Spring Intramural

BOYS TEAMS

France	Italy	Germany	Spain	Greece
Riccardo F	Francesco B	Luca R	Tommaso	Giacomo
Laith	Grant	Thomas	Filippo T	Mattis
Michael	Luka D	Ramnath	Giovanni	Noah I
Francesco C	Nikos	Edo R	Lucrezia	Anastasia
AnZhe	Tristano	Matthew N	Emil	Jacopo S
Filippo B	Andrew Co	Gustav	Lorenzo	Artur
Harry	Zeno	Ludovico	Sam	Jacopo M
Stuart	Alex V	Filippo C	Noah G	Edo J
Pietu	Filippo G	Nicolas	Sasha	Alex K
Gabriele	Edo P	Francesco R	Andrew Cr	Guerrino
Alfonso	Ascanio	Octavio	Riccardo G	Taro
Matteo

GIRLS TEAMS

Argentina	Brazil	USA
Lucie	Sophie	Raffaella
Greta	Carolina	Eilidh
Fatou	Noemi	Yara
Shaihana	Martina	Emilia
Helena	Gaia	Lea
Leila K	Celeste	Elizabeth
Anna	Margarida	Sofia
Ginevra	Angelica	Beatrice
Valentina	Chiara	Leila EZ
Juna

Lucrezia & Anastasia in goal for each match

Ran will play one match for each ream (see calendar)

The following players, having accumulated most ‘Best Player’ points in the Autumn Intramural, are now ON SALE!

                                   

GIRLS

Angelica	Celeste	Ginevra	Margarida
Anna	Chiara	JuNa	Sofia
Beatrice	Elizabeth	Leila EZ	Valentina

                                   

Teachers 0-1 Grade 8

The teachers slumped to a 1-0 defeat against Grade 8 in the final match of the season.
Filippo T's pace and strength earned him an early chance and his low shot squeezed past Mr Mallary.
The teachers came back and Mr Kisling fired a bullet of a shot that looked certain to go in but Player of the Match, Anastasia, pulled off a fantastic save and tipped the ball onto the crossbar.
She followed up soon after with two more good saves, both from Ms Wilson.
Towards the end, Mr Corcoran had an excellent chance to score a late equaliser but his hurried left foot shot was too high.

Congratulations!

Girls
Best Player / Top Scorer	Elizabeth P
Best Player	Ran Y
Boys
Best Player	Giacomo O
Top Scorer	Edoardo P
Best Young Player	Ascanio S

COMING SOON........ Spring Intramural......... New Teams........ Calcio Mercato.........SIGN UP!

Teachers 7-1 Grade 6

The teachers, accustomed to giving lessons, certainly handed one out to the grade 6 students today but their real test (boom, boom!) will come against the 8th graders next week.
Ms Wilson opened the scoring, Mr Calento added two more and Ms Wilson made it 4-0.
Mr Blake, Mr Wasp and Ms Mascia, turning out for the first time, slotted easily into the formation and the chances kept coming. Mr Griffiths made it 5-0, Mr Corcoran 6-0 and Mr Calento added a seventh. But for Ascanio, it might have been ten or more.
The youngsters grabbed a consolation goal late on when Mr Corcoran lunged into a brutal challenge on Yara and Riccardo scored from the spot.

NEXT MATCH: Wednesday Dec 17th, TEACHERS VS GRADE 8 

Teachers 3-1 Grade 7

An industrious Ms Pringle led her team's recovery today, scoring the equaliser in the 2nd period after G7 had gone ahead in the 1st period through a cooly-converted Michael S penalty.
Mr Calento then entered the fray and, with two clinical strikes, took his Ambrit career goals tally to 99 to keep the teachers undefeated this year.
Mr Mallary and Mr Griffiths each staked a claim for further appearances with convincing debut performances and Ms Wilson's return to the line-up gave the teacher's team something extra going forward.
For G7, Zeno looked unbeatable in goal and Filippo G was the danger-man up front. Noah G threatened for a while in midfield but Ms Van Ness soon took care of him.

NEXT MATCH: Friday December 12th, TEACHERS versus GRADE 6
1st period: 6A
2nd period: 6M
3rd period: 6W

Can Mr Calento score his 100th goal for the Teachers??

Teachers 4-0 Intramural Winners

A packed Ambrit Stadium saw the teachers throw down a gauntlet at the beginning of the Autumn series of friendly matches against the students.
Mr Nardi played Mr Piccolo in for the first goal and the Australian marksman then turned provider, setting up Player of the Match, Miss Van Ness, for the second goal.
In the second period, Mr Nardi made up for an earlier miss in front of goal by scoring a rocket from 2 meters out (well, maybe 80 cm out): Ascanio survived... but only just!
A tireless Mr Piccolo, always making runs into space, finished off the scoring when he got on the end of a pass from Ms Pringle.

Next match: Wed Dec 10, Teachers vs Grade 7

Tempo 1                           Tempo 1                           Tempo 1

Octavio                           Zeno                                    Alex K

Andrew Cr                           Jacopo S                           Artur

Laith                                    Ramnath                           Mateo

Noemi                           Eilidh                                    Ginevra

Raffaella                           Sophie                           Celeste

Lucie                                    Ran                                    Marga

Noah G                           Francesco R                  Sasha

Giovanni                           Nicholas R                           Sam

Michael                           Grant                                    

                 

GIRLS' FINAL Chelsea 4-0 Arsenal

Una partita senza storia, dominata in lungo e in largo dal Chelsea della straripante Elizabeth, autrice delle 4 reti blues (e ora anche capocannoniere del torneo). Peccato per il pubblico e per lo spettacolo, poiché la prima sfida - interrotta per pioggia - era stata godibile e ben equilibrata.
Oggi non è stato così: Sofia in mezzo al campo ha recuperato palloni a non finire, facendo ripartire bene le sue; Margarida con la solita sostanza e Anna con buona visione di gioco hanno dominato il centrocampo; Raffaella sicura e implacabile in difesa ha impedito a Ran, Ginevra ed Eilidh di arrivare alla conclusione; infine Elizabeth ha confermato di avere una marcia in più, trasformando in rete quasi tutte le occasioni. Molto bene in difesa Sophie, che sta imparando anche a gestire la palla, e le due Leila in interdizione.
Ad essere onesti il risultato è stato condizionato anche dalle pesanti assenze di Angelica e Lucie.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS:
Elizabeth 6, Sofia 5, Sophie 2, Ginevra 2, Eilidh 1, Ran 1, Anna 1, Raffaella 1, Leila EZ 1, Leila K 1.

Sampdoria 1-1 Milan (7-6 after penalties)

A historic victory today for Sampdoria in the Intramural Final at Ambrit Stadium.

Having fallen behind to an early Alex V goal in the first half, Stuart grabbed an equaliser late in the second half in what was a scrappy game with few chances and forced the game into an exciting penalty shoot-out.

Five penalties each were not enough and we went to sudden death where Ascanio, having played well in goal, came out to take the last penalty and steal the glory for i Doriani.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Giacomo 5, Sasha 3, Zeno 3, Ascanio 2, Edo J 2, Alex 1, Gabriele 1, Taro 1, Noah G 1, Alfonso 1, Guerrino 1

Ambrit November Tournament

Congratulations to Ambrit's Grade 4 and Grade 5 teams - Winners of the Primay School Categories.
The Middle School team came third.
MS results
New School 2-2 Ambrit (Guerrino, Alfonso)
St Georges 3-0 Ambrit
AOSR 1-0 Ambrit

New School 0-3 Ambrit (Michael, Alfonso, Guerrino)

Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City

Partita godibile e non priva di emozioni tra le ragazze: l'Arsenal conquista tre punti importantissimi, che le consentono di scavalcare proprio il City in classifica e di portarsi a una sola lunghezza dalla capolista Chelsea. La partita può essere riassunta in poche righe: tante azioni dell'Arsenal tanta buona difesa del City. Quando tutto sembrava avviato verso l'ennesimo 0-0, ecco la rete che non ti aspetti: una bomba di Angelica su respinta corta della difesa! Buona prestazione di Ran in attacco anche se la marcatura di Valentina è stata eccellente; Lucie ha ben manovrato in centrocampo, mentre un po' in difficoltà è sembrata Greta, poco lucida nelle concretizzazioni. Solida come sempre Celeste, sempre più giocatrice completa, bene le rivelazioni Beatriz, Gaia e Leila EZ.

Player of the Match Points: Lucie 5, Vale 5, Angelica 3, Ran 2, Celeste 2, Beatriz 1, Gaia 1.

Juventus 1-2 Milan

Without Riccardo G, Nicholas and Luca R, i bianconeri were overwhelmed by an in-form Milan and lose out on the final, which will b contested by Sampdoria and Milan.
Juve will play off for Third Place against Lazio next Friday.
Sasha rewarded his team for all their early play when he scored from a corner. He continued to combine well with Noah G and scored a second goal with a beautifully-curled shot from a free kick.
Edo P escaped his markers to knock a goal in before half time to keep Juve in the game.
Sasha had a great chance to complete his hat-trick when Alfonso set him up but no goals were added in the second half.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Sasha 5, Giacomo 4, Noah G 3, Mateo 3, Alfonso 2, Jacopo S 1, Thomas 1,  Jacopo M 1, Artur 1

Sampdoria 5-0 Lazio

Lazio kept their genovese opponents at bay for most of the first half but then Luka, under pressure from Stuart and Guerrino, played a sloppy ball across the area and Sam nipped in to take full advantage.
In the second half, the floodgates opened: Gabriele made it 2-0, Stuart, 3-0, Guerrino played in Sam for 4-0 and Stuart scored the fifth.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Gabriele 5, Guerrino 5, Stuart 5,  Taro 3, Pietu 2, Sam 1, Ascanio 1,

Milan 3-2 Lazio

A thrilling game adorned by some fantastic goals entertained a sell-out crowd at Ambrit Stadium today.
Francesco R got things off to a breath-taking start when he nonchalantly flicked a pass into the top corner with his heel.
Milan rallied quickly however and Noah Gallo walloped home an equaliser with his left foot before half time.
Noah struck again in the second half, another well-struck shot from, this time with his left which rattled into the top corner past a bewildered Octavio. The action rocked to and fro and Lazio threatened to equalise until Ramnath stepped up to meet a ball in midfield and his shot thundered off the crossbar, off the goalkeeper and in!
Lazio continued to press and Francesco nabbed a second to give his team some hope of a draw, but time ran out and i rossoneri triumphed.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Edo J 6, Noah G 5, Giacomo 4, Francesco R 2, Zeno 2, Ludo 1, Alex V 1

Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea

Forse la partita più bella sino a questo momento nel torneo femminile, con due squadre che - per una volta al completo - si sono fronteggiate senza esclusione di copli, con buone giocate e ottime occasioni in gran parte neutralizzate dai soliti grandi portieri Lucrezia e Anastasia.
Il Chelsea, naturalmente più votato all'attacco, ha offerto un grande spettacolo, specie a centrocampo, dove i dialoghi di fitti passaggi tra Elizabeth, Margarida e Anna, ben supportate da Sofia, hanno spesso tenuto palla e creato occasioni in avanti. Dal lato Machester la coppia Valentina-Celeste è stata attentissima, anche grazie al supporto di Lea e Fatou, a sbarrare la strada alle avversarie con mestiere e tempismo.
Quando sembrava tutto avviato verso l'ennesimo 0-0, Greta approfittando di una delle poche disattenzioni di Helena, ha preso palla defilatissima sul lato destro del campo, e ha superato Anastasia con un bel diagonale che si è stampato sul palo. Beatriz si è avventata per prima sul pallone e l'ha messo dentro: 1-0 inaspettato per il City!
La risposta del Chelsea non si è fatta aspettare. Mourinho ha spronato le ragazze in campo e sino alla fine è stato un forcing per il meritato pareggio, arrivato quando Elizabeth ha messo Margarida da sola davanti a Lucrezia: bel diagonale e pareggio.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Valentina 5, Elizabeth 5, Margarida 3, Celeste 3, Sofia 2, Lea 1, Anna 1, Helena 1.

Sampdoria 3-1 Fiorentina

An open, attacking game ended with another victory for Sampdoria.
Fiorentina took the lead when an Edo R corner was fumbled by an otherwise excellent Ascanio.
Filippo Gigli equalised before half-time, his determination and physical presence paying off, and Sam made it 2-1 when he followed up a rebound off another Filippo shot.
In the second half, Stuart was everywhere and controlled the game for his team. Sam added a third right at the end.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Filippo G 4, Ascanio 4, Stuart 3, Sam 2, Grant 1, Filippo C 1, Filippo T 1, Taro 1, Gabriele 1, Michael 1, Guerrino 1, Andrew Cr 1

Manchester City - Chelsea 0-0

Bella partita, vibrante e molto aperta tra le due formazioni, nonostante le pesanti assenze. Tuttavia le prestazioni eccellenti dei nostri due portieroni - sempre più affidabili - e delle due solide difese non hanno permesso alla squadre di sbloccare il risultato. Oltre alla fase difensiva bisognerà provare a costruire un gioco maggiormente offensivo!

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Coming soon...

BOYS SOCCER: St George's 7-3 Ambrit

After last week's heavy defeat, the Ambrit boys did very well today to keep St George's in check and bring home a result that was, at least, better than Roma's against Bayern!
Playing 11 vs 11, Stuart had another great game and opened the scoring after 10 minutes with the first of a hat-trick of goals that were all photocopies of each other. He galloped up the left wing, leaving three defenders in his wake, and scored with a well-placed shot across the goalkeeper in to the bottom right corner.
St George's fought back and equalised when Ambrit failed to close down a loose midfielder and his shot was too high for Michael.

Ambrit's tight defending was frustrating the hosts. Sam, on the right of midfield, kept the dangerous No 10 in check; Mateo moved inside to do a job on the No 12 and Pietu cleaned up everything else.
Going forward, Ambrit were dangerous when Stuart got the ball and he put his side 2-1 up after 18 minutes. But te lead did not last until half-time. St George's equalised and then went 3-2 up, due mainly to Ambrit's failure to clear dangerous balls quickly.
The second half was a different story. St George's took over and only Stuart managed to get a shot in: he scored again.
MAN of the Match: Pietu & Stuart
Ambrit team: Michael (Octavio); Mateo (Grant), Pietu, Andrew, Filippo T (Ramnath); Sam, Luca, Francesco, Stuart; Filippo G, Nicholas (Giovanni) 

Fiorentina 0-1 Lazio

A very disappointing match was settled by just one goal and the low score was due more to ineffective attacking play than to strong defending.
Francesco R took his goal well and then Lazio cynically defended their lead for all of the second half.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Ludovico 3, Luka 2, Francesco R 2, Alex 2, Filippo C 2, Grant 1, Andrew Crossley 1, Pietu 1, Francesco C 1, Max 1, Noah I 1, Emil 1, Riccardo 1, Octavio 1, Michael 1

Juventus 6-3 Fiorentina

Fiorentina 'Rattazzitata'!
With 5 goals in this game, Nicholas gifted three points to his team and rockets to the top of the scoring charts.
Juve's victory epended on Nicholas's classic display of goal poaching married to some clever attacking play and he was well supported by Riccardo G who scored the team's other goal.
Riccardo F and Filippo were rewarded for their determined performances with two an done goals respectively, but they take no points away from this game.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Nicholas 6, Riccardo G 4, Riccardo F 3, Jacopo M 2, Luca R 2, Filippo 1, Giovanni 1, Artur 1, Tristano 1

Sampdoria 1-1 Milan

A game short on excitement finished goalless at half-time.
In the second half, a determined Guerrino looked to have won it with a low cross-shot through a crowd of defenders and past an unsighted Zeno.
But Alfonso, who has been chasing balls all afternoon, finally had a stroke of luck near the end when Gabriele slipped and left him one-on-one against Ascanio in goal. Alfonso buried it.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Giacomo 5, Guerrino 3, Ramnath 2, Taro 2, Ascanio 2, Alfonso 2, Gabriele 2, Stuart 1, Filippo B 1, Mateo 1

Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal

Arsenal, without their charismatic captain Angelica, succumbed to the superior pace and firepower in the Chelsea attack.
Solid defending and solid goalkeeping kept the scoring to a minimum and only Margarida was able to break it down.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Margarida 5, JuNa 3, Ran 3, Chiara 2, Leila EZ 2, Anna 2, Sophie 1, Sofia 1, Ginevra 1, Gaia 1

Juventus 4-0 Lazio

Without star striker Noah I, Lazio were demolished by Juventus in their opening match.
Lazio defended well early on and managed to keep Edo P away from the goal, but they couldn't keep it up for the whole first half and Edo first found room on the right (1-0) and then on the left (2-0) to leave Lazio'a match plan in tatters.
Lazzio came out to attack in the second half but, after only 3 minutes, they were caught on the break and Riccardo made it 3-0. Fantastic defending by captain Luca R kept Lazio scoreless.
Edo P could have had his hat-trick when he had a free header in the penalty area but he did eventually add a third goal to complete an impressive win for Juventus.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Edo P 6, Luca R 4, Luka D 3, Francesco R 2, Octavio 1, Andrew Coleman 1, Pietu 1, Max 1, Alex K 1, Artur 1

Fiorentina 2-2 Milan

A thrilling game today at Ambrit stadium kept the crowd enthralled right to the end.
Early on, Noah G served notice that he was in form when he got past the defense on the right and shot wide from a narrow angle when he might have passed. 
At the other end, Andrew had two chances: one went over and he scuffed the second one when he only had the keeper to beat.
Riccardo broke the deadlock just before half time when Ramnath failed to hold his near post shot.
Early in the second half, Noah Gallo equalized when a cross from the right beat the whole defense.
He had another chance soon after but Lucrezia made a great save.
For Fiorentina, Filippo hit the post and then Riccardo should have scored from the rebound but he blasted wide. Alex had a chance for Milan but Andrew stopped him with a great tackle.
Fiorentina took the lead when Mateo allegedly handled in the area and Filippo converted the penalty. But Milan came back again when Noah G scored with his head from a throw in.
Best player points: Noah G 5, Riccardo 3, Filippo C 3, Alex V 2, Tommaso R 2, Giacomo 2, Andrew Crossley 2, Zeno 1, Alfonso 1 

BOYS SOCCER: Ambrit - St George's 2-5 (at least....!)

St George's brought a crack team of 8th graders and gave Ambrit a runaround on their home pitch today.

FIRST HALF (Ambrit 1-4 St George's)
St Georg's played an excellent passing game, ball on the ground all the time, ball back to the 'keeper when needed, lots of movement off the ball. Ambrit chased them.
Michael began slowly and was taken by surprise for two goals but he finished the half strongly and kept out a few shots that seemed certain to go in.
Luca had difficulty finding the right position early on too, but when he put more pressure on his opposite number, he cut out the threat from midfield more effectively.
Stuart was always a threat going forward and it was he who nabbed Ambrit's goal; he also hit the crossbar just before the break.
But it was Pietu, playing in the centre of Ambrit's defence, who was our best player today by far.
Great positioning, strong tackling, quick clearances: fantastic performance.
1st half team: Michael; Alex K, Pietu, Max; Luca R (capt), Francesco R, Noah G; Stuart.

SECOND HALF (Ambrit 1-10 St George's)
A more inexperienced team had great trouble containing St George's in the second half. Stuart came back on to rescue a consolation goal for Ambrit.
2ndhalf team: Octavio; Mateo, Andrew, Filippo T; Laith, Sam, Alex V (Noah I); Giovanni.

Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal

Two strong goalkeepers, two strong defences and two sets of attackers full of energy but with little communication all contributed to a goalless start to the Girls' intramural.
Arsenal looked the stronger tea, for most of the game, with a focused Ran trying to bring her team mates into the game with some good passing. Eilidh took up some good positions in the first half but she drifted out of the game later on.
the best chance of the game fell to Greta near the end but her shot was well-saved by Anastasia.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Ran 5, Noemi 3, Celeste 2, Beatrice 2, Lucie 2, Chiara 2, Greta 1, Eilidh 1, Sophie 1, Leila EZ 1, Angelica 1

Sampdoria 3-2 Juventus

The new intramural championship got off to a fantastic start with a thrilling encounter between two of the favourites.
After the initial jousting, it was Stuart who put his side up with a trademark thunderbolt that saw the ball slam into the net, almost accompanied by Luca's head.
Sampdoria - today without their captain, Jacopo - tried hard to fight back back but Ascanio made some great saves.
Samp went two down early in the second half when Thomas handled in the area and allowed Filippo G to open his account. The pattern of the game remained the same though, with Juve looking to get the ball to Edoardo P as often as possible while Sampdoria had more options up front with Stuart, Filippo G and Sam full of running.
Sampdoria went 3-0 up when Filippo nipped in front of a defender to flick home a seemingly harmless ball from midfield.
But then, just when Juve looked dead, Edo P threaded his way through the defence and scored. On a wave of new-found enthusiasm, they re-doubled their efforts and were rewarded again when an Edo pass fell to Andrew Coleman in the area. Andrew cooly controlled the ball and scored.
But, in the end, Juve ran out of time and Sampdoria took all three points.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Filippo G 4, Ascanio 3, Stuart 2, Gabriele 2, Jacopo S 2, Edo P 2, Thomas 1,  Jacopo 1,  Andrew Coleman 1,  Luca R 1, Guerrino 1, Taro 1

St. George's - Ambrit 2-1 (Girls)

Esordio annuale non proprio fortunato per le ragazze Ambrit, superate per 2-1 dalle pari età della St. George's. Pur se con assenze importanti, specie nel reparto avanzato, la squadra Ambrit ha avuto un buon approccio all'incontro, mostrando nei primi minuti grinta e voglia di fare una bella figura. Il vantaggio avversario, con un bel diagonale dalla destra, ha freddato un poco la spinta delle nostre, che prima della pausa di metà tempo hanno avuto la chance del pareggio con una bella punizione di Margarida che è volata vicino all'incrocio. Nel secondo tempo, con Anastasia subentrata a Lucrezia tra i pali e l'ingresso della sorprendente Celeste in difesa, l'Ambrit prova l'arrembaggio: molte occasioni ma davvero poca precisione negli ultimi metri. Classicamente, quando si falliscono molte palle-gol, ecco che arriva la punizione: un altro bel diagonale dalla destra e un'altra rete. Sul 2-0 il mister tenta il tutto per tutto e inserisce Lucrezia in attacco come punta aggiunta e proprio lei accorcia le distanze tutta sola con un destro potente. Ma è troppo tardi. La partita finisce con un leggero senso di delusione che proveremo a cancellare tra 3 settimane, quando le ragazze della St. George's saranno ospiti all'Ambrit Arena. Ci faremo trovare pronti!!!
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Celeste.

FINAL: 8T 2-3 6M

Gabriele showed early on that 6M meant business when he found some space on the left and shot home for 1-0.
Riccardo had a chance to equalise but shot over and then Gabriele struck again: 2-0.
8T came out strongly in the second half. Filippo missed a chance from a throw in and then turned an overhead kick over the bar but 8T pulled a goal back when Jacopo converted a penalty following a Thomas's handball.
A controversial attempt by Luca was disallowed at the end for a foul on the goalkeeper, but not everybody agreed with the decision.
Congratulations to 6M - T H E    N E W    H O M E R O O M   C H A M P I O N S

8T 1-1 7V (4-3 after penalties)

7V were leading 1-0 and 8T had one foot out of the competition when Nicholas, with an open goal in front of him, somehow managed to hit the post instead of the back of the net.

 In the second half, Zeno replaced Octavio in goal and made a couple of fine saves. 8T then found themselves a man down,  Jacopo sent off for a handball that might have denied the winner to 7V but Noah G's free kick was blocked. Finally, Riccardo saved his team again, as he had done in round 1, scoring a goal that sent the tie to a penalty shoot-out.

It was a case of going from Hero to Villain for Nicholas. Having scored his side's goal early in the second half and having played a good game throughout, his miss turned out to be crucial.

8T thought they had equalised before half time, but Referee's assistant Calento spotted a foul on Octavio as Ludovico shot home.

Guerrino, after having played an excellent match, saw his penalty fly high over the bar and it is 8T who will face 6M on Wednesday.missed a great chance to eliminate.

SEMI-FINAL: 6M 2-1 6A

Will anyone score a better goal this year than Edoardo P's opener? Picking the ball up in his own half, Edo beat two players and finished up just over the half way line and hugging the right touchline. Glancing up at full speed to check Ascanio's position in goal, he launched a perfectly-flighted shot into the top- left-hand corner of the goal: Golazoooooooo!
6A fought back determinedly and equalised with another top-quality goal. Alfonso made a terrific run down the right, beating three players on the way, and then cut back a perfect ball into the path of Ascanio who slotted it home from three meters out.
The second half was dominated by 6M but they could not score, thanks to fantastic defending by 6A, until Edo P struck again near the end, taking advantage of a goalmouth scramble to poke the ball past an unsighted goalkeeper.

8C 1-1 7V (4-5 after penalties)

Early threats from Stuart (8C) and Noah (7) came to nothing and it was left to Luka to break the deadlock with a superbly-timed header just before half-time.
8C looked to control the game in the second half and they succeeded... until the last minute. Sofia made a fantastic double save but was let down by her defence, who failed to pick up the rebound from her second save; Noah pounced on the loose ball to equalise.
Alex's miss in the shoot-out was fatal.

8T 2-0 7P

Despite the questionable tactics imposed on the team by their antipodean coach, 7P gave 8T a good run for their money before succumbing to the killer blow of Riccardo's second half goal.
Having already secured a first half lead through a Ludovico header, 8T absorbed a second half onslaught and the trio of girls at the back kept their team in the game.
Filippo C was a constant threat going forward and he dragged the opposing defence al over the place, opening up opportunities for his team-mates, one of which was converted by Riccardo, who then wasted the rest of his energy in a flamboyant celebration.

6M 3-1 7F

A thrilling encounter today saw the younger team progress to the semi-finals after a well-deserved victory over their older opponents.
Experience counted for little for 7F as 6M put together an excellent team performance: they were solid in defence, determined in midfield and inventive in attack.
Edo P set up Lorenzo in front of goal three times and Lorenzo took one of the oopportunities to put his side 1-0 in front. Francesco C battled well and managed to equalise for his team before half time. When Matteo handled the ball on the line, the crowd gasped in disbelief as referee Corcoran waved play on.
For a while, early in the second half, 7F threatened but then 6M began to take over again. Quick and dangerous on the break, they were always likely to score and Edo P eventually did. The last-minute penalty awarded for a push enabled Edo R to put the result beyond doubt.

6W 2-2 6A, 6A win after penalty shoot-out

An exciting start to the new season saw Alfonso put 6A ahead early in the first half. Edoardo then equalised and put his team in front before time and 6W could have been further ahead were it not for some good saves by Ascanio in goal.
6A swapped goalkeepers in the 2nd half; now Tristano played extremely well between the sticks and Ascanio gave his team an extra edge going forward. In fact it was Ascanio who took advantage of an excellent pass from Alfonso to score the goal that made it 2-2.
This match gaves us a chance to see some new players in action in the Middle School and many of them impressed. In particular, and apart from those already mentioned, well done to Chiara, Helene, Anna, Taro, Francesco, Riccardo.

Here we go! Here we go! Here we go!

HOMEROOM SOCCER CHALLENGE 2014

QUARTER FINALS                  SEMI FINALS                                    FINAL

QF1 Wed 10 Sep 6W vs 6A

                                                                 SF1 Thur 19 Sep WQF1 vs WQF2

QF2 Thur 11 Sep 6M vs 7F

                                                                                                                                                                 Thur 21 Sep WSF1 vs  WSF2

QF3 Fri 12 Sep 7P  vs  8T

                                                                SF2 Fri   20 Sep WQF3 vs  WQF4

QF4 Wed 17 Sep 8C vs  7V

RULES

Grade 6 teams play with NINE players

Grade 7 teams play with EIGHT players

Grade 8 teams play with SEVEN players

All teams must have a MINIMUM of THREE girls on the pitch at all times