No shortage of goalmouth action today as these two teams went at each other from the off. Lorenzo F tested Giovanni Vittorio in the Argentinian goal with two early shots - one an acrobatic bicycle kick - but GV was equal to them both. In between though, USA took the lead when Leopoldo's well-struck free kick went in, helped by a small but crucial deflection off Jacopo. USA double their lead before half time, this one coming from a shot driven in by Federico and going in off GV. Argentina's attacks lacked coordination though and their passing was poor. Steve did have a chance but Lorenzo C made a great blocking tackle, and Jacopo did have a shot that came back off the post.
Early inn the second half, captain Antoine played in Steve again but Steve was off balance when he shot and the ball trickled wide. Jacopo hit the post again, this time from a free kick, and then he had two more shots saved by Lorenzo C - now in goal for USA. At the other end, Giovanni Vittorio made a good save to keep out Federico but it was Argentina now dominating possession and territory. Jacopo played in Steve... another wide. Jacopo took a throw-in to Antoine and, finally, Argentina got on the scoreboard when Antoine's mis-hit shot went in! For a while, it seemed that Argenina might grab a point... but then Federico hammered home a third goal for USA and, when Steve chased down a ball in the hope of pulling one back for Argentina, he mis-timed a final lunge for the ball and took Lorenzo C's knee instead. Red card for Steve (misses next game), defeat for Argentina and three points for Ashton's team.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Federico 3, Jacopo 2, Junio 2, Leopoldo 2, Lorenzo C 2, Lorenzo F 2, Giovanni V 2, Filippo 1, Giovanni M 1, Noel 1, Mostafa 1, Steve 1, Ashton 1
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