Football, as they say, is a funny old game. For the first 15', Ambrit dominated possession and territory, creating chance after chance and peppering the opposition goal with shots. Daniele crashed a left-foot shot off the bar and Adriano, following up, smashed an excellent shot low to the right but the keeper made a great save. Daniele popped up on the right wing next time and banged another shot off the bar and then, through again, he tried to chip the keeper but the keeper managed to get a hand on it - just enough to keep the ball out. Another flowing Ambrit move saw Kevin find Dani on the left wing; Dani squared it into Dylan on the edge of the area and Dylan guided the ball just wide when he really should have got it on target. And then, 'gol mangiato, gol subito' - it had to happen. The opposition's first attack saw the No. 11 line up a shot that would surely have been a goal, but Vittorio made a fantastic intervention to block the ball. But then, from the restart, as the ball was crossed harmlessly into the centre, a foot was stuck out and the ball somehow found its way past Gabriele. Adriano just had enough time to test the keeper again with another blistering shot before the teams went in for half-time.
Ambrit made less chances early in the second half but the re-intoduction of Kevin with 10' to go set the game alight. Kevin equalised with a cleanly-hit shot from 20m out and Ambrit threw themselves into attack again. Dylan had a decent shot saved and then Dani played a nice one-two with Dylan and smashed the ball into the top corner! 2-1... could Ambrit hang on? Sadly, no. A silly free kick was conceded on the left and, when the ball came in, the opposing player climbed higher than any of Ambrit's defenders to head home an equaliser.
It should have been three points to Ambrit today, but it wasn't. Why? Too many chances not taken, too many free-kicks totally wasted, too many fouls given away and - worst of all - too many balls bouncing in defence!
We did see some good performances though and three players stood out for this writer: Vittorio was solid in defence; Francesco did a great job in midfield - winning tackles, passing the ball simply and calmly; and Adriano played his position well, stretching the line, winning tackles, forcing the opposition back and getting shots on target.
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