corner of the net and Ambrit's players could only look on in anguish as the ball dribbled inevitably in to secure a victory for New School.
Huge compliments to Ambrit's girls, but also to both New School and Chateaubriand who played to exceedingly high standards of sporting behaviour.
TEAM: Myla; Emma, Isabel, Maya, Gala; Sofia, Yutong, Lucy; Alice

u9

Our under 9 team played at AOSR against aosr a, aosr b and Rome international. We tied the first game 1-1, then we lost against RIS and we won against Aosr b. We tied the semi-final against aosr b so we had a penalty shoot out. Emiliano played goalie and Max, Maverick and kendi shot. We won the shoot out with Kendi’s goal. We played the finals against RIS and lost.