Autumn Homeroom Championship

 

Welcome back!

Another season coming up, packed with matches for everyone… against other schools, in the the ACLI leagues, at the Mediterranean Cup in April (football) and May (Basketball and Volleyball) and, of course, in the traditional Autumn and Spring Intramurals.

And, before all that, we begin with...

The Autumn Homeroom Championship

G8 teams play with 7 players on the pitch ( no more than 4 boys)

G7 teams play with 8 players on the pitch ( no more than 5 boys)

G6 teams play with 9 players on the pitch ( no more than 6 boys)

Wed 06 Sep 8V - 8S
Thu 07 Sep 7C - 7D
Fri 08 Sep 6B - 6A

Wed 13 Sep 8V - 8Z
Thu 14 Sep 7C - 7R
Fri 15 Sep 6B - 6T

Wed 20 Sep 8S - 8Z
Thu 21 Sep 7R - 7D
Fri 22 Sep 6A - 6T

Wed 27 Sep SF1 8 Winner VS 6 Winner
Thu 28 Sep SF2 8 Runner-up VS 7 Winner
Fri 29 Sep FINAL

Team	Points
8S
8V
8Z
Team	Points
7C
7R
7D
Team	Points
6A
6B
6T

Teachers 1-1 Grade 8

 After yesterday's debacle, the teachers plunged into the transfer market and fielded a much stronger side today. They began the match confidently, passing the ball well and looking for an opening. Their goal finally came from a corner, Mr. Piccolo chipping a corner onto the head of Mr Max. 

But now the momentum began to swing as the students rotated their team and the teachers were visbly tiring. Vittorio almost equalised with a photocopy of the teachers' goal, but Mr Alessandro made a spectacular one-handed save. He was helpless 5' later though when Vittorio played Antonio in, and Anto made no mistake with a strong left-footed shot. The students then almost pulled off a historic win, but Adam saw his far-post header drift agonisingly wide.

LYON 2-0 AS ROMA

 Una partita in equilibrio fino alla fine, quando un guizzo di Lavinia ha sbloccato il risultato, ribadito dalla rete all'ultimo secondo di Ella.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Ella 3, Lavinia 2, Irene 2, Bianca P 2, Margherita 1, Sara P 1, Clotilde 1, Azzurra 1,  Alessia 1.

Chelsea 3-0 Arsenal

Un match senza storia, anche se le due squadre si sono fronteggiate con coraggio.

La solidità del Chelsea nella zona di centrocampo e attacco ha fatto la differenza.

Di Martina e Aurora (2) le reti.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS:

Aurora 4, Martina 2, Erica 2, Naila 1, Marina 2, Alessandra 2.

Intramural Champions 3-1 Teachers

 With half the team out injured, the Teachers faced the students today with an inexperienced line-up and they suffered the consequences. Lorenzo did fire the Teachers into a first-period lead but Tommaso's assist set Marco up for an equaliser soon after. The game was even; the Teachers dominated possession and played better football but the final ball lacked precision. The students took advantage, going ahead when Marco played in Tommaso and stretching their lead when Tommaso scored again.

ACLI Final: Serafico 5 - 3 Ambrit

 For the second year running, Ambrit made it all the way to the final of the ACLI Champions Cup but, alas, they had to settle for second place this year. It all started well though, Lorenzo scoring after only 20 seconds. Ambrit then created a few more half-chances but Serafico played their way back into the game and equalised after 16'; their no.11 got to the by-line, crossed and the ball went on off Dylan. Cameron made a couple of good saves then but Serafico went ahead just before half-time. A harmless shot was deflected into the middle of the penalty area and Serafico reacted quickly as Ambrit's players merely looked on.

Serafico fired home two bullets early in the second half and they also hit the bar to leave Ambrit 4-1 down and looking a little pumch-drunk. But they dug deep and came back at their opponents. Emilio scored with a header at the far post and Giorgio blasted home a free kick to make it 4-3 and it looked like Ambrit might yet take the tie to a penalty shoot-out. But Serafico woke up again and made their physical advantage count with two late goals.

AOSR tournament: Ambrit Boys Champions again!

 Ambrit took three teams to the AOSR event at Campo Gentili and, for the second year running, the Boys team won all of their games.

Here are all of the days results

Ambrit A 3-1 SGBIS (scorers: Marco 2, Antonio A)

Marco rifled home the opener and then supplied the assist for Marco; Marco scored again off Emilio assist.

Ambrit A 5-10 Ambrit B (scorers: Marco 3, Vittorio, Hugo)

Marco's hat-trick included a left-foot drive, a header and a spectacular bicycle kick!

Ambrit A 2-0 Acorn (scorers: Hugo, Antonio A)

Didn't play well in this one; the team looked tired but the energy of Hugo and Vittorio carried them home and Hugo and Anto scored)

Ambrit A 6-1 AOSR (scorers: Marco, Antonio A 2, Emilio 2, Hugo)

A decisive win in their final match sealed the title and six goals were enough so that the Doctor's penalty miss was irrelevant!

Ambrit B 1 - 0 Acorn (Antonio F)

Antonio was qiuckest to react when Leopoldo's shot was saved.

Ambrit B 1 - 3 AOSR (Tommaso)

Ambrit B 0 - 3 SGBIS

Ambrit Girls 1 - 4 AOSR

Ambrit Girls 1 - 4 SGBIS

Students versus Teachers

 Students team for Thursday - IM winners versus teachers

PERIOD 1

Goalkeeper Ryan

Defence Ziyi, Aditi, Carlo C  

Midfield Carlo T, Nicola, Costanza

Attack Marco, Ashton 

PERIOD 2

Goalkeeper Aurora A

Defence Remi, Vittoria, Carlo T   

Midfield Martina, Naila, Hugo

Attack Tommaso, Aurora R

PERIOD 3

Goalkeeper Ryan

Defence Carlo C, Rex, Erica 

Midfield Hugo, Costanza, Martina 

Attack Marco, Aurora R 

Students team for Friday - Grade 8 versus teachers

PERIOD 1

Goalkeeper Patrick

Defence Giulio, Leo, Clara  

Midfield Oliver, Tiago, Sara

Attack Gianmarco

PERIOD 2

Goalkeeper Alessia

Defence Vittorio, Louis, Lubiana   

Midfield Bianca, Emilio, Adam

Attack Alessandro

PERIOD 3

Goalkeeper Patrick

Defence Matteo, Michael, Annika, Sofia 

Midfield Anto, Ella, Irene 

Attack Adriano

GIRLS' FINAL: Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal

 This was a fitting match for a final: end-to-end football and total commitment to keep a capacity crowd entertained. Aurora scored the game's only goal just before half-time, when a well-timed pass from midfield released her through the centre of the Arsenal defence and she drilled the ball home ruthlessly past Freydis in goal. In the second half Arsenal might have scored twice, on both occasions Chelsea clearing the ball away desperately after goalmouth scrambles where shots were blocked, re-taken and re-blocked. Arsenal had strong penalty claims in the middle of one of these scrambles but referee Corcoran was unmoved and VAR did not intervene. Sara then had another chance to equalise but Aurora pulled off a miraculous save from point-blank range. 

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Costanza 4, Sara M 4, Aurora R 4, Aurora A 3, Alessandra 3, Naila 3, Martina 2, Annika 1

BOYS FINAL - Liverpool 1 - 3 Real Madrid

 Liverpool were looking to repeat their semi-final tactics: park the bus and look for a goal off the long ball. But Real Madrid had Carlo in defence and he mopped up all the long balls before they could cause any danger. Up front, a shrewd tactical variation saw Tommaso leading the line, with Marco and Hugo on the flanks just behind and it worked like a dream. Tommaso won lots of ball and he released Marco for the first goal, the big No. 9 beating Patrick to the ball. Marco turned provider for goal 2, setting up Hugo on the left and Tommaso slotted home a third, breaking quickly after a Liverpool free kick. Liverpool rallied towards the end and Gianmarco lit a candle of hope with a well-taken goal. The reds then almost nabbed a second but Lorenzo's shot was cleared off the line. A lot of good individual performances from both teams today.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Carlo T 3, Tommaso M 3, Marco 2, Hugo 2, Nicola 2, Kevin 2, Patrick 2, Gianmarco 2, Lorenzo 2, Louis 1, Ryan 1, Christian 1, Nicholas 1,  

Boys' Intramural, 3rd Place final: Ajax 1 - Man City 6

 The game was balanced for the first period and for some of the second period but City's relentless possession slowly wore down their opponents and opened up the scoring chances. Rocco took advantage. Five times! Dani grabbed the other goal and Tiago scored for Ajax.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Rocco 4, Giovanni 4, Daniele 3, Tiago 2, Giulio 2, Adriano C 2, Antonio 1, Emilio 1, Gabriele 1, Aron 1

Boys Semi-Final: Ajax 1 - 2 Liverpool

 Klopp did it again today. With his team one goal down (and it could have been three, were it not for Patrick's saves) thanks to a sloppy own-goal, he managed to motivate his team to come back from the dead and win this exciting match. Kevin was the motor in midfield for the first goal and Lorenzo then took over, forcing his way past three defenders to blast home the equaliser. The two of them combined again a few minutes later and, this time, it was Kevin who found himself with a chance to shoot. And he did. And he scored. And Liverpool march on.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Lorenzo 5, Kevin 4, Patrick 4, Alessandro 2, Christian 2, Louis 2, Adriano C 1, Gianmarco 1

ACLI Champions League SF, second leg: Nomen 3-3 Ambrit

 A draw today, yes; but after a 6-1 win in the first leg, this was more than enough to secure Ambrit's place in the final for a second year running. With no Trym and no Ale, Dylan started today in goal and he did a fine job for the first half, a first half that saw Giorgio score twice and Nomen once. It was also a first half that saw Antonio play his best game of the season so far, winning lots of ball up front and laying it off into good positions time and time again. It was also a first half that saw Oliver strike the post with a cracking long range effort: pity it didn't go in - Oliver deserved a goal today. 

Vittorio played in goal for most of the second half and kept a clean sheet. Antonio went in and made some good saves but Nomen did equalise. No problem, Vittorio scored to put Ambrit back ahead. Nomen did equalise again but qualification for the final was never in doubt. Emilio almost sealed it with a fourth goal but, like Oliver earlier, he saw his shot come back off the post.

AMBRIT: Dylan, Vittorio, Cameron, Kevin, Emilio, Giorgio, Oliver, Antonio, Nicholas.

ACLI Champions League semi-final, 1st leg: AMBRIT 6-1 Nomen

 Nomen came into today's game with a season-long unbeaten record... but that didn't last long against a concentrated Ambrit side today. A slick passing move from Carlo to Cameron to Giorgio and Giorgio thundered home the shot to leave the visitors 0-1 down and unsettled. Giorgio made it 2-0 with a fiercely-struck free kick from the left and Cameron scored a third when Vittorio's pass found Hugo and he sent it on to Cameron. Giorgio completed a first half hat-trick off Carlo's assist and Hugo completed a first-half rout with a well-timed fifth goal - just as the visitors were threatening to come back - just before the break.

In the second half Antonio, Trym, Daniel, Oliver and Emilio all came in and Ambrit continued to look in control. But Nomen did now have a bit more possession and Ambrit began to look a bit ragged as the half wore on. Nomen almost scored when their No. 12 rose to place a good header that looked a goal all the way, but Ale scrambled to the post and somehow kept the ball out. Nomen did pull a goal back and things might have begun to unravel, but Cameron latched onto an Emilio pass and the sixth goal settled the team again. 

Manchester City 1 - 4 Real Madrid

A first period without clear chances and then Real almost took the lead in period 2, but Aron made a great save off a Marco shot. But Carlo was following up and scored. In period 3, an almost exact replica: Aron saved again, this time off a Carlo shot and Hugo followed up to score. Rocco pulled one back for City but their play lacked cohesion and it was no surprise when Marco headed Real back into a two goal lead and Tommaso sealed the win with a brave tap-in at the second post.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Aron 4, Carlo T 4, Rocco 3, Hugo 3, Tommaso 2, Marco 2, Gabriele 1, Giovanni Z 1 

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ACLI: Champions Cup QF, 2nd leg: AMBRIT 2-2 Fortitudo (9-2 on aggregate)

 After last week's heavy defeat, Fortitudo turned up today with a bit of an attitude and they finished the game with three yellow cards and one red. Ambrit's players, on the other hand, received the referee's compliments for their behaviour and for their continued attempts to play good football.

The visitors took the lead after 12 minutes and the game was delicately poised: another goal might have unsettled the hosts but Hugo settled things down with an equaliser just before half-time. Fortitude went ahead again in the second-half... Ale calmly shepherding the ball wide, except it didn't go wide - it went in!😂

Ale made up for it soon after with an astounding double save and Lorenzo leveled the score again, calmly controlling an awkward pass before rounding his man and beating the goalkeeper with a shot just inside the post. 

CALENDAR

Wed 24 May: Real Madrid vs Manchester City    Boys' Semi final 1

Thu 25 May: Chelsea vs Roma

Fri 26 May: Ajax vs Liverpool    Boys' Semi final 2

Wed 31 May: Boys' Third place final

Thu 01 June: GIRLS' FINAL

Wed 07 June: BOYS' FINAL

Thu 08 June: TEACHERS vs INTRAMURAL CHAMPIONS

Fri 09 June: TEACHERS vs GRADE 8

Liverpool 1-1 Real Madrid

 A very entertaining game! Real attacked well all through the first half but Patrick pulled off some exceptional saves, including a miraculous double stop from point-blank range. But Real did score in the when one of Hugo's mazy dribbles ended with a pass to Marco and his powerful shot was unstoppable. Patrick came out now to try to save a point and, in the end, he did: finding space on the edge of the penalty area, he placed a shot into the corner and then went back into goal to protect the lead!

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Patrick 5, Kevin 3, Carlo T 3, Hugo 3, Marco 3, Gianmarco 1, Christian 1, Remy 1, Carlo C 1

Atletico 2-2 PSG

 A determined PSG grabbed their first point of the season and might easily have won the game. Aurora was alert when a chance came her way half-way through the first half and she rolled the ball confidently into the empty net. A good passing move from Atletico though found Jacopo in a good position and he equalised. In the second half, the girls went ahead again when an Aurora shot was saved but Bianca was on hand to force the rebound in. But the boys came back to level the scores again, this time Francesco adding the final touch.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Jacopo 3, Irene 3, Bianca 3, Aurora 3, Freydis 2, Antonio 2, Sara 1, Antoine 1, Joshua 1, Francesco 1, Matteo 1

Real Madrid 4-2 Ajax

 After drawing with Man City last night in the Champions League, Real turned up today with a few new names and ran into an early lead. In the first period, Marco blasted in an unstoppable shot and might have scored again but Trym saved well. Three goals were added in the second half (Marco, Nicola 2) and Ajax were struggling but a soft penalty awarded against Hugo gave Adriano the chance to bring his team back into the game. He scored; 4-1. Reinvigorated, Ajax threw themselves into attack and Diego scored a second but time ran out and Real take the three points.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Carlo T 3, Marco 2, Adriano M 2, Hugo 2, Nicola 2, Trym 2, Emilio 1, Carlo C 1, Tiago 1, Tommaso 1, Antonio F 1, Diego 1, Adriano C 1, Remy 1

ACLI: Champions League QF - Fortitude 0-7 Ambrit

 Strange to say, but this was an evenly and fiercely contested tie! The big score difference is explained by Ambrit's solid defending, solid goalkeeping and some clinical finishing. Hugo had another great game: he played in Lorenzo for goal number 1. Vittorio played in midfield today and he totally confounded the opposition; it was his corner, converted by Dylan, that led to 2-0 before half time.

Kevin and Oliver, after two great first half performances, made way for Nicholas and Antonio at half time and the two newcomers settled in immediately, quickly taking control of the left wing for Ambrit. Another precise long ball from Ale put Lorenzo through; he was fouled as he went around the goalkeeper and Lorenzo himself scored from the spot and then completed his hat-trick shortly afterwards with a shot from outside the penalty area. Hugo scored the fifth and then Dylan scored a jewel of a goal: moving onto Vittorio's outswinging corner from the right, he caught the ball perfectly on the volley and rifled it into the top corner! The scoreline was completed by Antonio.

Liverpool 1-2 Man City

 Today we saw an ugly game with some beautiful goals. Rocco opened the scoring in the first period when a burst of speed took him clear on the left and he managed to squeeze his hot into the corner. Gianmarco had a chance to equalise in the second period but Giovanni was out quick to smother the shot. Rocco struck again in period 3, this time turning on the edge of the penalty are to unleash an accurate shot into the far corner. Patrick put Lorenzo through on the right near the end and Lorenzo scored with a confident shot, but time ran out and City win again.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Rocco 6, Gabriele 2, Lorenzo 2, Giovanni 2, Daniele 2, Kevin 2, Patrick 2, Christian 1, Gianmarco 1, Matteo 1 

Salzburg 5-0 PSG

 Salzburg today got a chance to vent a season's frustrations and they seized on that chance with glee. The three-touch rule suited them and they played neat, thoughtful football with two goals each from Oliver, Adam and Leopoldo and one from Leo. 

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Oliver 5, Leo 4, Adam 3, Leopoldo 2, Sam 1, Tommaso 1, Michael 1, Lubiana 1, Freydis 1, Lavinia 1, Ella 1

ACLI League: Ambrit 1-0 S. Catarina

 Ambrit got back on the winning trail today with a narrow victory over a much-improved team from S. Catarina. The hosts might have scored an early goal in either half, Alberto lifting an early opportunity over the bar in the first half, Lorenzo doing the same at the start of the second period. The visitors came close to an early goal in the first half too, their no. 15 rattling the crossbar with a well-taken free kick.

Ambrit finally scored when Lorenzo invented a clever strike from a free kick on the left, his low shot into the corner taking the keeper by surprise. Another good game from Kevin, Carlo and Dylan in defence.

TEAM: Cameron, Dylan, Kevin, Carlo, Emilio, Alberto, Nicolas, Lorenzo, Antonio