L'Italia conquista la sua prima vittoria, proprio contro l'avversario più forte, l'Argentina capoclassifica. Il risultato è maturato - contro tutti i pronostici - dopo un primo tempo in cui l'Argentina era andata in vantaggio su calcio di rigore per fallo di mano, ben trasformato da Julia, mentre Lavinia tra i pali aveva protetto il risultato con due interventi decisivi. La svolta è avvenuta nel secondo tempo, quando l'autrice del gol e il portiere si sono inspiegabilmente scambiati i ruoli: l'Italia ha preso in mano le redini del gioco, rendendosi sempre più pericolosa e trovando meritatamente il pareggio con una bella azione di Giulia che ha messo la centro un pallone su cui si è inserita alla perfezione Maria Flavia. La reazione argentina - con Julia di nuovo in campo - non si è fatta attendere, ma in un'azione di contropiede l'Italia ha trovato un altro rigore, sempre per fallo di mano. Il capitano Emma si è presa la responsabilità del tiro e ha spiazzato il portiere con un destro secco.
Ora l'Italia può ancora sperare di arrivare alla finalissima...
PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Maria Flavia 4, Valeria 3, Sofia 2, Mallika 2, Valentina 2, Giulia 2, Emma 2, Lavinia 2, Julia 1, Francesca 1,
22.11.12
21.11.12
Real Madrid 1-3 Ajax
Real Madrid bid goodbye to this year's tournament as they once again flattered to deceive.Despite holding a half-time lead thanks to a well worked goal, the Spaniards allowed the game to slip away in the second half.
The only goal of the first half came when David's pass found Mattia J who, in turn, played the ball to Luka who put a good shot past Jiaqi. Luka Davide and Mattia continued to link up well all through the game but some poor finishing prevented them from scoring again.
In the second half, the Dutch champions came more and more into the game and Mattia M took over the midfield. Indeed it was Mattia M who equalised from the penalty spot following Max's handball.
A cross by Marco from the right found Stuart free on the far post and he tapped in the second goal and Mattia M scored again to wrap up another three points for Antoine.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Cristian 3, Luka 3, Mattia M 3, David 2, Joao 2, Marco 2, Mattia J 2, Alexis 1, Antoine 1, Cesare 1, Jiaqi 1.
19.11.12
AMBRIT BOYS: St. George's Tournament
Ambrit boys came a very creditable 2nd in this year's first
tournament. Captain Simone went into defense to make up for a lot of absences,
but he popped up all over the pitch making tackles, scoring goals and taking
throw ins and corners. Marco Ossicini took over in central midfield and gave a
great demonstration of how to play there, making lots of important tackles and
incisive passes. Giovanni played with his usual determination and with bursts
of inspiration, and Antoine was at his dangerous best. Luca Cerri got better as
the day wore on and Luca dV was reliable when called upon. Hans represented
Grade 6 and did well in three different positions. Nawin and Lorenzo were solid
in defense and Joshua continues to improve. Andrea was fantastic in goal. He made
a huge number of important saves and showed good positioning, good movement and
a lot of courage.Southlands 3-1 Ambrit
Ambrit
began the day with a group match against Southlands. Having gone 2-0 down,
things were looking bad but the team fought back well against their bigger
opponents and were rewarded when Antoine
scored his first goal of the day. Ambrit pushed forward for the last few
minutes and almost got an equalizer from one of Simone's well taken corners but
Southlands broke away and killed off the game with a third goal.
Rome International 1-2 Ambrit
Ambrit
lined out against Rome International knowing that they needed a win to get to
the semi finals. Early pressure paid off when Simone's shot was deflected past the goalkeeper and Antoine headed a second from a long
throw in. The team should have gone on to record a comfortable win against
mediocre opponents but, instead, RI came back into the game and almost took a
point off Ambrit.
St George's 1-4 Ambrit
Ambrit's
semi final opponents were the host team, St George's. In their best performance
of the day, Ambrit dominated the early exchanges and, once again, it was Antoine's head that gave them the lead
going into the half time break.
In the
second half, Ambrit's determination saw them winning all the loose balls in
midfield and forcing their opponents into conceding a lot of free kicks. Simone hammered home one of these to
put his team 2-0 up. Giovanni then
crowned an excellent performance with a well taken goal but the best was yet to
come: moving on to a loose ball, Lorenzo played an early pass to Joshua who scored the fourth goal with
a perfectly-judged lob over the advancing goalkeeper.
Southlands
6-3 Ambrit
And so to
the final where Ambrit once again came up against Southlands. Ambrit began well
and should have taken the lead in the opening minutes. However Southlands were
always dangerous and in fact they were first to score. But the Ambrit boys came
right back at them. They equalized with another Simone goal and then Antoine
hit the post with a shot on the turn and Giovanni hit the bar with a high shot
from the right. But the old gol mangiato, gol subito rule then saw Southlands
score to lead 2-1 at half time.
In the
second half, Ambrit started well again and Luca
Cerri, having his best game of the
day, equalized with a headed goal. But that was the last hurrah. Five minutes
later, Ambrit found themselves trailing 5-2 and, even though they never gave
up, Simone's late penalty wasn't
enough to stop Southlands from taking the winner's trophy.
PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT: Andrea Sgambati
SCORERS: Simone 4, Antoine 3, Luca C 1, Giovanni 1, Joshua
1
18.11.12
AMBRIT GIRLS: St. George's Tournament
Ancora un trionfo per una squadra - quella delle ragazze Ambrit - che quest'anno sembra imbattibile, non solo in ambito "romano", ma anche in rapporto alla prestazione convincente in finale contro il club venuto da Napoli.
Veniamo alla cronaca: il Mister, un po' per problemi legati all'organizzazione, un po' per le direttive della scuola ospitante, ha portato due squadre molto diverse. Una in cerca di esperienza (Ambrit Blue), composta quasi esclusivamente da 6th graders, col prezioso aiuto di Joana, Priscilla e Ginevra; l'altra (Ambrit Red) in cerca di gloria, formata da 8th graders con l'ausilio di Lucrezia tra i pali e di Giulia.
Ambrit Blue - St. George's 0-6
Le "giovani" Ambrit si trovano in grave difficoltà di fronte a una squadra che schiera in campo anche alcune liceali (alla faccia dell'onestà), cosa piuttosto deprecabile, che regolarmente contraddistingue le atlete di casa... Oltretutto alcune nostre giocatrici sono arrivate in ritardo, quindi la formazione è stata piuttosto improvvisata. Ambrit Player of the Match: Mallika.
Ambrit Red - St. George's 2-1 (Julia **)
La squadra titolare fatica un poco più del previsto per battere la St. George's, creando molte occasioni e non riuscendo a segnare. Quando finalmente il risultato viene sbloccato dal capitano Julia, ecco l'errore in difesa (primo e unico) di Lucrezia, che esce in fretta in contro alla palla e il rimbalzo la scavalca. Solo nel finale, dopo un grande forcing, la rete della tranquillità di Julia, ben coadiuvata in attacco da Emma e Giulia. Nessun problema nella gestione del risultato, grazie a una difesa veramente in forma, composta da Valeria, Camilla e Olivia. Ambrit Player of the Match: Valeria.
Ambrit Blue - ASC Napoli 3-1 (Aut.)
La squadra tiene molto bene il campo, creando anche qualche occasione, di fronte a una formazione molto fisica e ben organizzata come quella di Napoli. La difesa chiude ogni spazio, e subisce solo quando le energie calano, a metà del secondo tempo. Ambrit Player of the Match: Sofia.
Ambrit Red - New School 6-0 (Julia***, Camilla, Emma, Giulia)
Partita piuttosto sbilanciata, con l'Ambrit che affronta una delle formazioni più giovani e meno esperte del torneo: il risultato matura tutto nel primo tempo. Nel secondo il Mister sceglie di risparmiare le giocatrici chiave, posizionandole in difesa e dando loro - di fatto - un quarto d'ora di riposo.
Ambrit Player of the Match: Giulia.
Ambrit Red - Ambrit Blue 5-0 (Julia**, Emma**, Giulia)
La squadra titolare domina, come previsto, il derby, contro le meno esperte compagne di scuola. La partita è comunque utile per provare posizioni, schemi e movimenti (particolarmente lodabili i movimenti di Emma in attacco, sempre ben cercata da Julia). Con una Camilla schierata davanti alla difesa, per le giovani Ambrit è quasi impossibile trovare spazi per impensierire Lucrezia...
Ambrit Player of the Match: Emma.
Ambrit Red - ASC Napoli 2-1 (Julia, Allegra)
In quella che di fatto è la finale del torneo, avendo le due squadre vinto tutte le partite precedenti, nell'Ambrit è costretta ad assentarsi Emma, fino ad ora assoluta protagonista del centrocampo. Per fortuna Allegra decide di giocare la sua migliore partita (unica della giornata) e sorprende tutti per corsa, grinta e tiro, occupandosi delle rimesse dal fondo, dei calci d'angolo e trovando anche un bel gol dopo il vantaggio conquistato dalla solita Julia. Il resto del match è un po' sofferto, con l'Ambrit che non riesce a chiudere la partita col terzo gol e il Napoli che invece crea una serie di belle azioni, in una della quali trova un bel gol. La partita si conclude 2-1 e l'Ambrit Red alza meritatamente la coppa!
Ambrit Player of the Match: Allegra.
Ambrit Blue - New School 1-0 (Maria Flavia)
Nell'unica partita "abbordabile" del torneo l'Ambrit delle giovani non perde l'occasione per conquistare la sua prima vittoria contro le pari età della New School. Il primo tempo si chiude 0-0 con un ritmo di gioco molto equilibrato. Nel secondo tempo l'ingresso di Greta cambia gli equilibri, e in combinazione con Mallika, serve a Maria Flavia il pallone del definitivo 1-0.
Ambrit Player of the Match: Greta.
In conclusione è stata una bellissima mattinata di sole e di calcio, l'Ambrit ha dato spettacolo e ha vinto tutte le partite disputate.
Ambrit Player of The Tournament: Julia.
Veniamo alla cronaca: il Mister, un po' per problemi legati all'organizzazione, un po' per le direttive della scuola ospitante, ha portato due squadre molto diverse. Una in cerca di esperienza (Ambrit Blue), composta quasi esclusivamente da 6th graders, col prezioso aiuto di Joana, Priscilla e Ginevra; l'altra (Ambrit Red) in cerca di gloria, formata da 8th graders con l'ausilio di Lucrezia tra i pali e di Giulia.
Ambrit Blue - St. George's 0-6
Le "giovani" Ambrit si trovano in grave difficoltà di fronte a una squadra che schiera in campo anche alcune liceali (alla faccia dell'onestà), cosa piuttosto deprecabile, che regolarmente contraddistingue le atlete di casa... Oltretutto alcune nostre giocatrici sono arrivate in ritardo, quindi la formazione è stata piuttosto improvvisata. Ambrit Player of the Match: Mallika.
Ambrit Red - St. George's 2-1 (Julia **)
La squadra titolare fatica un poco più del previsto per battere la St. George's, creando molte occasioni e non riuscendo a segnare. Quando finalmente il risultato viene sbloccato dal capitano Julia, ecco l'errore in difesa (primo e unico) di Lucrezia, che esce in fretta in contro alla palla e il rimbalzo la scavalca. Solo nel finale, dopo un grande forcing, la rete della tranquillità di Julia, ben coadiuvata in attacco da Emma e Giulia. Nessun problema nella gestione del risultato, grazie a una difesa veramente in forma, composta da Valeria, Camilla e Olivia. Ambrit Player of the Match: Valeria.
Ambrit Blue - ASC Napoli 3-1 (Aut.)
La squadra tiene molto bene il campo, creando anche qualche occasione, di fronte a una formazione molto fisica e ben organizzata come quella di Napoli. La difesa chiude ogni spazio, e subisce solo quando le energie calano, a metà del secondo tempo. Ambrit Player of the Match: Sofia.
Ambrit Red - New School 6-0 (Julia***, Camilla, Emma, Giulia)
Partita piuttosto sbilanciata, con l'Ambrit che affronta una delle formazioni più giovani e meno esperte del torneo: il risultato matura tutto nel primo tempo. Nel secondo il Mister sceglie di risparmiare le giocatrici chiave, posizionandole in difesa e dando loro - di fatto - un quarto d'ora di riposo.
Ambrit Player of the Match: Giulia.
Ambrit Red - Ambrit Blue 5-0 (Julia**, Emma**, Giulia)
La squadra titolare domina, come previsto, il derby, contro le meno esperte compagne di scuola. La partita è comunque utile per provare posizioni, schemi e movimenti (particolarmente lodabili i movimenti di Emma in attacco, sempre ben cercata da Julia). Con una Camilla schierata davanti alla difesa, per le giovani Ambrit è quasi impossibile trovare spazi per impensierire Lucrezia...
Ambrit Player of the Match: Emma.
Ambrit Red - ASC Napoli 2-1 (Julia, Allegra)
In quella che di fatto è la finale del torneo, avendo le due squadre vinto tutte le partite precedenti, nell'Ambrit è costretta ad assentarsi Emma, fino ad ora assoluta protagonista del centrocampo. Per fortuna Allegra decide di giocare la sua migliore partita (unica della giornata) e sorprende tutti per corsa, grinta e tiro, occupandosi delle rimesse dal fondo, dei calci d'angolo e trovando anche un bel gol dopo il vantaggio conquistato dalla solita Julia. Il resto del match è un po' sofferto, con l'Ambrit che non riesce a chiudere la partita col terzo gol e il Napoli che invece crea una serie di belle azioni, in una della quali trova un bel gol. La partita si conclude 2-1 e l'Ambrit Red alza meritatamente la coppa!
Ambrit Player of the Match: Allegra.
Ambrit Blue - New School 1-0 (Maria Flavia)
Nell'unica partita "abbordabile" del torneo l'Ambrit delle giovani non perde l'occasione per conquistare la sua prima vittoria contro le pari età della New School. Il primo tempo si chiude 0-0 con un ritmo di gioco molto equilibrato. Nel secondo tempo l'ingresso di Greta cambia gli equilibri, e in combinazione con Mallika, serve a Maria Flavia il pallone del definitivo 1-0.
Ambrit Player of the Match: Greta.
In conclusione è stata una bellissima mattinata di sole e di calcio, l'Ambrit ha dato spettacolo e ha vinto tutte le partite disputate.
Ambrit Player of The Tournament: Julia.
16.11.12
AC Milan 2 - 2 Ajax
In a desperate bid to reach the semi-finals, Simone drove his team to a heroic performance and obtained the vital point that keeps Milan's hopes alive for what amounts to a play-off against Bayern Munich next week.
It was the dutch team who scored first though, Mattia setting up Marco who cut the ball back cleverly into the opposite corner. It looked like Ajax might cruise to another win but Milan didn't lie down and Simone equalised before half time, scoring straight from a corner.
In the second half, Mattia put the Amsterdam champions ahead when his shot took Danilo by surprise but Milan threw players forward and created enough pressure and chances to ensure that Simone struck again.
Milan then retired into defence and held on for a draw.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Simone 4, Harry 3, Marco 3, Mattia M 2, Ludo J 2, Jiaqi 2, Antoine 2, Tommaso 1, Danilo 1, Joao 1
It was the dutch team who scored first though, Mattia setting up Marco who cut the ball back cleverly into the opposite corner. It looked like Ajax might cruise to another win but Milan didn't lie down and Simone equalised before half time, scoring straight from a corner.
In the second half, Mattia put the Amsterdam champions ahead when his shot took Danilo by surprise but Milan threw players forward and created enough pressure and chances to ensure that Simone struck again.
Milan then retired into defence and held on for a draw.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Simone 4, Harry 3, Marco 3, Mattia M 2, Ludo J 2, Jiaqi 2, Antoine 2, Tommaso 1, Danilo 1, Joao 1
Barcelona 5-1 Real Madrid
Without their captain, Real Madrid never looked like competing in El Classico and finished on the wrong end of a 5-1 scoreline.Filippo, Joshua and Emilio inflicted the damage in the first half; Luca Cerri made it 4-0 after Luka had missed a penalty. Mattia converted a second penalty later on but Joshua rounded off the score near the end.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Luca R 6, Filippo C 2, Emilio 2, Cesare 2, Cristian 2, Alex V 1, Danyal 1, Mattia J 1, Joshua 1, James 1, Mattis 1, Yizhang 1.
15.11.12
Ambrit Girls 6 - 1 St. George's Girls
Un'altra grandissima prova della squadra femminile Ambrit, contro le eterne rivali della St. George's, finita col punteggio tennistico di 6-1. Un match senza storia, dominato dal principio alla fine dalle nostre giocatrici, nonostante il turnover operato dal Mister rispetto a 7 giorni fa.Veniamo alla cronaca: l'Ambrit si propone subito in attacco, con un bel tiro di Julia, ben respinto dal portiere, che nulla può sulla ribattuta ravvicinata di Emma: 1-0. Ancora l'Ambrit che spinge sulle fasce, dove Giulia trova un bel dribbling e scarica un tiro inaspettato sul primo palo: 2-0.
Prima dello scadere ancora una bella azione partita dai piedi di Giulia, con la palla che finisce a Emma, abile a insaccare addirittura di tacco! 3-0 e partita quasi archiviata, se l'arbitro non concedesse un rigore assai dubbio per fallo di mano presunto di Camilla. Il 3-1 della St. George's è stato firmato dalla n.4.
Nella ripresa, nonostante i numerosi cambi, l'Ambrit non perde la voglia di segnare: arrivano due perle di Julia, che con azioni personali supera in dribbling un paio di avversarie prima di piazzare il tiro vincente (uno di destro, l'altro di sinistro); Emma infine sigla la sua personale tripletta, portando il punteggio sul definitivo 6-1.
Ottimo l'inserimento in attacco di Emma, per la prima volta schierata come punta, e grande prestazione delle "esordienti" Annika, Sofia e Maria Flavia, per niente intimorite dalle dimensioni delle avversarie, nettamente più prestanti fisicamente. Tra i pali il duo Lavinia-Lucrezia continua a mostrare progressi e una certa sicurezza negli interventi. Di sostanza - come al solito - la gara di Valeria, di Julia e Allegra, ormai delle certezze per l'Ambrit, mentre la fascia sinistra è stata letteralmente dominata da Giulia, più propositiva della scorsa settimana, autrice di molte azioni pericolose, di ottimi passaggi e di una bella rete. Ottima prova di Joanna in difesa, che ormai si propone come titolare per i prossimi incontri.
Ancora una volta, però, la "palma" del Best Player va alla strepitosa prestazione di Camilla, onnipresente in ogni zona del campo, capace di arginare le azioni avversarie coi piedi, con la testa, con la corsa e col suo eccezionale fisico. Basti pensare che in tutta la partita alla St. George's non è stato concesso un solo tiro su azione!!! Con Camilla in difesa l'Ambrit sembra aver trovato quell'equilibrio che negli anni passati era mancato decisamente.
E ora... ci aspetta il torneo di sabato prossimo: non mancate!
BOYS SOCCER: Ambrit 6-3 St George's
The result was never in doubt in the return leg of the Ambrit vs St George's Autumn Challenge, though the home team did give away some bad goals in the second half.
Antoine settled Ambrit's nerves with an early goal, following up a good shot from Simone. The captain himself produced another one of his piledrivers from the left to double the lead and Antoine made it 3-0 at half time.
St George's pulled a goal back early in the second half but Mattia got on the end of a long throw and restored the earlier margin. Antoine completed his hat-trick with 15 minutes to go and Simone put Ambrit 6-1 ahead. However, mistakes by Nawin and Antoine led directly to two goals for the visitors: let's hope some lessons have been learned.
On a positive note, Yi made his debut for Ambrit and the team showed a great determination and fighting spirit. We go to St George's on Saturday looking to come away with a Winners trophy!
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Emilio (the picture will be posted whenever we'll have a decent image of Emilio...)
Antoine settled Ambrit's nerves with an early goal, following up a good shot from Simone. The captain himself produced another one of his piledrivers from the left to double the lead and Antoine made it 3-0 at half time.
St George's pulled a goal back early in the second half but Mattia got on the end of a long throw and restored the earlier margin. Antoine completed his hat-trick with 15 minutes to go and Simone put Ambrit 6-1 ahead. However, mistakes by Nawin and Antoine led directly to two goals for the visitors: let's hope some lessons have been learned.
On a positive note, Yi made his debut for Ambrit and the team showed a great determination and fighting spirit. We go to St George's on Saturday looking to come away with a Winners trophy!
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Emilio (the picture will be posted whenever we'll have a decent image of Emilio...)
14.11.12
Bayern Munich 6-3 Real Madrid
After securing an early two-goal lead, Real Madrid collapsed to another defeat and watched helplessly as their charismatic but unpredictabl captain was sent off near the end of the game.Luka shot the spanish into their early lead with two goals but, after David was booked, Andrea Ooi equalized with two headers. Luka could have scored a third near the break when David sent him in with a beautiful weighted pass, but Luka shot wide.
In the second half, Cristian made some good saves, including two from Hans, but it wasn't enough to keep out a hungry German team. Lorenzo put the Bavarians ahead when he managed to poke the ball through a crowd of players. Then, after David hit th bar with along shot Sam Cole made it 4-2 with the help of a deflection.
Alex gave his team some hope when he pulled the score back to 4-3 but goals from Luca dV and Sam Cole combined with David's expulsion sealed the game for the Germans.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Andrea O 4, Andrea S 4, Luca dV 3, Hans 3, Luka 2, Mattia J 1, Cristian 1, Sam 1, Cesare 1, Mattis 1
13.11.12
Brazil 2 - 1 Germany
La vittoria di misura del Brasile sulla Germania chiude definitivamente le speranze delle tedesche di qualificarsi per la finale.Benché la squadra capitanata da Allegra abbia creato buone occasioni, la solida difesa brasiliana ha tenuto bene il campo e in avanti ha saputo concretizzare al meglio le occasioni create. Nel primo tempo infatti prima Dalia su assist di Orsola e poi Orsola stessa hanno messo al sicuro il risultato con un bell'uno-due. Nella ripresa Camilla - sino a quel momento perno centrale difensivo - si è spostata in avanti lasciando qualche possibilità alle ripartenze dell'ottima Annika e di Greta che ha saputo colpire con un bel destro in diagonale e accorciare le distanze.
Quasi allo scadere il forcing della Germania, con la "risvegliata" Allegra e l'ingresso di Olivia, ha portato sui piedi di Greta la ghiotta occasione del pareggio, ma il suo tiro è finito fuori di poco.
Le utlime partite saranno decisive, ma sembra proprio che la finale di questo primo Intramural sarà una questione tutta sudamericana.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Orsola 6, Camilla 5, Annika 4, Ginevra 2, Greta 1, Livia 1, Maria 1.
12.11.12
Germany 2 - 2 Italy
Partita con alti e bassi oggi all'Ambrit Stadium, ma sostanzialmente equilibrata. Le due squadre, che ormai hanno poco da perdere ai fini della classifica, si sono affrontate a viso aperto, creando gioco e occasioni non sempre sfruttate al meglio.
Il primo tempo, terminato sull'1-1, ha visto la rete di Emma - abile a sfruttare un'indecisione della difesa avversaria - e la sfortunata autorete di Delfina, su un angolo teso e insidioso.
Nel secondo tempo l'Italia ha spinto molto, ben coperta dalla difesa aggressiva di Priscilla, oggi Player of the Match, ma si è scoperta lasciando spazi che in alcune occasioni la Germania ha ben sfruttato: un break di Olivia ha infatti portato in vantaggio a sorpresa proprio le tedesche. L'Italia ha continuato a spingere, trovando il meritato pareggio con Maria Flavia, che di sinistro ha infilato un bel tiro rasoterra.
Ancora tutto aperto il discorso qualificazioni.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Priscilla 5, Annika 4, Emma 3, Giulia 3, Olivia 2, Ginevra 2, Greta 1, Maria Flavia 1.
Il primo tempo, terminato sull'1-1, ha visto la rete di Emma - abile a sfruttare un'indecisione della difesa avversaria - e la sfortunata autorete di Delfina, su un angolo teso e insidioso.
Nel secondo tempo l'Italia ha spinto molto, ben coperta dalla difesa aggressiva di Priscilla, oggi Player of the Match, ma si è scoperta lasciando spazi che in alcune occasioni la Germania ha ben sfruttato: un break di Olivia ha infatti portato in vantaggio a sorpresa proprio le tedesche. L'Italia ha continuato a spingere, trovando il meritato pareggio con Maria Flavia, che di sinistro ha infilato un bel tiro rasoterra.
Ancora tutto aperto il discorso qualificazioni.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Priscilla 5, Annika 4, Emma 3, Giulia 3, Olivia 2, Ginevra 2, Greta 1, Maria Flavia 1.
8.11.12
Ambrit boys 5-2 St. George's boys
Having said that, their first goal was the result of some
fine teamwork. Mattia won the ball well on the right and he set Simone up for a
shot which was well saved by the goalkeeper, but Antoine was on hand to tap in
the rebound. Ambrit kept the English team under pressure and the second goal
was a thunderous shot from Simone. The ball rifled past a bewildered
goalkeeper.
Mattia continued to play well on the right and he almost
scored but his shot came back off the post. St. George's then nabbed an
unexpected goal but Simone restored the two goal lead, scoring directly from a
corner. The captain led by example today and helped to squeeze that extra effort out of his players today.
For the rest of the first half, Danyal and Davide continued
to defend well and Nawin patrolled the left flank with menace. Emilio did a lot
of running and a lot of good, quiet work in the middle. Andrea was untroubled in
goal.
Ambrit continued to dominate in the second half but the play
was now more scrappy. Luca Cerri and Luca del Vecchio added two more goals; Danilo came on and made a couple of great saves; Cerri hit the bar too, but
there was no real threat from the hosts.
Ambrit players of the match: Simone and Mattia
Ambrit girls 4-1 st.George's girls
Grande prestazione collettiva della squadra delle ragazze, vittoriosa contro la sempre temibile St. George's per 4 reti a 1.
Greta apre le marcature con un bel tap-in su angolo di Julia. Subito dopo la stessa Julia infila un tiro bellissimo dalla distanza che scheggia il palo e s'infila alla sinistra del portiere. La reazione della squadra ospite non si fa attendere, ma la difesa Ambrit sembra impenetrabile, grazie a una strepitosa Camilla sempre ben piazzata e reattiva. La st. George's passa per una indecisione su fallo laterale, ma l'Ambrit chiude il primo tempo 3-1 grazie al gol di Camilla, che vince un contrasto a centrocampo, fa una delle sue cavalcate e scarica un tiro violento e preciso.Nel secondo tempo quasi solo Ambrit, con poche folate offensive delle ospiti, che trovano Zoe e Valentina molto attente.
Nel finale la doppietta personale di Julia, ancora su tiro dalla distanza.
Molto bene come prima uscita stagionale; è un risultato incoraggiante, che va quasi stretto alla nostra squadra rispetto a quanto creato.
Il Mister è apparso molto soddisfatto della squadra, e ha grandi speranze per la stagione appena iniziata.
Ambrit player of the match: Camilla.
7.11.12
AC Milan 1 - 1 Liverpool
After some neat opening play from Liverpool, it was Milan's more direct approach that worked more effectively as Simone put his side 1-0 ahead.Liverpool kept passing the ball though and Jonathan equalised before half-time. Jacopo crowned a good first half display with an excellent jink inside his marker and a shot that rebounded off the bar.
Play in the second half was more confused and Nawin came closest to a goal but his shot was well saved by Danilo, while Jacopo came close again with a shot that flashed just wide of the goalkeeper's right hand post.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Jacopo 7, Danilo 6, Nawin 2, Jonathan 2, Simone 2, Tommaso V 1, Yi 1
Barcelona 3-0 Ajax
Barcelona continued their triumphant march through the qualifiers, sweeping aside a brave but ineffective challenge from the Dutch champions.
Emilio's early goal, scored with the help of a deflection, got his team off to a great start. The Dutch came back immeditaely and Antoine was unlucky to see his shot crash back off the post. Marco then sent Antoine in for another chance but this time James made a good save to deny him again.
Antoine hit the post again in the second half before Filippo popped up to score his 11th goal of the tournament.
But Ajax weren't finished yet. From the kick off Mattia drove down the left and nearly scored with a shot across the far post. Two minutes later, he hit the bar but Barcelona finished off with a near miss from Filippo nad a goal from Joshua.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Mattia M 6, Antoine 3, Joshua 3, Alexandre 3, Marco 2, Luca R 2, Jiaqi 1, Emilio 1
Emilio's early goal, scored with the help of a deflection, got his team off to a great start. The Dutch came back immeditaely and Antoine was unlucky to see his shot crash back off the post. Marco then sent Antoine in for another chance but this time James made a good save to deny him again.
Antoine hit the post again in the second half before Filippo popped up to score his 11th goal of the tournament.
But Ajax weren't finished yet. From the kick off Mattia drove down the left and nearly scored with a shot across the far post. Two minutes later, he hit the bar but Barcelona finished off with a near miss from Filippo nad a goal from Joshua.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Mattia M 6, Antoine 3, Joshua 3, Alexandre 3, Marco 2, Luca R 2, Jiaqi 1, Emilio 1
26.10.12
Barcelona 8-2 Liverpool
The Catalonians wiped the floor with the Scousers today in an unexpectedly one-sided match. A very early shot caught Riccardo napping and Barcelona went ahead. Filippo followed up with a second and fourth and Luca Cerri scored the a penalty in between. Emilio made it 5-0 at half time.
No change in the second half: Liverpool's gig-name players failed to perform and Emilio controlled the midfield and dictated a steady rhythm of neat passing. Two more goals followed from Emilio before Jonathan clawed one back and the last two goials came from Filippo and Giovanni, after Jacopo had missed a penalty.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Emilio 10, Filippo C 3, James 2, Giovanni 1, Jacopo 1, Danyal 1, Riccardo 1, Tommaso R 1, Luca C 1
No change in the second half: Liverpool's gig-name players failed to perform and Emilio controlled the midfield and dictated a steady rhythm of neat passing. Two more goals followed from Emilio before Jonathan clawed one back and the last two goials came from Filippo and Giovanni, after Jacopo had missed a penalty.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Emilio 10, Filippo C 3, James 2, Giovanni 1, Jacopo 1, Danyal 1, Riccardo 1, Tommaso R 1, Luca C 1
25.10.12
Argentina 4 - 1 Brazil
Una partita "bruttina" quella disputata oggi nel torneo Intramural femminile, dominato sin qui con merito dall'Argentina, l'unica squadra capace di organizzarsi e creare un minimo di azioni di gioco. Merito principalmente del capitano Julia, anche oggi Player of the Match, brava a giocare e a far giocare le compagne, a prendere le decisioni giuste al momento giusto. L'Argentina ha sinora potuto beneficiare anche delle crescenti prestazioni di Mallika, Valentina, Francesca e Lara.
Nel Brasile invece ci è parso di trovare poca grinta, poca organizzazione e un atteggiamento di rinuncia. Si sono salvate Orsola e Dalia, autrice di un bel gol in azione solitaria. Per il resto poche azioni degne di nota.
Forse il calcio femminile dell'Ambrit ha bisogno di una scossa: per questo la commissione della FIGC (Federazione Intramural Giuoco Clacio) sta pensando a una vera rivoluzione per il prossimo torneo...
PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Julia 8, Mallika 4, Valentina 2, Lavinia 2, Lucrezia 1, Dalia 1, Orsola 1, Lara 1.
22.10.12
Ambrit - Vigna Pia 8-2 - Il bollettino del Generale Calento
La
Partita contro l'Austria-Ungheria-Vigna-Pia che, sotto l'alta guida di
S.M. Mr. Calento, la squadra ambrittiana, inferiore per numero e per
mezzi tecnici, iniziò il 18 maggio 2012 e con fede incrollabile e tenace
valore condusse ininterrotta ed asprissima per 41 minuti, è vinta.
La
gigantesca battaglia ingaggiata il 18 dello scorso ottobre contro 9 audaci e crudeli Vigna Piisti,
è finita.
La
fulminee e arditissime avanzate di Antoine, sbarrando le vie della
fascia sinistra alla squadra avversaria, travolte a centrocampo dalle
incursioni di Emilio e Mattia, ha determinato ieri lo sfacelo totale del
fronte avversario. Dal fronte destro a quello sinistro l'irresistibile
slancio di Danyel e Hans, ricacciava sempre più indietro il nemico
fuggente.
In
campo, S.A.R. il Duca del Torrino avanzava rapidamente alla testa della
sua invitta armata, anelante di ritornare sulle posizioni da essa già
vittoriosamente conquistate in frangenti simili (egli, ancor una volta,
era rimasto solo per la vigliacca defezione delle armate Corcoriane e
Cristiane), che mai aveva perdute.
La
squadra Vigna Piista è annientata: essa ha subito numerosi gol anche
nell'accanita resistenza dei primi minuti e nel corso della partita ha
perduto ogni speme, soprattutto quando anche il colonnello Zahir ha per
un attimo accarezzato la gloria del gol. Il nemico ha lasciato nelle
nostre mani la bionda chioma della Vittoria (che schiava di Roma iddio
la creò)!
I
resti di quella che fu una delle più potenti squadre dell'ANSPI
risalgono in disordine e senza speranza gli scalini degli spogliatoi che
avevano disceso con orgogliosa sicurezza.
Il capo di stato maggiore dell'esercito, il generale Calento della Vittoria.
17.10.12
Liverpool 1-0 Bayern Munich
Against a defensive Bayern Munich, Liverpool pit in a gutsy, energetic performance and were rewarded with three points.
A tight first half went by with few chances and no goals. The reds opened the second half well and Giovanni found Jonathan on the right with a good pass. With Jacopo taking away two defenders on the left with a good run, jonathan curled a shot into the near post corner for the only goal of the game.
Giovanni had a couple of chances to increase the lead and the Germans came back with a late bid for an equaliser, but to no avail.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Andrea Ooi 4, Andrea Sgambati 4, Giacomo 3, Zahir 3, Giovanni 1, Tim 1, Jacopo 1, Riccardo 1, Sam 1, William 1, Hans 1.
A tight first half went by with few chances and no goals. The reds opened the second half well and Giovanni found Jonathan on the right with a good pass. With Jacopo taking away two defenders on the left with a good run, jonathan curled a shot into the near post corner for the only goal of the game.Giovanni had a couple of chances to increase the lead and the Germans came back with a late bid for an equaliser, but to no avail.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Andrea Ooi 4, Andrea Sgambati 4, Giacomo 3, Zahir 3, Giovanni 1, Tim 1, Jacopo 1, Riccardo 1, Sam 1, William 1, Hans 1.
12.10.12
Barcelona 6-0 AC Milan
The Euorpean Champions outpassed and outplayed their Italian opponents to record another big win in this year's championship.
Taking up from where he left off last time, Filippo C opened the scoring with a header after Joshua's corner was headed back by Luca C and then added a second before half time.
Milan remained pinned back in defence in the second half. Tommaso made a couple of good saves from Joshua and Alex but Joshua then scored a beautiful third when he hoisted a shot from the left into the opposite top corner. Captain Emilio followed him onto the scoreboard and then Luca C got his reward for an enterprising performance in midfield. Joshua completed the scoring with another fine finish, again into the top corner.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Danyal 4, Emilio 4, Joshua 3, Tommaso 3, Luca C 2, Filippo C 2, Alex V 2, Lucas 1
Taking up from where he left off last time, Filippo C opened the scoring with a header after Joshua's corner was headed back by Luca C and then added a second before half time.
Milan remained pinned back in defence in the second half. Tommaso made a couple of good saves from Joshua and Alex but Joshua then scored a beautiful third when he hoisted a shot from the left into the opposite top corner. Captain Emilio followed him onto the scoreboard and then Luca C got his reward for an enterprising performance in midfield. Joshua completed the scoring with another fine finish, again into the top corner.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Danyal 4, Emilio 4, Joshua 3, Tommaso 3, Luca C 2, Filippo C 2, Alex V 2, Lucas 1
10.10.12
Liverpool 2-1 Real Madrid
Liverpool surprised everybody with a winning performance and launched themselves back into contention in the Autumn Intramurals.Luka had an early chance but missed and the opening goal came from Jonathan. He kept his eye on a high ball (naturally!) from Giovanni and met it with a perfectly coordinated volley. Giovanni himself then hit the bar but the teams changed ends at 1-0.
Jonathan struck again in the first minute of the restart... a backward header from a throw in. It could have been 3-0 shortly afterwards but Cesare made an excellent clearance off the line. Meanwhile the Spaniards - and in particular their charismatic captain - were getting more and more nervous. But they were also continuing to play well and a pass from Mattia found Luka who finally put away one of many chances.
But it was too little too late and the three points went to Merseyside.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Mattia J 4, Giovanni 3, Jonathan 3, Cesare 2, Riccardo 2, Jacopo 1, Luka 1, Davide 1, Cristian 1, Yizhang 1, Nawin 1, Tim 1.
3.10.12
Ajax 4-1 Bayern Munich
After a brave performance in the first half, Bayern struggled after the restart and could only watch as the Flying Dutchmen chalked up a second successive win.
Antoine opened the scoring after six minutes when he met a corner from the right and then Luca del Vecchio equalised with a well-taken free kick three minutes later. Both teams had some half chances as the first half progressed but a touch of class from Antoine - a beautiful lob over the goalkeeper after a nice pass from Mattia M - allowed Ajax to reach half time with a 2-1 lead.
In the second half, the Germans tired and the Dutchmen got stronger, particularly Marco and Mattia M - the latter crowning an excellent performance with two goals following two assists from Antoine.
Some notable defensive performances too today, especially from William B (Man of the Match) and Francisco.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: William B 5, Marco 4, Francisco 3, Mattia M 3, Hans 2, Andrea O 2, Antoine 2
Antoine opened the scoring after six minutes when he met a corner from the right and then Luca del Vecchio equalised with a well-taken free kick three minutes later. Both teams had some half chances as the first half progressed but a touch of class from Antoine - a beautiful lob over the goalkeeper after a nice pass from Mattia M - allowed Ajax to reach half time with a 2-1 lead.
In the second half, the Germans tired and the Dutchmen got stronger, particularly Marco and Mattia M - the latter crowning an excellent performance with two goals following two assists from Antoine.
Some notable defensive performances too today, especially from William B (Man of the Match) and Francisco.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: William B 5, Marco 4, Francisco 3, Mattia M 3, Hans 2, Andrea O 2, Antoine 2
28.9.12
Real Madrid 2-2 AC Milan
One of Europe's greatest rivalries ended in a draw today when the Italians fought back from a two-goal deficit to tie with the last kick of the game.Luka set up Mattia for the opening goal and Journo toe-poked it past a surprised Danilo. Poor kick-outs then gave Luka and Mattia a chance each to stretch the lead but they were unable to finish.
In the second half, the Spanish Champions continued to play the better football and Luka made it 2-0.
Slowly though, Milan worked their way back into it and, when referee Corcoran awarded a free-kick against Daviide for time-wasting, Simone blasted it home.
Spurred on by their goal, Milan now took over and peppered Cristian's goal with shots. Some were wide, some were saved but, in the end, one got through to tie the score at 2-2.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Simone 6, Cesare 4, Mattia J 3, Christian 3, Luka 2, Danilo 1, David 1, Ludovico 1
27.9.12
Argentina 2 - 0 Italy
Le occasioni più nette nel primo tempo sono tutte italiane, con Emma che si divora letteralmente l'1-0 in un paio di occasioni; la difesa tiene bene con Priscilla e Zoe, mentre Julia e Mallika fanno fatica a trovare gli spazi e l'intesa giusta.
Nel secondo tempo le cose cambiano, non tanto sul piano del gioco, quanto delle occasioni e quelle che capitano sui piedi argentini non vengono sprecate; a pochi minuti dal termine Valeria commette fallo su Julia: la sua punizione è una perla di forza e precisione che s'infila sotto il sette. Subito l'Argentina cambia assetto e si trincea in difesa con Julia addirittura in porta. L'Italia attacca con poca convinzione e proprio allo scadere l'Argentina raddoppia in contropiede: Julia esce dalla porta palla al piede, fa uno slalom tra le avversarie e porge a Mallika il più ghiotto degli assist.
A seguito delle proteste nel dopogara la Commisione Intramural ha deciso di istituire il primo Referendum (valido solo se a votare saranno almeno metà delle ragazze) per decidere se proseguire il torneo sul campo a 5 o spostarsi sul campo grande a 7/8.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Julia 5, Lavinia 4, Valeria 2, Sofia 2, Priscilla 2, Emma 2, Delfina 1, Giulia 1, Mallika 1, Zoe 1.
26.9.12
Ajax 5-0 Liverpool
No change in the second half. The Dutch players managed to string their passing together within the four-touch rule but their opponents could not. Marco scored the fourth from a narrow angle and Stuart crowned an excellent performance with a cooly-taken goal from the left.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Marco 7, Stuart 3, Mattia M 3, Jacopo 2, Antoine 2, Nawin 2, AleP 1, Tommaso R. 1
21.9.12
Barcelona 5 - 2 Bayern Munich
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What a debut for Filippo! The sixth-grade sensation scored all five goals in his team's rout of a disappointing Bayern and rushed to the top of the scoring charts. Barcelona's passing was better throughout the game and, even if some of his goals owed something to fortune, Filippo's positioning and goal sense mark him out as a natural goalscorer.The Germans never gave up hope though with Andrea and Sam scoring deserved consolation goals.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS:
Luca R 4, Filippo C 4, Hans 4, Luca C 2, Emilio 1, Alex V 1, Danyal 1, Sam 1, Stefano 1, Joshua 1, Lorenzo 1
20.9.12
Brasil 3 - 0 Germany
Il tanto atteso torneo femminile dell'Intramural 2012-23 è iniziato oggi con un secco 3-0, siglato dal capitano Camilla, su tre azioni molto simili tra loro (contropiede in velocità e tiro, quasi a botta sicura).Quella che all'apparenza sembra una partita senza storia, ha avuto invece uno svolgimento piuttosto equilibrato, almeno nella prima parte di gara: anche la Germania ha avuto le sue occasioni, ben neutralizzate da Lucrezia, nonostante l'assenza in campo del capitano tedesco Allegra.
Quest'ultima è subentrata nella seconda frazione di gioco, ma la squadra aveva perso alcuni dei suoi pezzi più pregiati (per la regola secondo cui ogni giocatore deve essere impiegato per almeno metà partita). Il Brasile ha quindi avuto la possibilità di dilagare con altri due contropiede micidiali di Camilla. Molto sostanziosa la prestazione di Livia da una parte, presente in ogni zona del campo, e di Greta dall'altra, molto abile nel dribbling, anche se entrambe devono imparare a passare la palla più spesso.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Lucrezia 5, Camilla 4, Greta 4, Livia 3, Orsola 1, Olivia 1, Mina 1, Ginevra 1, Annika 1.
13.9.12
8T 8-1 8C
Following their penalty shoot-out win in the morning, 8T mercilessly rifled in eight goals against a defenceless 8C. Luca Cerri opened the scoring with two well-taken goals and David scored a third before half time.
In the second half, Camilla hit the target FOUR times and the other goal came from Julia. Giovanni scored the only goal for 8C but it was a jewel!
BEST PLAYERS: Giovanni & Julia
12.9.12
8G 1-1 8T

A clearly superior 8T failed to press home their advantage after David gave them the lead in the first half. In the second half, Mr Corcoran awarded a series of controversial decisions to 8G which finished with James rattling in an own goal after a free kick on the edge of the area.
8C await the winners of a penalty shoot-out.
BEST PLAYERS: Camilla, Allegra.
First Matches
7DT 2-0 7F
Wins for 7DT and 6Ca opened the 2012-13 season and whetted everybody's appetite for the rest of this year's matches. 7DT played some very nice passing football and their key players looked fresh, despite their recent trip to Bellaria for the National finals. Their goals came from Marco and Joshua, two players who everybody will be hoping to find in their team next week.
BEST PLAYERS: Tommaso, Livia
6Ca 1-0 6D
6D
did most of the attacking in this game but the more direct style
employed by 6Ca turned out to be more effective. the only goal of the
game came when Jacopo latched onto a long pass forward from Hans and
beat the goalkeeper with a well-placed shot to the bottom corner.
BEST PLAYERS: Hans, Sofia
Wins for 7DT and 6Ca opened the 2012-13 season and whetted everybody's appetite for the rest of this year's matches. 7DT played some very nice passing football and their key players looked fresh, despite their recent trip to Bellaria for the National finals. Their goals came from Marco and Joshua, two players who everybody will be hoping to find in their team next week.BEST PLAYERS: Tommaso, Livia
6Ca 1-0 6D
6D
did most of the attacking in this game but the more direct style
employed by 6Ca turned out to be more effective. the only goal of the
game came when Jacopo latched onto a long pass forward from Hans and
beat the goalkeeper with a well-placed shot to the bottom corner. BEST PLAYERS: Hans, Sofia
10.9.12
Autumn Intramural
Here we go again!
The Autumn Intramural Leagues are about to start with two big changes, both designed to improve the quality of play:
In the BOYS category, each player is limited to FOUR touches any time he receives the ball.
In the GIRLS category, matches will be FIVE-A-SIDE on the small pitch.
Good luck!
The Autumn Intramural Leagues are about to start with two big changes, both designed to improve the quality of play:
In the BOYS category, each player is limited to FOUR touches any time he receives the ball.
In the GIRLS category, matches will be FIVE-A-SIDE on the small pitch.
Good luck!
11.6.12
GIRLS FINAL: Portugal 4 - 0 Holland
L'Olanda crolla sotto i colpi del Portogallo, guidato con sicurezza da Julia, anima ispiratrice, goleador e portiere della squadra.Purtroppo la partita non ha riservato quello spettacolo che ci saremmo aspettati dalle due squadre giunte in finale, poiché il dominio portoghese è stato abbastanza netto, con una difesa attentissima che ha concesso poco o nulla alle folate offensive delle pur brave Emma e Olivia. I punti assegnati a Priscilla, Ginevra e soprattutto Orsola (oggi Player of the Match) dimostrano che ognuna di loro ha permesso al reparto offensivo di giocare in tranquillità e segnare, quasi indisturbate.
Pesantissima, ai fini del risultato, la brutta prestazione di Allegra - che in passato ci aveva abituati a un ottimo calcio - che ha giocato con sufficienza, con poco impegno e si è dimostrata poco rispettosa nei confronti delle compagne. La commissione Intramural sta valutando se assegnarle delle penalizzazioni per il prossimo campionato.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Orsola 7, Priscilla 4, Emma 4, Olivia 3, Ginevra 2, Julia 1.
Third Place Play-Off: Ireland 2-2 Italy (5-6 after penalties)
Italy captured third place after a penalty shoot-out. They had fallen behind to a Joshua goal but an own-goal and a goal by Max were enough to tie Luca Cerri's second goal for the Irish.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Jonathan 4, Simone 3, Leo 2, Andrea Ooi 2, Lucas 2, Joshua 1, Emilio 1, Jiaqi 1, Ale P 1, Max 1, Cesare 1, Francisco 1, Danilo 1
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Jonathan 4, Simone 3, Leo 2, Andrea Ooi 2, Lucas 2, Joshua 1, Emilio 1, Jiaqi 1, Ale P 1, Max 1, Cesare 1, Francisco 1, Danilo 1
6.6.12
BOYS' FINAL: Germany 3-0 England
England was swept aside by the organisation and physical presence of a determined Germany in a disappointingly one-sided final.
Mattia was everywhere in the first half - covering, tackling, passing and shooting and he scored the opening goal after 5 minutes when Alex dF controlled a ball and found him with a well-timed pass. Captain Alex was everywhere too - marking Oliver and breaking forward when possible. And it was one of these rapid breaks that led to him cracking in the second goal with low shot past Lorenzo.
Germany's third goal was scored by Alex dF and England never really recovered.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Mattia 7, Alex H 6, David 3, Alex dF 1, Nawin 1, Oliver 1, Lorenzo 1
Mattia was everywhere in the first half - covering, tackling, passing and shooting and he scored the opening goal after 5 minutes when Alex dF controlled a ball and found him with a well-timed pass. Captain Alex was everywhere too - marking Oliver and breaking forward when possible. And it was one of these rapid breaks that led to him cracking in the second goal with low shot past Lorenzo.
Germany's third goal was scored by Alex dF and England never really recovered.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Mattia 7, Alex H 6, David 3, Alex dF 1, Nawin 1, Oliver 1, Lorenzo 1
5.6.12
BOYS SEMI-FINAL: GERMANY 1-1 ITALY (5-4 after penalties)
Italy took the lead towards the end of an uneventful first half when Simone controlled a long pass from Max and beat Ale in goal from short range.
AlexdF equalised early in the second half amid protests of handball but Italy had a chance to win the game when referee Corcoran gave a penalty for a David push on Max.
Max missed the penalty, forcing a shoot-out.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Ale dB 5, Mattia 4, Simone 3, Lucas 2, Nawin 2, Alex H 2, Max 1, Luca dV 1, Ale P 1
AlexdF equalised early in the second half amid protests of handball but Italy had a chance to win the game when referee Corcoran gave a penalty for a David push on Max.
Max missed the penalty, forcing a shoot-out.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Ale dB 5, Mattia 4, Simone 3, Lucas 2, Nawin 2, Alex H 2, Max 1, Luca dV 1, Ale P 1
31.5.12
PENALTY SHOOT OUT: England 6-5 Ireland
Ireland had numerous opportunities to win the shoot out but kept missing the vital kick. England into the final, Mr Corcoran desolato.
SEMI-FINAL: Ireland 3-3 England
After a slow start, the match kicked into life when Oliver scored with a tap-in from a corner. But Ireland responded immediately when Leo met Jon's corner with his head, giving Lorenzo no chance. Ludo then hit a post before scoring a lucky goal two minutes later to send England in with a slender lead at half-time.
Early in the second half it was Jonny's turn to hit a post and then Oliver scored with a long shot to make it 3-1. Ireland rallied again though; from another Jonathan corner, Emilio struck with a powerful header to make it 2-3. Soon after it seemed that Ireland had equalised when Luca Cerri followed up another rebound off the post and bundled the ball over the line. Referee Corcoran (from Ireland!) confirmed the goal but then, with an admirable dose of fair play, Luca confessed to a handball and the goal was disallowed (are you reading Thierry Henry?). But life IS fair.. two minutes later, Luca found some space and blasted the equaliser. Penalty shoot out on Thursday morning, 11.00!
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Leo 7, Luca Cerri 4, Oliver 3, Jon 3, Tommaso 2, Emilio 2
Early in the second half it was Jonny's turn to hit a post and then Oliver scored with a long shot to make it 3-1. Ireland rallied again though; from another Jonathan corner, Emilio struck with a powerful header to make it 2-3. Soon after it seemed that Ireland had equalised when Luca Cerri followed up another rebound off the post and bundled the ball over the line. Referee Corcoran (from Ireland!) confirmed the goal but then, with an admirable dose of fair play, Luca confessed to a handball and the goal was disallowed (are you reading Thierry Henry?). But life IS fair.. two minutes later, Luca found some space and blasted the equaliser. Penalty shoot out on Thursday morning, 11.00!
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Leo 7, Luca Cerri 4, Oliver 3, Jon 3, Tommaso 2, Emilio 2
29.5.12
Germany 6-0 Italy
Rocked by the recent match-fixing scandals and missing Max and Simone (in manette?), Italy floundered to a 6-0 defeat. Never in the game, the Italians nonetheless managed to keep the scoreline down to 2-0 (goals from Mattia, Alex)..........until Ale dB came out of goal and destroyed them with a well-taken hat-trick. David scored the sixth goal.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Luca dV 8, Mattia 2, Alex H 2, Alex dF 2, Ale dB 2, Zahir 2, Lucas 1, Firat 1, David 1
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Luca dV 8, Mattia 2, Alex H 2, Alex dF 2, Ale dB 2, Zahir 2, Lucas 1, Firat 1, David 1
Ambrit 5-7 New School
An indisciplined performance from Ambrit saw them deservedly lose to a better-organised team from New School who demonstrated that their 2nd place in the Mediterranean Cup was fully deserved. Francesco G put Ambrit 1-0 up with a casual flick and Oliver restored the lead with a well-placed shot after the visitors had equalised. New School drew level again and then took a 3-2 lead. As Ambrit lost all sense of team play, Salvatori took over the game completely and NS went 4-2 and then 5-2 ahead. Oliver scored a second to make it 5-3 but Toti made it 6-3.
Alex grabbed two late goals.
AMBRIT BEST PLAYER: Nobody.
Alex grabbed two late goals.
AMBRIT BEST PLAYER: Nobody.
24.5.12
HOLLAND 0-5 PORTUGAL
The Dutch, already qualified for the final, took to the field with only five players and they paid the price. An early brace of goals from Julia put the result beyond doubt and Anjali emerged later in the game to reinforce the Portugese superiority. Lavinia came out of goal and had an immediate impact, winning ball in midfield and capping off a good performance with a goal.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Anjali 10, Lavinia 6, Joana 3, Valeria 1, Ginevra 1
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Anjali 10, Lavinia 6, Joana 3, Valeria 1, Ginevra 1
ENGLAND 4-2 FRANCE
France was eliminated from the tournament in a match that showed up their weaknesses and highlighted the strengths of the English team and especially of Oliver, today's Man of the Match and currently top of the Best Player points table.
Ludo opened the scoring with a well-taken goal but brother Francesco equalised with an unstoppable shot. But the Gallo challenge continued with Ludo grabbing a second goal - a spectacular overhead kick that left the crowd gasping.
As the French tried to get back into the game, they were mercilessly prodded and exposed by the passing and movement of Oliver and it was Oliver himself who delivered the final blows to Robin's team. His two second-half goals were a just reward for a superlative personal performance and for an English team that seems to be hitting top form just before the semi-finals. Francesco Gallo's second goal was in vain and France will not be seen again this year.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Oliver 9, Ludo 5, Tim 2, Idriss 1, Giovanni 1, Tommaso 1, Robin 1, Nicholas 1
Ludo opened the scoring with a well-taken goal but brother Francesco equalised with an unstoppable shot. But the Gallo challenge continued with Ludo grabbing a second goal - a spectacular overhead kick that left the crowd gasping.
As the French tried to get back into the game, they were mercilessly prodded and exposed by the passing and movement of Oliver and it was Oliver himself who delivered the final blows to Robin's team. His two second-half goals were a just reward for a superlative personal performance and for an English team that seems to be hitting top form just before the semi-finals. Francesco Gallo's second goal was in vain and France will not be seen again this year.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Oliver 9, Ludo 5, Tim 2, Idriss 1, Giovanni 1, Tommaso 1, Robin 1, Nicholas 1
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