Teachers Shocked in 5-goal Thriller

Autumn Homeroom Champions completed a dream start to the year with a shock 3-2 win over the teachers in a packed Ambrit Stadium today.
Pietro gave his team the lead with a good finish but the teachers seemed to have the situation under control when Mr Piccolo finished off a good move, started by Mr Alessandro and continued by Mr Chad.
But 8G went back on the attack and some poor defensive organisation left Giacomo free to head the ball home to put 8G 2-1 ahead. Time was ticking by quickly and the teachers needed 'a helping hand'. Taki provided it, turning his body in the penalty area to clear a ball with his arm: penalty!
Mr Alessandro converted and now both sides went searching for a late winner. 8G found it. A midfield muddle finished with the ball at Tommaso's feet and, though his poor first touch drew the goalkeeper out, he managed to recover and slide the ball home to send the crowd wild!

6R 1-3 8G

For 15' minutes, the dream was alive and Mattia's opening goal for 6R sent Ambrit Stadium into a frenzy of celebration. 8G looked like they were in trouble. Yes, they made some chances but 6R closed them down well.
But then Pietro came back on and everything changed. He took on 6R single-handedly for his first goal and you could see the effect on the sixth graders: they were shattered. 8G now took advantage and ploughed into them... using their experience and physique to force their opponents back. Tommy'a second goal and Pietro's third gave 6R no way back into the game and 8G earn the right to test themselves against the Teacher's team on Friday!

8G 3-0 7C

An awful display from 7C today, were unable to deal with a rampant 8G that was well-organised and determined to salvage some G8 pride after yesterday's result. A fine headed goal from Taki and a powerful drive from Tommy sandwiched Pietro's second.

8T 0-1 6R

From a winning position, 8T managed to throw away a lead and then found themselves on the wrong end of a 1-0 scoreline when Alberto T managed to roll the ball past a beleaguered Joel right at the end.

To win the Autumn Homeroom Championship, you need talent, hard work, discipline and organization. 8T will surely have to question whether they had the last two: winning with a Paul goal, they were caught with an extra player on the pitch and the scoreline returned to 0-0. Heartened, 6R piled on attack after attack and, after Joel had kept them out for 20' with a heroic display of goalkeeping, Alberto finally managed to earn a historic win for 6R that sees them into next week's final!

6S 2-0 6V

With a goal and an assist to Lorenzo, Camila was the star of the show today. Nikos hit a post and, on the 6V team, Janice made some great saves and both Dylan and Bertie might have scored.

6R 3-0 6V

6R produced an electrifying display of football today which demolished 6V and sent a message to grade 8 for next week's semi-final.
Goals today from Santiago, Alice and Alberto but notable too some of the performances from 8V: Carolina, Bertie and Dylan all played well... Janice played superbly!
Mr Gianluca, interviewed after the game, said: "sono molto contento di vedere che la prima media e' pieno di ottime giocatrici; il futuro del cacio femminile a Ambrit sembra essere al sicuro!"

6R 2-0 6S

6R won this game twice!

Having been 3-0 up thanks to goals from Alice, Alberto and Mattia, the referee noticed that they had an extra player on the pitch and the score was brought back to 0-0.

But nothing much changed. 6R continued to dominate and the stats afterwards showed that they had 72% possession. They also had lots of shots on goal and Alice was first on the scoresheet again to put 6R 1-0 ahead. Cameron followed up with a second and 6S, reduced to a few ragged breakaway attempts, could do nothing to haul themselves back into the game.

7H 1-0 7M

Tommaso's goal after 11' decided the game and handed 2nd place in the G7 championship to 7H. 7M has more than their fair share of chances to equalise but a combination of profligate finishing, Massimo's goalkeeping and bad luck kept them scoreless.

7C 4-2 7H

7C sealed their place in the semi-finals with a second consecutive win and condemned 7H to a play-off next Wednesday versus 7M for second place in the G7 championship.
Massimo M scored first and the early goal seemed to immediately knock some of the confidence out of 7H. 7C were more dangerous throughout and, when 7H did get some shots in, Matteo made some fantastic saves to keep them out. Dylan added two goals; Massimo S got one back and, for a moment, a comeback seemed possible. But Alex PU scored a fourth and Tommy's goal was mere consolation

Yellow Cards so far:
Dylan (Friday)

Augusto (Thursday

7C 3-2 7M

Augusto's early goal - after only 20 seconds - set the scene for a cracking encounter in today's G7 opener. Both teams were intent on playing constructive, attacking football. 7M carved out three or four early chances but Massimo M in goal kept everything out until Mikel dribbled down the left, around Massimo and equalised.
The pace of the game never slowed and 7C took the lead again when Dylan shot from wide on the left; Sam made a fantastic recovery run and looked like he would clear but then somehow let the ball past him and into the net.
But 7M fought back again and deservedly equalised when Edo's deflected shot beat Massimo.
The referee signalled 1 minute to go... 60 seconds.... 59 of the passed without incident but, on the 60th, Dylan shot and scored to inflict a cruel defeat on a gallant 7M.

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8T 2-1 8G

A tireless performance from Guillermo and a series of fantastic saves from Joel were two of the main reasons for 8T's historic win over 8G at Ambrit Stadium today.
Guillermo's early goal rocked 8G. They struggled to create chances early on and, when Giacomo did get through, Joel stopped him. 8G did eventually equalise when Pietro capped a mazy run with a shimmy that left Joel sitting down and Pietro rolled the ball in.
Another Guillermo shot put Cesare in trouble later on; Eleonora and Ludovico followed up: Ludo scored from the loose ball.
8G threw on Matteo and Tommaso. Both of them created chances. Tommaso hit the post. Matteo had a brilliant shot saved by Joel. 8G will play the G7 champions; 8T will take on G6.

September Homeroom Championship

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Grade 8 play-off

Wed         Sep         4                  8T         -         8G            2-1

Winner plays SF1, loser plays SF2

Grade 7 play-offs

Thur         Sep         5                  7C         -         7M

Fri            Sep         6                  7C         -         7H

Wed         Sep         11                 7H         -         7M

Winner plays SF2

Grade 6 play-offs

Thur         Sep         12                  6R         -         6S

Fri            Sep         13                  6R         -         6V

Wed         Sep         18                  6V         -         6S

Winner plays SF1

Finals

Fri         Sep         20         SF1        8G     -      ?

Wed      Sep         25         SF2        8T      -      ?

Thur     Sep         26         FINAL        

Fri        Sep         27         WINNERS vs TEACHERS

RULES
Grade 6 teams will have NINE players on the pitch
Grade 7 teams will have EIGHT players on the pitch

Grade 8 teams will have SEVEN players on the pitch
All teams will always have AT LEAST THREE GIRLS on the pitch

Welcome back everybody!

Coming Soon...

A schedule for our annual September Homeroom Challenge!!

A schedule and teams for the Autumn Intramural!!!

And...

News about this year's ANSPI leagues

News about this year's RISA sports activities

News about this year's Mediterranean Cup

Teachers 1-0 Grade 8

Another fine win for the teachers today against an excellent G8 team who tried their best but, alas, now leave Ambrit without a much-desired victory.
Mr Max opened the scoring when he received the ball from Mr Guarnieri and shot on the turn. G8 tried everything to get back into the game but neither Ale's tricky dribbling, Alex's precision passing nor Daniel's tireless running could break down the stubborn teachers' defence. Well Done Teachers!!

Teachers 5-4 Grade 7

The crowd witnessed a scintillating game today in a searing Ambrit Stadium as the teachers scraped home with another victory.

Mr Chad threw the cat among the pigeons when he mishit a clearance and set up Paul for the opening goal. As the teachers searched for the equaliser, Mr Paolo put in Mr Max twice and his third pass found Mr Matteo who headed past an advancing Joel to make it 1-1.
Mr Max made it 2-1; Mr Dan made it 3-1: would G7 collapse?
No!
Giacomo and Ottaviano combined to put Guillermo in and the Intramural top-scorer made no mistake. An exciting game continued to enthral when referee Corcoran awarded a penalty to G7 after Mr Martin handled in the area; Cristian levelled the scores.
Now this was anyone's game, but Mr Paolo kept the teachers' noses in front when his long shot caught out Joel: 4-3 with just minutes to play! Next to take centre-stage was Giacomo. A defensive error saw him one-on-one versus Virginia but Giacomo was cool and made it 4-4 with 30 seconds left to play.
Cometh the hour, cometh the man... cometh the best goal seen in Ambrit Stadium for quite some time. Knowing that time was running out, Mr Max found himself in the penalty area with his back to goal when the ball came to him.
He might have panicked, he might have shirked responsibility, but no: he produced a quality scissors kick to make it 5-4... to win the game... and to break the hearts of a gallant G7!

Teachers 3-0 Grade 6

A good opening for the teachers in the Summer Challenge series as they swept aside the brave but futile challenge of the sixth graders.
Particularly impressive today was Ale CS in goal, who made some tremendous saves: his reaction to push Mr Paolo's fierce shot onto the bar stands out!
The teachers opening goal was a gem: Mr Paolo found Max in the area and his turn and back heel left the goalkeeper bewildered and the ball in the net.
Mr Paolo added a second and Mr Piccolo a third. Despite having Edoardo - the Intramural's Best Player - directing their play in midfield, G6 created few chances, the best of them falling to Dylan but his shot was high.
Mr Martin's blatant handball in midfield saw him sent off for a second yellow card and he will be suspended from all game for two months, beginning on 20th June.

3rd place final: Milan 3-8 Roma

A stroll in the park for Roma today against a Milan side who, without would-be top-scorer Tommy, were outclassed. Goals for Guillermo (3), Saverio (3), Filippo, Lorenzo, Augusto (2) and Daniel.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Guillermo 5, Daniel 3, Sam 3, Augusto 3, Saverio 3, Pietro 2, Lorenzo 2, Ludo 1

GIRLS' FINAL: Liverpool 4-3 Chelsea

Dopo la Champions League, il Liverpool non si ferma e sconfigge il Chelsea nella finale dell'Ambrit Intramural ai calci di rigore.
La partita non rivela particolari emozioni, con due difese ben schierate e attente, che non lasciano passare molte occasioni di tiro. Tuttavia la vera girandola delle emozioni inizia con i calci di rigore, tra gioielli e imbarazzi, tra soluzioni di forza e tiri di fino. Il Chelsea finisce sconfitto a causa di due "legni" che fermano le conclusioni di alcune delle ragazze migliori...
Un altro trofeo in bacheca per Selina, anche Best Player insieme a Annie, a sua volta Top Scorer in condivisione con Michelle.

Grazie ragazze! È stata un'annata fantastica!!!

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Isabella 4, Annie 3, Carol 3, Selina 3, Giorgia 2, Michelle 2, Yutong 1, Emma 1.

BOYS' FINAL: Lazio 2-2 Inter (5-4 after penalties)

A packed crowd in Ambrit Stadium was treated to a thriller of a final today, with Riccardo's Lazio coming out on top after a penalty shoot-out.
The best early chance fell to Inter, when a good cross-field ball sent Dylan in but Ale CS blocked his shot. Lazio then went down the other end and Captain Riccardo scored the opening goal to put his team in front and himself to the top of the goalscoring charts.
But this was an even game and it wasn't long before Inter equalised. Cristian picked up the ball in midfield and scored with a well-placed left-foot strike into the top corner.
Inter continued to attack and a good move found Dylan on the right; his pass picked out Giorgio and Giorgio slotted the ball home neatly: 2-1.
But Inter were still celebrating when Lazio equalised. Jacopo caught Massimo napping and his long shot was perfectly placed. Giorgio then had a chance to make it 3-2 but his time his shot was slightly wide and, not long afterwards, the whistle went to send the teams to the penalty spot.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Jacopo 4, Cristian 4, Dylan 3, Ale CS 3, Edo 2, Ricky 2, Giorgio 1, Mikel 1, Paul 1

Milan 1-4 Lazio

Missing Joel and Alex P today, Milan struggled to contain a rampant Lazio. A lot of early pressure was finally rewarded when Mikel turned well in midfield and found Ricky who played a perfect pass to Miguel: 1-0. Giacomo almost made it 2-0 but Ludo made a good save and then Mikel's follow-up shot struck the bar. But Milan were pinned back again soon after and Miguel tapped in a second goal.
He almost finished his hat-trick but ludo made another good save and then, finally, Milan managed a goal when a good Daniel/Tommy/Daniel combination was well-finished by Daniel.
But Lazio were not to be denied: as others tired, Jacopo seemed to get fresher and fresher. He scored the third and set up Ricky for the fourth to fire Lazio into the final against Inter!
Best Player Points: Jacopo 7, Edoardo 6, Daniel 1, Ludovico 1, Mikel 1, Tommaso 1, Alessandro 1, Miguel 1, Augusto 1, Giacomo 1, Ricky 1

u13 ANSPI: C H A M P I O N S A G A I N !!!!!

A slow start for the Ambrit team in the first period against Casaletto. Nikos scored the 1-0 on a rebound ball from a shot taken by Mateo. In the second period, Ambrit pressured their opponents and managed to score 5 goals. ( Nikos, Taki with a header from paul’s corner kick, Pietro clean shot from midfield, Ludovico moved up to striker and got one in the goal, Taki scored off an assist from Ludovico) ending the second period 5-0.
The last period Casaletto managed to score two goals but Ambrit responded with 2 more goals of their own (Zach with a great assist from Mateo  and William following shot from Zach). Ending the game 7-2 and making sure of another ANSPI title!

Inter 1-1 Roma (5-4 after penalties)

Right from the start, this finely-balanced contest looked like it might go to penalties; in fact, the game's best three players finished on the losing side!
Roma, the favourites, started well and Michele and Guillermo had several shots early on. In fact, it was Michele who won possession in midfield and played Guillermo in for the first goal, finished clinically by the Spanish ace.
Inter equalised shortly afterwards, another cunningly executed corner kick by Cristian which Saverio was unable to block.
Later on, both sides had chances, the best of them falling to Dylan when a Saverio save fell to him on the edge of the penalty area but his shot was wide and the teams went to a penalty shoot-out.
Only one kick was missed and that was enough to decide the tie.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Guillermo 4, Pietro 3, Cristian 2, Michele 2, Massimo 2, Filippo 3, Alex 1, Dylan 1, Paul 1, Elias F 1, Lorenzo 1

Lazio 3-0 Fiorentina

Fiorentina bows out of the competition, overcome today by an in-form Lazio who now progress to he semi-finals.
Stiff defence kept Lazio at bay for 12 minutes but Ricky's clever poke opened the scoring and closed the door on the girls who attacked only rarely. Jacopo added two more goals.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Edoardo 4, Ricky 2, Jacopo 2, Gaia 2, Annie 2, Virginia 2, Giacomo 2, Oscar, Sofia, Michelle, Emma C

Chelsea 2-1 Man. City

Un match intenso - anche se tecnicamente poco interessante - nonostante la posta in gioco fosse praticamente nulla: il Chelsea è infatti già qualificato per la finale della prossima settimana, mentre il City è fuori da ogni pretesa.
La partita ha un schema piuttosto limpido: il Chelsea fa la partita, con la regia di Annie e la collaborazione di Michelle, Lucy e Millie; il City agisce di contropiede, grazie all'azione dirompente di Gaia, unica punta.
Il Chelsea passa su tiro dalla distanza di Annie, non trattenuto dal portiere, ma il City pareggia prontamente con una bellissima azione personale di Gaia, che stoppa di petto e trafigge il portiere con un tiro secco all'angolino. Il Chelsea si copre, inserendo Virginia in porta. Quasi allo scadere Annie firma la doppietta personale con un gol direttamente da calcio d'angolo, una perla che la porta - in condivisione con Michelle - in testa alla classifica marcatori.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS:
Gaia 4, Annie 4, Lucy 3, Chanel 2, Michelle 3 Carolina 1, Sofia DM 1, Virginia 1.

Chelsea 2-0 Liverpool

With two players missing today, Liverpool struggled to contain a Chelsea side containing a lot of players with something to prove. Strong play from Virginia in defence, from Annie in midfield and from Michelle up front brought two goals - both struck by Michelle, the first a cracker.

Liverpool competed but couldn't make up for the two-player deficit.

BEST PLAYER POINTS:  Michelle 4, Giorgia 4, Annie 3, Virginia 2, Emma 2, Eleonora 2, Lucy 1, Carolina 1, Millie 1, Yutong 1

Games to play

BOYS                        Semi Finals:                         Roma versus Lazio OR Fiorentina

                                                        Milan versus Inter

          Still to Play:                        Fiorentina versus Lazio

                                                                              If Lazio avoids defeat, they qualify for semi final

                                                                              If Fiorentina wins, they qualify for semi final

GIRLS                        Still to Play:                        Chelsea versus Liverpool

                                                        Chelsea versus Man City

                                                           

 

Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool

This mid-table clash, not surprisingly, finished in a draw. The main battle was in midfield, where Selina and Giorgia fought Ameli and Noor for possession but chances up front were few and far between. Neither side is out; neither side can be sure of a place in the final. Still all to play for!
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Eleonora 3, Selina 3, Giorgia 3, Maisie 3, Sofia S2, Sarah 1, Carol 1, Ameli 1, Allegra 1, Noor 1, Gala 1, Emma C 1

Roma 6-0 Milan

Roma fielded two of Ambrit's successful Med Cup team against a depleted Milan and ran out easy 6-0 winners. Michele opened the scoring when Joel misjudged a long shot (a rare mistake from Joel who played really well today). Filippo followed up a shot from Michele that was saved to make it 2-0 and Lorenzo hammered home a fantastic third. Filippo's fourth was even better; a good tackle, some good dribbling and a cool finish.. Guillermo added two more very well-taken goals.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Guillermo 4, Pietro 4, Joel 4, Lorenzo 4, Filippo 3, Michele 2, Augusto 1, Sam 1, Alex PU 1

u11 ANSPI: San Leonardo 2-6 Ambrit

Ambrit played some of their best football of the season in the first period of this game - snappy passing, good pressing, quick shooting. Dylan put us 1-0 up; Adam scored the second, Vittorio the third; and the bar was struck twice.
The second and third periods were quieter but Pedro scored a hat-trick and Carlo had a few excellent attempts.
AMBRIT: Bertie, Alberto, Carlo, Leo, Pedro, Vittorio, Dylan, Cameron, Adam

u14 RISA league for Boys - last round!

Game 1: Ambrit 4-0 
After many missed shots Ambrit first goal was scored by Dylan. Ambrit continued to take shots, with some spectacular bicycle kicks from Dylan and a kick from midfield from Pietro that didn't quite make it to the goal. The second goal was scored by Alex P, who dribbled all the way from the Ambrit goal to the opponents goal. The third goal was scored by Alex P in the pretty much the same way, making the score 3-0. The last and 4th goal was scored by Augusto, who received the ball from Alex P and scored from the far right corner. 

Game 2: Ambrit 1-3 St George's Blue
The second match was a friendly which started out with a goal from Dylan who got an assist from Augusto. The rest of the match didn't go as planned, St.Georges' caught up with Ambrit and scored their 1st goal. Soon after that goal, two more followed. The Ambrit boys tried taking more shots but couldn't score and in the end the game finished with a St.Georges 3-1 victory.

Game 3: Ambrit 2-5 St George's Red
St.George's scored in the first minutes but a goal from Alex P from a corner equalised soon after. Since the two teams were tying, St.Georges took a risk and tried scoring from midfield and they went 2-1 ahead. Alex P was determined to score Ambrit's second goal but only managed to hit the post. Finally Ambrit did equalise with a goal from Adam, but after that goal in a matter of 5 minutes St.Georges scored 3 more goals. Now being close to the end of the game Ambrit  tried recuperating, but unfortunately the match ended with St.Georges winning 5-2

Game 4: Ambrit 2-4 New School
Ambrit started their last match tired but managed to keep the game going. Infact the match started with a goal from Dylan. Then, in an attempt to kick the ball away from goal, Pietro scored an own goal. The match now 1-1, both teams had to step up their game. Unfortunately New School managed to score 3 more goals after the little incident. The match now at its last minutes was going to end 4-1, but Ambrit was awarded a goal when in an attempt to change the ball, the New School goalie put one of the balls in his own goal. The match then ended with a victory of New School 4-2

u13 ANSPI: San Girolamo 1-2 Ambrit

The game started off badly with a goal from San Girolamo. The Ambrit boys took a few shots in the attempt to recuperate. In the end Pietro managed to score a goal, making it 1-1, and this was followed by a second goal from Giacomo. This goal ended the 1st period. 
he second and third period were used to protect the goal, the Ambrit boys focused on maintaining the score the way it was without risking it. The plan worked out and in the end Ambrit won 2-1.

Lazio 7-1 Napoli

An unstoppable Ricky led his team to an easy victory today, bagging five goals himself in a 7-1 win.
Jacopo scored the other two, taking advantage of the space in a Napoli team missing two players. Giacomo contributed to opening up the space too, with a lot of good passes and runs off the ball.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Edoardo 6, Riccardo 5, Jacopo 4, Giacomo 3, Andrea 2, Miguel 1

u11 ANSPI: Ambrit 3-1 Santos

It was one of those games: Ambrit were terrible early on, fell behind but then showed great character to come back and win the game against th team just ahead of them - for the moment (!) - in the table.
In the first period, Ambrit's passing was awful and, having given the ball away constantly, it was no surprise when Santos went 1-0 up. Indeed, it would have been 2-0 before the break had Adam not made a brilliant save.
The introduction of Alberto in the second period signalled a marked improvement and Tiago continued to batter the opposing defence on the right. Adam added his touch and intelligence to the mix and then he added another headed goal to put the sides level going into the third period.
Now it was Bertie's time to shine. He took over in attack and made a huge difference straight away, never giving the defenders a moment's rest and playing lots of good passes to companions. He capped it when Alberto played him through and he poked the ball past the goalkeeper: 2-1 to Ambrit!
Santos tried to get back into the game but Ambrit were now in charge. More pressure in midfield led to an Ambrit free kick and Alberto banged it home to seal the victory!
AMBRIT: Adam, Carlo, Leo, Pedro, Nicholas, Dylan, Vittorio, Alberto, Cameron, Bertie, Tiago

AMBRIT GIRLS CHAMPIONS!!!

Con un'ultima giornata "da urlo" l'Ambrit conquista la prima RISA League e si laurea campione 2018/2019!
Nonostante le assenze pesanti (Virginia, Malena ed Emma, tra le altre, senza dimenticare Gala, presente ma infortunata, che è venuta a dare supporto alle sue amiche!!!), l'Ambrit è costretta all'impresa di vincere tutte le partite, essendo indietro di due punti in classifica rispetto alle avversarie storiche della St. George's. Ecco il tabellino di questo splendido sabato mattina:

St. George's A - Marymount 2-1

Ambrit - St. George's B 2-0 (Annie (R) Michelle)
L'Ambrit inizia la giornata con poca grinta e zero determinazione: illusa di avere di fronte la squadra B di SGBIS, la squadra non ha le idee chiare e non riesce a segnare, nonostante le avversarie siano modeste. Il Mister prova soluzioni alternative, ma il punteggio non si sblocca, fino a quando un ingenuo fallo di mano regala un rigore all'Ambrit. Annie lo batte con la consueta freddezza e fa 1-0. Le cose iniziano a girare leggermente di più, ma l'atteggiamento è sempre un pochino svagato. A pochi minuti dalla fine Michelle raccoglie un suggerimento della stessa Annie e sigla il 2-0 con un bel diagonale.

Marymount - St. George's B 2-0

Ambrit - St. George's A 2-1 (Annie)
Il match clou della giornata non è roba per deboli di cuore: l'Ambrit entra in campo con atteggiamento diverso, le ragazze sono pronte a combattere e creano diversi pericoli, ma sul più bello subiscono una rete sfortunata, con la palla che s'insacca deviata proprio dalla nostra giocatrice migliore, Sofia. La reazione è immediata, viene fuori tutto il carattere della nostra bellissima squadra: Annie colpisce a centrocampo un pallone che vola in alto e s'infila sotto la traversa: 1-1. La partita rimane viva, ma le ragazze Ambrit non riescono a segnare. La vittoria è necessaria per superare le avversarie in classifica. Si arriva così all'ultimo minuto, quando l'Ambrit guadagna un corner: tutte le ragazze entrano in area avversaria, per l'ultima chance di guadagnare i tre punti. Annie si incarica di battere e lo fa in maniera splendida, con un tiro potente e basso, che rimbalza su una delle tante gambe avversarie e finisce in rete! Miracolo!

St. George's A - St. George's B 4-3

Ambrit - Marymount 2-1 (Annie, Flavia)
Per rimanere in testa all'Ambrit serve un'ultima vittoria, contro la formazione della Marymount (a nostro avviso, la più organizzata del torneo). Ma, sull'onda dell'entusiasmo, l'Ambrit domina in lungo e in largo, con un bellissimo gol di Annie e il raddoppio della piccola Flavia, brava a raccogliere l'assist di Annie e a cercare l'angolo opposto con un bel diagonale. Il Mister inserisce molti cambi e le avversarie tornano sotto, segnando il 2-1 e costringendo le nostre ragazze a soffrire fino al fischio finale.

L'Ambrit conquista 9 punti su 9 e si laurea campione di questa stagione!
Grazie a tutte le ragazze, ai genitori per l'entusiasmo e la partecipazione...

Ambrit Win u7 and u9 Soccer at St George's!

Ambrit completed a fantastic winning weekend as the u7 and u9 teams won their respective tournaments at St George's!

U9	U7
Yuchen MF	Max A
Mayla, G	Maverick MF
Aurelia D	Ashton MF
Alessandro A	Rowan MF
Adam D	Yuchen D
Oliver MF	Mostafa MF
Nicolas MF	Eveline D
Samy A
Rintaro D
Eva MF

What a weekend....

Friday 22nd: u11 Ambrit team beats Testaccio in ANSPI league
Saturday 23rd: Ambrit Girls win 2018-2019 u14 RISA league
Saturday 23rd: Ambrit u7 and u9 teams win SGBIS tournaments
Saturday 23rd: u13 Ambrit team beats Real Guadalupe in ANSPI league

Med Cup Practice

On Wednesday, Med Cup Boys will play against:

Joel

Edoardo, Lorenzo, Sam

Cristian, Paul, Guillermo

Dylan

Subs: Alex P, Pietro N, Filippo, Elias F

u13 ANSPI: Guadalupe 2-5 Ambrit

Ambrit faced Guadalupe for this important ANSPI match, with a double header against close rivals San Girolamo coming up next week. 
The first period started slowly with a few shots from Guadalupe, but with no result. Starting the 2nd period, Ambrit got a few shots in and, off a throw in/assist fromZach, Nikos managed to score. 
With an assist from Joel, Bernardo managed to score Ambrit’s second goal and the team started to loosen up. Bernardo scored again off another Nikos assist and then Bernardo returned the favour, setting up Nikos for Ambrit's fourth. 
Joel played in Will for Ambrit’s 5th goal and in the last period Guadalupe managed to put in 2 goals.

u11 ANSPI: Testaccio 3-5 Ambrit

Ambrit came through a tough test last Friday as they faced Testaccio in the hostile environment of Via Bodoni.
A flying start saw Alberto put the team 1-0 ahead off a Vittorio corner. Alberto followed up with a second, this time with his right foot but Testaccio pulled one back: 2-1.
Dylan restored the two goal cushion just before the break with an excellent run and shot.
The second period began with a Testaccio goal and it took a while for the team to settle down. Vittorio struck a fantastic free-kick but a defender on the line somehow kept it out. Three minutes later, Vittorio took a throw-in and Adam scored with a clever looping header over the goalkeeper. Carlo had another fantastic game in defence and almost scored with a fierce drive when the ball broke from a corner.
The pressure from the home side was relentless in the third period but Ambrit coped well and Cameron scored to relieve the pressure. Testaccio pulled one more back but Ambrit took the three points and remain in the top four!
AMBRIT: Jonah, Vittorio, Carlo, Dylan, Alberto, Cameron, Tiago, Leo, Adam

Fiorentina 0-0 Napoli

A well-organised Fiorentina frustrated Napoli today and held on for a well-deserved point. Anthony managed to fire lots of shots but those on target were capably dealt with by Virginia while Annie bossed the midfield. The best chance of the game fell to Anthony after a neat one-two with Andrea but Virginia did enough to put him off. Fiorentina had a chance to steal all three points at the end when Louis handled outside the area but Annie's shot was blocked.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Virginia 4, Annie 4, Anthony 3, Andrea 3, Selina 2, Massimo M 1, Sofia dM 1, Michelle 1, Ottaviano 1, Taki 1

u11 ANSPI: Ambrit 3-3 Vigna Pia Bianca

A roller-coaster ride of a match at Ambrit Stadium tonight with two sides who punched and counter-punched right to the end.
Ambrit terrible in the first period; half-tackles, no communication, no determination, no control, no thought. Vigna Pia deservedly went in 1-0 up. Only Dylan played well in this first period.
A different Ambrit came out for the second period. Pedro was majestic on the left; Carlo was like a lion again in defence and Vittorio was, as usual, everywhere. Tiago and Bertie pressured the defence. For a while though, it seemed that Ambrit would not score. Three times Vittorio shot and there times the goalkeeper made great saves. Vittorio banged in some great corners too and Bertie and Tiago should really have scored. But Ambrit did finally equalise when Pedro followed up a loose ball and banged it in. Minutes later, Tiago took a quick throw to Vittorio and his shot from distance put Ambrit ahead at the second interval, thanks also to some great saves from Jonah.
The third period was a tricky one for Ambrit. Vigna Pia stepped up the pace, equalised and then went ahead as the Ambrit defence and midfield stood off and gave them too much time to shoot. The referee then awarded them a penalty but, luckily, it was kicked wide. Then a last supreme effort allowed Alberto to get forward and score the equaliser and Ambrit finished the game on a high, looking for a late winner.
AMBRIT: Adam, Jonah, Nicholas, Vittorio, Carlo, Leo, Pedro, Dylan, Cameron, Bertie, Alberto, Tiago

Milan 2-0 Fiorentina

An enthralling game today between a disciplined and innovative Milan team and a hard-working Fiorentina. Milan dominated possession and created a lot of scoring chances. Tommy, current leader of the scoring charts, converted two of the chances but Virginia was superb in goal. She threw herself to the left, to the right, blocked high shots, blocked low shots and organised her defence. A masterful display of goalkeeping.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Virginia 6, Daniel 4, Tommy 4, Sofia 3, Alex P 2, Annie 2, Amelie 1

Ambrit Girls' Team at ROMA CUP

La squadre delle ragazze Ambrit ha partecipato al torneo ROMA CUP, dedicato a due delle vittime del terremoto di Amatrice, ottenendo un ottimo terzo posto tra i licei partecipanti. La competizione di calcio a 7 era strutturata con un girone all'italiana e poi le semifinali e la finale.
Benché i numeri fossero stretti (una sola riserva), l'Ambrit ha saputo combattere quasi ad armi pari, in alcuni casi dominando il gioco e vincendo, con squadre di ragazze più grandi fisicamente e tecnicamente. Vediamo la cronaca:

Ambrit - St. Stephen's B 1-0 (Annie)
L'esordio è praticamente perfetto, nonostante il brivido del ritardo di Virginia, che costringe l'Ambrit a schierare tra i pali la piccola Flavia. Passano due minuti e già le nostre ragazze vanno in vantaggio: fallo laterale di Annie per Noor, che restituisce il pallone indietro, lob delizioso del capitano e palla che scavalca il portiere e finisce in rete. La reazione del SSS non impensierisce la difesa, sempre molto attenta, con Malena praticamente dappertutto, con fisico e cuore. Annie avrebbe anche il pallone del raddoppio, ma finisce per incespicare sulla palla a pochi centimetri dalla linea di porta.

Ambrit - St. Stephen's A 0-4
Nella seconda partita l'Ambrit perde un po' il filo del gioco, troppo lasciato alle avversarie, che gestiscono palla e saltano facilmente il difensore. Il risultato non è importante, ma non è mai in discussione e il mister non se la prende più di tanto, perché la semifinale sembra già assicurata.
Da sottolineare la prova maiuscola di Virginia in porta, che respinge almeno altri 4-5 tiri uno contro uno con le attaccanti. Poco fortunate invece le folate offensive dell'Ambrit, che colpisce un palo con Annie.

Ambrit - St. George's 0-0
La terza partita del girone è contro una squadra tosta (che non a caso vincerà il torneo), eppure l'Ambrit gioca con attenzione e spirito combattivo, non concedendo nulla alle avversarie e mantenendo la porta inviolata. Poche le occasioni da rete, ben neutralizzate dal portiere (lo stesso che ha partecipato al torneo del Middle School? mmm....).

L'Ambrit, con 4 punti, si qualifica per la semifinale.
SF: Ambrit - St- George's 0-1
Di nuovo di fronte, Ambrit e St. George's lottano a viso aperto per un posto in finale. L'Ambrit è ben chiusa dietro, ma le avversarie premono e - su un bel triangolo che taglia fuori la nostra Selina - vanno in rete con un bolide sotto la traversa, che Virginia può solo toccare. Le nostre ragazze sono stanche e non riescono a reagire: si devono accontentare della finale per il terzo posto.

FINALE 3° POSTO: Ambrit - St. Stephen's B 1-0 (Noor)
Nella finale per il terzo posto l'Ambrit ritrova la formazione B del liceo St. Stephen's. Nonostante la fatica accumulata, l'Ambrit gioca bene e trova la vittoria con una bella azione di Annie sulla sinistra, un diagonale sul palo opposto che il portiere non trattiene e la palla viene spinta in rete da Noor. La difesa non soffre mai, e il punteggio rimane stabile fino alla fine dell'incontro.

Ottima prova di squadra per le ragazze che presto saranno impegnate nella Mediterranean Cup: Virginia una sicurezza, Emma determinata in difesa, Michelle e Vanessa abbastanza reattive quando chiamate in causa, Malena instancabile motorino tra difesa e centrocampo, Annie determinante in fase realizzativa. Noor e Selina, già solide e tecniche, possono ancora crescere nel modo di affrontare la partita e di essere determinanti per la squadra.

Casaletto 2-5 Ambrit

Ambrit faced Casaletto with great confidence and secured 2 goals in the first period. Mateo scored the first with a header from a throw in, followed by Nikos with a great shot to the left corner.  The second period saw Nikos and Mateo put in 2 more goals, leaving Casaletto frustrated, but the home team got their chance in the third period and pulled two goals back. Eric, playing in attack scored the final goal!

Lazio 2-1 Inter

With a full squad today, Lazio showed what might have been as they turned over an Inter team that has been winning recently.
Early exchanges produced no goals and Ricky's header was probably the best chance but it was well saved by Virginia, guesting in goal.
Virginia could do nothing about Jacopo's opener though when he followed up on a rebound to slot it into the bottom corner.
Lazio celebrations were short-lived: Inter equalised immediately from the kick-off when Paul bundled in Cristian's long ball.
The game's winner was struck by Mikel and Inter's search for an equaliser ran out of time.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Alex D 4, Mikel 3, Paul 3, Jacopo 3, Edoardo 2, Cristian 2,  Giorgio 2, Giacomo 1, Dylan 1, Ricky 1

Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City

Ancora una volta sfortunate le ragazze di Pep Guardiola, vittime di un banale errore quando la partita era saldamente in mano. Infatti il City, alla ricerca della prima vittoria stagionale, si è trovata di fronte un Arsenal dimezzato dalle assenze e dagli infortuni. Gea e compagne hanno iniziato a martellare le avversarie, usando il fisico e l'entusiasmo e trovando la rete con un ottimo tiro di Gaia, su servizio dalla bandierina. Nel secondo tempo l'ingresso di Alice e Raffaella nell'Arsenal ha dato una nuova spinta, ma difficilmente le Gunners avrebbero trovato il gol del pareggio se non fosse arrivato il regalo di un difensore - non meglio identificato - che ha preso la palla con le mani: rigore!
Noor dal dischetto ha mantenuto la calma e ha piazzato il tiro. Un punto ciascuno, ma... quanti rimpianti per il City, definitivamente estromesso dalla corsa alla finale.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS:
Gaia 3, Noor 2, Alice 2, Gala 2, Ameli 2, Sofia DM 2, Clio 1, Naomi 1, Sarah 1.

u11 ANSPI: CRIS 5-1 Ambrit

With some key players missing and with no substitutes to call on, Ambrit were overwhelmed by the home side in Saturday's encounter against CRIS, who have now won all 13 matches played so far this season.
Down 3-0 at the first interval and 5-0 at the second interval, Ambrit's team was still capable of digging deep and finding the reserves and the will to 'win' the last period 1-0 with a goal from Pedro. Bravi!
AMBRIT: Adam, Vittorio, Carlo, Pedro, Nicholas, Alberto, Tiago

Inter 0-0 Roma

An absorbing game today and a rare scoreless draw that sees both teams reasonably sure to qualify.
Very few goalmouth incidents - a long shot just over from Cristian, a good Michelangelo save from Michele, a long shot from Pietro.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Lorenzo 3, Cristian 2, Guillermo 2, Paul 2, Michele 2, Alex D 2, Pietro 2, Filippo 2, Dylan 1, Elias F 1, Giorgio 1, Marco 1

u13 ANSPI: Real Muratella 5-6 Ambrit

In an exciting match tonight Ambrit went ahead early, found themselves pulled back to level scores near the end and were rescued in the last minute by Taki!
In the first period, goals were raining down. Pietro put Giacomo in for the first; Ludo put Tommy in for the second; Muratella pulled one back and then Giacomo made it 3-1. Giacomo went close with a header and then missed a chance in front of the goalkeeper before Pietro - today's Man of the Match by a country mile - put the team 4-1 up with Goal of the Month: a perfectly struck shot from 25 meters out that flew into the top corner!
In the second period, Muratella scored earlier but then Tommy put Giacomo in for the fifth goal and it looked like the Ambrit boys were cruising again at 5-2. But that became 5-3 and the team was tired heading into period 3.
Muratella scored again to make it 5-4 and the team now looked nervous. Muratella continued to attack and, when the ball fell to their right-sided midfielder, he banged it home to make it 5-5 amid wild celebrations.
But Ambrit continued to attack and continued to believe they could win. Tommy won a corner and took it himself, a well-struck ball to the far post... and arriving like a speeding train at the far post was Taki, who made no mistake and bundled the ball over the line for a hard-fought victory!
AMBRIT: Bernardo, Elias, Ludovico, Giorgio, Joel, Pietro, Tommaso, Giacomo, Taki

Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City

La stagione del Manchester City continua ad essere un incubo: anche oggi, nonostante il diverso atteggiamento e la ritrovata presenza di Gaia, la squadra non ha saputo creare occasioni nitide da gol, anche per merito di un'attenta difesa delle Reds, coordinata da capitan Emma. Come se non bastasse, a pochi minuti dalla fine un tocco di mano ha costretto l'arbitro Corcoran - sempre molto vicino all'azione di gioco - a consultare la VAR e a concedere un penalty, trasformato da Selina.
Il Liverpool si porta così a una lunghezza in classifica dal Chelsea, ma con una partita in meno.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS:
Emma 3, Eleonora 3, Selina 2, Naomi 2, Sofia DM 1, Gaia 1, Carol 1, Clio 1.

Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal

Il Chelsea conquista i 3 punti ai danni dell'Arsenal, con rete di Michelle su assist di Virginia.
Non ricordo molto in più...sorry. I punti sono stati attribuiti da Mr. Corcoran e Mr. Leavy

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS:
Michelle 4, Sarah 3, Noor 3, Yutong 2, Annie 2, Millie 2, Ameli 1, Virginia 1.