Ambrit 98 wins Gazzetta Cup Qualifying tournament!

Congratulations to the Grade 7 team who won the Gazzetta Cup qualifying tournament at Tor Sapienza on Sunday afternoon (28 May) after a nail-biting penalty shoot-out finish in the final.

They will now go on to contest the regional finals on Sunday June 19th.

RESULTS & SCORERS:

Folgore 0-1 Ambrit (F. Sciotti)

Buonarotti 0-3 Ambrit (F. Gallo, F. Sciotti, L. Gallo)

Santa Gemma 1-0 Ambrit

Tor Sapienza 1-4 Ambrit (M. Suschetet, F. Gallo, F. Sciotti, L. Gallo)

FINAL:

Santa Gemma 0-0 Ambrit, 1-3 after penalties (F. Gallo, F. Sciotti, O. Coffa; nice save Max but terrible penalty!)

TEAM: Max, Alex H, Leo, Ludo, Oliver, Francesco G, Francesco S.

http://www.gazzettacup.it/

Ambrit Teachers (M) 3-2 Turkey

Turkey, attempting to become the first team to complete the arduous Intramural/teachers' Challenge double, clawed their way back into the game fro two goals behind but fell victim to a Calento (snr) strike with just two minutes to play.

Always dangerous, the Turks nonetheless fell behind in the first half when Calento turned in a pass from Nardi.

In the second half, Nardi continued to stamp his authority on the game and crowned a fine performance with an unstoppable shot from the right.

Relaxing, the teachers now gave too much room to Turkey's dangerous attack and Hoffmann took full advantage. Gallo (F) then put him through again and Jakob brought his official goals tally for the year to 74.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Francesco Gallo

ALL STAR GAME: Red Team 0-1 Blue Team

After an entertaining game which celebrated the Best Players in the recent Intramural, the game was decided by a single goal scored in the last minute by Leo.

As you would expect, there were numerous good performances and many candidates for Player of the Match.

Darien was as busy as usual in midfield and Camilla too. Aurora, in the first half, played some lovely, measured football. Francesco G was dynamic and creative and Max was his team's engine but the award goes to Line who played in defence and was excellent.

FINAL: 6C 3-3 8T (4-6 after penalties)

Buoyed up by their semi-final victory over the other grade 8 team, 6C tore into 8T from the start and took a two-goal lead into the second half, a lead that could have been bigger if Darien hadn't been everywhere to tackle, block and save.

The opening goal came from Camilla, a snapshot from way out on the right which took an unsighted Enrico by surprise. The second goal was turned in by Simone after Andrea supplied him with a pinpoint cross. And 6C could have scored a few more, thanks mainly to Player of the Match Julia who was outstanding in midfield.

8T got back into the match quickly in the second half; Marco scored with a long shot and Jakob dribbled three players and then shot home to equalise. Marco put 8T into the lead and all seemed lost for the sixth graders but then Camilla pulled another rabbit out of her capacious hat. Pouncing hungrily on a loose ball, she whacked it with all her might and watched anxiously as it beat Enrico at the near post: 3-3!
6C finished the match strongly; 8T held on for a penalty shoot out which they won with successful penalties from Jakob, Elif, Jade and Marco against 6C's only scoring kick from Simone.

ALL STAR MATCH

Next Tuesday (17 May), there will be an ALL STAR MATCH between two teams made up of the EIGHT BOYS who scored most points in the Player of the Match table and the EIGHT GIRLS from their table.

The teams are as follows:

RED team: Rocco, Darien, Matteo, David, Aurora, Julia, Camilla, Line/Clara/Allegra

BLUE team: Francesco G, Max, Leo, Miki/Emilio, Carlotta, Emma Z, Daria, Joanna/Cyrielle

6C 1-1 8G (3-2 after penalties)

When Matteo Toti scored an early goal, 8G's passage to the final looked assured and there was no hint of the drama to come.

8G continued to dominate the first half but they failed to turn possession into goals. 6C re-organised at half time. Emilio continued to shadow Matteo; Julia and Camilla continued to patrol the midfield, interrupting 8G's play and supplying ball to Andrea. Andrea was now getting forward and, together with Firat, was causing problems to the 8G defense. When Firat received a ball on the right and beat a player, he could have passed to Andrea, Player of the Match Camilla or Julia but he tried to do to much and lost the ball.

But he made up for it later. Following a (controversial) corner kick, Firat received the ball on the edge of the area and blasted a shot past Marco S in goal to take the game into a penalty shoot-out.

Luke saved two penalties, Joanna and Matteo hit the post/bar; Andrea and Firat's goals were enough to bring 6C into the final.

7F 3-3 8T

7F raced into a seemingly unassailable 3-0 lead only to see it disappear when Jakob's long-range goal was deflected past the goalkeeper with the last touch of the game.

Aurora scored the first goal when Max's shot ricocheted off the post, off Darien and then off Aurora. Alex struck the bar shortly afterwards and Francesco S made it 2-0 before half time.

Jakob hit a post early in the second half but Ludo put 7F 3-0 ahead. Francesco pulled one back, then another and then 8T equalised.

7F should have won the game, deserved to win it and almost did. Everyone on their team played well but Player of the Match was Robin. 

6C 2 - 0 6D

La 6C è la prima (e unica) 6 grade a qualificarsi per la semifinale del class tournament. Dopo aver fallito il colpaccio contro la 7F, e anche grazie a questa fortunata "seconda chance", la classe di Mr. Corcoran ieri è scesa in campo con la determinazione e la compattezza necessarie per portare a casa la qualificazione. Il gol "a freddo" di Simone al primo minuto ha poi spianato la strada verso l'impresa: la classe di Ms. Duranti ha potuto opporre poca resistenza, con buone prestazioni individuali della difesa (in particolare Jake, Danilo, David e soprattutto Lavinia tra i pali). Quasi allo scadere la 6C ha raddoppiato con una conclusione in mischia di Emilio.

Il secondo tempo ha vissuto lo stesso schema del primo: assedio alla porta protetta egregiamente da Lavinia, con numerose conclusioni di Simone, Julia and co. Vana e frustrata la reazione della 6D, che ha avuto poche occasioni e non ha saputo sfruttarle.

Players of the Match: Simone e Lavinia.

7DT 0-1 8G

A close match with few chances was resolved in the last minute when Rocco pounced on a loose ball and slammed it past Ale dB.

A tough way to go out of the tournament for 7DT, who even supplied the Player of the Match, Olivia.

8T 3-2 6S

After an early chance had fallen to Luca Cerri, it was Dariush who opened the scoring. Accelerating away from three defenders, he flashed a low shot past James into the corner.

Allegra equalized almost immediately, with a dreath-taking shot that arced high over the despairing fingers of Enrico.

Dariush tried to strike back immediately in a move that was almost a replica of the first goal but this time the ball thundered back off the bar. Then Antoine struck the bar at the other end and Mattia hit the post with a well-timed header: 8T were on the rack!

But then a silly mistake in defense gifted a throw in to 8T and Marco T put the 8th graders ahead.

Jakob and Francesco combined well early in the second half and, when Francesco scored, it seemed that the 6th graders might crumble. But that would have been to reckon without Player of the Match Allegra. With spirit, determination and energy, Allegra fought for every ball, brought her team mates into the game and then scored another goal to leave the outcome in the balance until the last second.

6C 1-1 7F (3-4 after penalties)

An exciting game was lit up by an outstanding goal from Francesco Sciotti. As the ball came over his left shoulder, he angled his body to the right and volleyed the ball in mid-air with his left foot past a helpless Luke who didn't have time to react.

However 6C equalized immediately with a long shot from Simone, straight from the re-start.

Good defending from both teams - especially from Max and from Player of the Match Luke - kept the score to 1-1 and Beatrice's winning kick sent 7F through to the semi-finals and 6C to a play-off against 6D.

Homeroom Tournament

Mon 02 May

QF1: 6C vs 7F

Tue 03 May

QF2: 8T vs 6S

Wed 04 May

QF3: 8G vs 7DT

Thu 05 May

QF4: 6D vs Loser QF1

Tue 10 May

SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF2

Wed 11 May

SF2: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF4

Thu 12 May

F I N A L

GIRLS FINAL: Peru 0-1 Brazil

Under constant pressure from first to last, Brazil snatched a goal late in the first half and clung tenaciously to the lead right to the final whistle.

In the first half, Camilla was all over the pitch winning balls, tackling, shooting and combining with Carlotta and Julia... but all to no avail. Camilla's shots, and Julia's and Carlotta's, all finished wide or high or blocked.

At the other end, Joanna never stopped running either and, with just two minutes of the first half to play, she sent a pass to Line and her left-footed cross shot got past Hannah and finished in the back of the net.

In the second half, Peru kept up the pressure but their play was more and more disjointed. Asia, Beatrice, Saskia and Aurora formed an impenetrable shield in front of Lavinia and Brazil held off for a famous victory.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Lavinia 4, Joanna 4, Julia 4, Beatrice 2, Aurora 2, Line 2, Saskia 1, Asia 1, Carlotta 1

BOYS' FINAL: Turkey 3-0 Italy

In-form Turkey roasted the opposition in the second half of today's final after Italy had been reduced to ten men when Dariush hobbled off with a knee injury.

The first half finished scoreless, with Francesco Gallo providing the main threat on goal. The second half began evenly also but then Arpit's cynical foul on Dariush changed the course of the game. Turkey, already showing a tactical superiority, held their shape and made the extra man count. When referee Corcoran awarded a corner amid Borghese's protests, Francesco laid it back to Firat and his well-struck shot found the corner of the net.

The Turks continued to press and Jakob scored the second, confirming him as the tournament's Top Scorer (18 goals), especially after he added yet another with the last kick of the game off another Firat shot.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Darien 5, Emre 4, Gregory 4, Francesco G 2, Feirat 2, Arpit 2, Jakob 1, Kei 1.

Argentina 1 - 0 Uruguay

Stesso risultato dell'andata, con l'Argentina che sconfigge l'Uruguay di misura e chiude il torneo al terzo, onorevole, posto. La squadra guidata da Clara non dilaga, per merito dell'ottima prova in porta di EmmaH (Player of the Match), che blocca la gran parte delle conclusioni a rete delle argentine e in particolare della sua omonima EmmaZ, di nuovo tra le migliori in campo.

Da segnalare anche un'altra buona prestazione di Cyrielle, ormai un pilastro difensivo della squadra capitanata da Karlin. Gol partita di Allegra, bellissimo!

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Emma H 10, Emma Z 5, Cyrielle 4, Clara 2.

Perù 4 - 2 Argentina

Bella partita, tra due squadre ben organizzate e combattive. Lo squadrone peruviano parte forte e va a segno con Camilla (Player of the Match), che su azione da calcio d'angolo colpisce il palo ed è la prima a cogliere la ribattuta e a metterla dentro. Ancora Camilla sigla il raddoppio con un bel destro non trattenuto dal portiere. L'Argentina prova una reazione, potendo contare sugli ottimi movimenti di Emma e Allegra a centrocampo, e accorcia le distanze con Allegra ed Emma Z.

Nel secondo tempo la musica non cambia: ancora le argentine a combattere con tutte le loro forze, ma ancora le peruviane a infilare la palla in rete; prima con Carlotta e poi con Camilla, che firma la sua personale tripletta e ipoteca il titolo di bomber del campionato. Solida la prestazione del capitano Vittoria, che sostiene con entusiasmo e bravura la sua corazzata dall'inizio del torneo.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Camilla 9, Emma Z 8, Vittoria C 2, Allegra 1, Hannah 1.

BOYS SEMI FINAL: Turkey 6-1 Greece

Turkey's triumphant march through the latter stages of the tournament saw them sweep aside the challenge of Greece and set up a mouth-watering final against Italy.
Jakob opened the scoring when a high pas from Emre fooled Danilo and he added a second following misses by Luca dV (wide) and Max (over). Firat made it 3-0 and than Luca dV pulled one back with a tap-in but Jakoob restored the 2-goal advantage when he got the final touch aon a Firat shot.
Jakob (again) and Grancesco G rounded off the Turks' scoring.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Max 5, Mattia 4, Darien 4, Jakob 2, Francesco G 2, Gregory 2, Andrea 1, Firat 1

Ambrit Boys Triumph at Marymount Tournament

Marymount held a soccer tournament for boys on Saturday and Ambrit revved up their preparations for next week's Mediterranean Cup in Lake Garda by coming away with First Place in both the Grade 7/8 AND the Grade 5/6 categories!

GRADE 7 and GRADE 8

The Grade 8 team, eventual winners of the tournament, were clearly superior to their rivals. In each of their four games, they hit a purple patch where their passes were early, crisp, simple and surgically precise, opening up their opponents time and again. Majestically orchestrated by Marco T in midfield, with Dariush and Francesco tireless and inventive and Jakob always dangerous. The defense was solid (Ale Z, Gregorio S, Ale B), Enrico came back into form at just the right moment and Darien was an ace up the sleeve. Comprehensive victories over Marymount (4-0; all goals from Jacob) and Rome International (3-1; Marco T, Dariush, Jakob) set them up for a semi-final against New School (4-2; Francesco T 2, Marco T 2). In the final, an improving Marymount twice came from behind (equalizing two strikes from Jakob) to take the game into extra time. A rapidly tiring Ambrit faced the prospect of a penalty shoot out until Dariush lashed a powerful shot passed Marymount's excellent goalkeeper to wrap up a wonderful victory for Ambrit.

The Grade 7 team drew 2-2 with Rome Int (Francesco Gallo, Francesco Sciotti) and beat New School 1-0 (Oliver) but lost out in their semi-final to Marymount. A big thanks to Carlotta who helped out when needed and was particularly valuable against New School.
GRADE 6
A fantastic result due to some great football and some astute coaching from Kåre Pugerup (thanks a million for the help; your contract is in the post!)
Results:
Ambrit 3-1 St Dominique (Luca dV, Antoine, Emilio)
Ambrit 0-2 New School
SEMI FINAL
Ambrit 1-1 St Dominique (Antoine)
Ambrit won 3-2 on penalties (some great saves from James!)
FINAL
Ambrit 2-0 New School (Firat 2)

Brazil 2 - 2 Perù

Un Match vibrante che lascia grande attesa per la finalissima di quest'anno: Perù e Brasile, infatti, rispettivamente prima e seconda nel torneo, saranno le squadre che si affronteranno nella finale!
Il Brasile inizia fortissimo, con determinazione e concentrazione, arrivando al meritato vantaggio con un tiro deviato di Line (oggi Player of the Match), che sorprende l'incolpevole Hannah. Dopo poco Joanna sigla il raddoppio con un tiro potente e ravvicinato: le peruviane rimangono attonite e per la prima volta nel torneo devono inseguire! La partita si preannuncia infuocata, ma subito arriva la svolta del match: Joanna, fino ad allora una vera spina nel finaco della difesa peruviana, si infortuna e lascia il campo. Inizia un'altra partita, 7 contro 8, in cui il Brasile si difende bene, e riesce quasi a portare a casa la vittoria, grazie a una straordinaria difesa (Beatrice, Saskia e Asia davvero tutte in forma). Tuttavia una bella doppietta della solita Carlotta evita al Perù la prima sconfitta stagionale.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Line 5, Carlotta 4, Beatrice 4, Aurora 4, Saskia 2, Lavinia 1, Joanna 1.

Italy 3-0 Germany

Despite a tight, close first half, Italy eventually won the first semi-final with ease thanks to three goals from Matteo.

The first chance of the game fell to Rocco from far out on the right touchline and his shot was narrowly over. Oli then forced a good save from Enrico and Matteo fired one wide of the right post. Then on the stroke of half time, Matteo sent half of the defence one way with a body swerve and slotted the ball past a helpless Enrico.

Matteo added two more in the second half after Marco S had had two attempts saved by Ale B and Rocco followed up with two more attempts, the first one saved again by Ale and the second a lob just over the bar.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Matteo 7, Rocco 6, David 5, Emilio 2, Ale B 1

Brazil 2 - 0 Uruguay

Benché l'Uruguay abbia lottato con tutte le sue forze, il Brasile ha prevalso grazie alla maggiore qualità tecnica in campo (nonostante fosse assente la stella della squadra, Aurora). L'Uruguay non si è arreso facilmente, rendendo difficile l'azione offensiva brasiliana, per merito di due difensori agguerriti e concentrati come Cyrielle (oggi Player of the Match) e Valeria. Tuttavia l'esperienza di Joanna, sempre più in forma e pronta per la Mediterranean Cup, e la precisione di Cosima sono bastate a domare la squadra sudamericana e, con ogni probabilità, a estrometterla dalla finale.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Cyrielle 8, Joanna 6, Cosima 4, Valeria 2, Lavinia 1, Elif 1.

Turkey 5-1 England

The stage was set for a crucial match which would see the elimination of of one of these teams and it was the Turks who came out fighting.
Francesco Gallo opened the scoring and Jakob added a second. England was reeling and looked ready to disappoint yet again in a major tournament. Luke made a good save to keep the score at 2-0 and Darien nearly added another one with his head. Marco almost pulled one back before half time but James made a good save.
The second half opened just like the first half - a goal from Francesco followed by a goal from Jakob. As a contest, the game was over. Marco sent in Ludo for a consolation goal and Francesco combined beautifully with Firat before smacking in a great shot to complete his hat-trick.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Francesco G 8, Darien 8, Tim 2, James 1, Luke 1, Danyal 1

Comunicato No. 03 comma 12 del 2011

Il comitato disciplinare della Federazione Intramural Giuoco Calcio (volgarmente denominato 'La Cupola') comunica che il giocatore Toti Matteo, nato il 11/03/1997, non subira' alcuna sanzione disciplinare a seguito di essere stato ammonito per la seconda volta dopo avere deliberatamente allontanato il pallone durante la partita Italia - Grecia del 23/03 scorso, in quanto, secondo articolo 7 comma 3 paragrafo 19 del codice FIGC, gli ammonizioni accumulati durante la fase preliminaria del torneo verranno cancellati alla fine di questa prima fase. Il comitato inoltre deplora gli insistenti reclami in merito che sono stati inoltrati da altre squadre apertamente interessate in un'altra decisione.

Ambrit '96 Crowned Provincial Champions in ANSPI league!

Ambrit's '96 team were crowned Provincial Champions in the ANSPI league yesterday and will go on to contest the Regional Finals in Ostia on June 2nd.

An extraordinary season saw them winning 14 matches out of 15, scoring 75 goals and conceding just 21.

Come and cheer for them on June 2nd, where qualification for the National Finals is at stake!

And next year, Ambrit hopes to enter even more teams at diffferent age levels into the ANSPI leagues... Are you interested!?

Sempre e solo AMBRIT!

Una vittoria strepitosa, una vittoria che esalta, una vittoria che rassicura.

Vediamo insieme le tappe che hanno portato, ancora una volta, le

ragazze Ambrit sul gradino più alto del podio. Meritatissimamente.

SGES red - Ambrit 7-6

Il torneo inizia in salita per le poche ragazze che si presentano all'appello del mister. Dopo pochi minuti l'Ambrit è sotto 4-0, dopo aver fallito diverse occasioni e aver concesso ben 4 volte alle avversarie di andare indisturbate in contropiede sole contro la povera Lena. Il mister si sgola, inserisce Olivia in difesa al posto dell'assonnata Allegra e finalmente qualcosa inizia a girare per il verso giusto: Julia mette al centro un pallone

rasoterra che Elif infila da pochi passi. E' l'inizio di una rimonta spettacolare che porta le nostre ragazze da 0-4 a 6-5, con una tripletta di Julia e una doppietta di Camilla. La St. George's trema, ma invece del colpo di grazia l'Ambrit commette due errori

difensivi clamorosi ed esce sconfitta.

Ambrit player of the Match: Camilla.

Ambrit - SGES blue 12-0

Il risultato dice quasi tutto. A parte il livello differente tra le due squadre, a stupire è la determinazione e l'affiatamento delle ragazze Ambrit. Fraseggi brevi, decine di tiri a rete, pochissimi rischi e un risultato che mette al sicuro almeno la possibilità del pareggio con differenza reti.

Ambrit player of the Match: Elif.

Ambrit - Napoli blue 4-0

Contro le giganti del Napoli, l'Ambrit dà una dimostrazione di forza e tecnica, di buon gioco di squadra e intelligenza nella gestione della partita. Il pieno recupero di Allegra, sempre tenace su ogni pallone, e l'esperienza del capitano Elif, rendono facile il lavoro del mister che può scegliere tra diverse soluzioni e si permette di risparmiare Camilla e Julia per l'ultima, decisiva, partita.

Ambrit player of the Match: Allegra

Ambrit - Napoli red 2-1

E' la partita decisiva. L'Ambrit e il Napoli non possono sbagliare, sanno che una sconfitta significherebbe l'esclusione dalla finale. All'inizio subito un colpo di scena: falsa partenza, gol del Napoli, ma tutto da rifare: nessuno aveva dato il segnale di partenza, mancava l'arbitro!

Le napoletane sono molto determinate, grandi e muscolose. Spesso usano il corpo al limite del regolamento, rischiando spesso di far male alle nostre "piccole pesti". L'Ambrit sembra un poco intimorita, e va sotto 1-0 su contropiede. Per fortuna la difesa di Olivia e Lena tiene bene, Allegra ed Elif combattono a centrocampo e arriva il pareggio di Camilla. Nel secondo tempo la musica cambia: l'Ambrit gestisce la partita, fa pressing a tutto campo e costringe all'errore le napoletane, che subiscono il 2-1 di Julia: è la qualificazione!

Ambrit player of the match: Olivia.

FINALE

Ambrit-SGES red 3-2

Le squadre con più punti dopo il girone si affrontano nuovamente nella finale. Le ragazze Ambrit sono consapevole che il primo match è stato viziato da errori difensivi, quindi sanno che bisogna affrontare la gara con maggiore attenzione e grande tranquillità. Julia porta subito in vantaggio l'Ambrit con un bel tiro incrociato che lascia immobile il portiere, ma la situazione viene ribilanciata da un'uscita avventata di Lena, che lascia la porta sguarnita e consente alle avversarie di pareggiare. Nel secondo tempo ancora Julia firma altre due preziosissime reti, prima di uscire dal campo tra gli applausi del pubblico. La St. George's riapre il match con la rete del 3-2, ma oramai il tempo a disposizione è troppo poco per arrivare ai rigori: l'Ambrit si conferma campione, tra mille emozioni e tanto cuore.

Ambrit Player of the Match and the Tournament: Julia.

Reti totali segnate: 27. Reti subite: 10.

Marcatori: Julia 13, Camilla 7, Elif 3, Allegra 3.

England 3 - 4 Germany

When half-time saw the English three goals up (Marco T, Ludo Gallo, Simone), it looked like the Germans were tamely bowing out of the tournament without putting up a fight.

But then Emilio started to play. And Giovanni. And Marco S. And then it was a different game!

It was just after Simone narrowly missed out on a fourth goal for England when Emilio's determination saw him pull the first goal back for the Germans.

Marco S was winning lots of ball in m idfield at this stage and distributing it well. And Giovanni has changed up a gear, no at least two gears, and he was everywhere... asking for the ball, passing, moving, harrassing defenders and chasing everything. And when he scored, it was a gem: a bullet of a shot hit on the turn between two defenders.

At 3-2, an upset was in the air and Marco S brought it to earth with a well-judged shot which took a slight deflection past Luke.

Then, with only minutes remaining, Marco struck again as he lay on the ground and the ball somehow found its way past Luke again.

Now, instead of a comfortable qualification, England need to avoid defeat in their last match against Turkey.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Emilio 7, Giovanni 6, Marco S 4, Marco T 2, Lucas 2

Perù 4 -0 Uruguay

Il Perù avanza come uno schiacciasassi e frantuma le ultime speranze dell'Uruguay di raggiungere la finalissima. La squadra guidata da Vittoria inizia il match con un ritmo impressionante e va subito in vantaggio con Camilla, sola al centro su ottimo assist di Carlotta (oggi Player of the Match), letteralmente scatenata sulla fascia sinistra. Il raddoppio arriva prima dell'intervallo, con Julia che finalizza al meglio un assist ancora di Carlotta. Ancora lei, Carlotta, firma il 3-0 con un bel sinistro. Debole la reazione dell'Uruguay, affidata alla sola Elif, che cerca di impensierire il Perù con un potente destro deviato in angolo dalla brava Hannah. Il Perù non sembra intimorito e anche nel secondo tempo continua a martellare la difesa uruguaiana, che con l'inserto di Lena tra i pali guadagna in sicurezza e stabilità. A pochi minuti dalla fine un episodio che farà discutere: l'arbitro Calento, fino ad allora ineccepibile, manda negli spogliatoi con un rosso diretto il portiere peruviano, reo di non aver saputo frenare il suo slancio ed essere uscito dall'area con la palla ancora tra le mani. Forse troppo fiscale? Non spetta a noi giudicare...

L'incontro ha lasciato spazio solo per un'ultima, bellissima, rete di Camilla, con un destro al volo che si è infilato a fil di palo alla sinistra dell'incolpevole Lena.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Carlotta 12, Camilla 2, Julia 2, Lena 2, Valeria 2, Emma H. 1.

Italy 4-2 Greece

It looked like it might be easy early on when Matteo opened the scoring with a curling shot into the corner but Mattia eqialised for Greece after only three more minutes. The Italians still went in ahead at half-time though when Dariush followed up a deflected free-kick to beat an unlucky Antoine.
The Greeks came storming out in the second half and Max equalised with an unstoppable scorcher along the ground but Matteo scored again when his team needed it.
Luca Cerri had a good chance to equalise but Ale B came out well to smother the shot (keep it low Luca !) and Italy put the icing on the cake with a lovely fourth goal: Oli controlled a difficult ball with his back to the goal, turned away, hit a reverse pass to Dariush who knocked it in off the post and Danilo's head.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Dariush 4, Max 4, Miki 4, Oli 4, Ale B 2, Matteo 2, Andrea M 1

Brazil 4 - 0 Argentina

Il derby sudamericano va al Brasile, capace di sfruttare al meglio le dimensioni del campo (la partita è stata giocata sul campo piccolo per l'indisponibilità del campo più grande) e la migliore qualità delle palleggiatrici. Il vantaggio arriva con un'azione personale di Aurora, che sola davanti al portiere non sbaglia. Il 2-0, invece, arriva ad opera di Joanna, dopo una lunga serie di occasioni sprecate a tu per tu con Daria (Ancora una volta Player of the Match!). Il secondo tempo, nonstante quqlche timido tentativo di Allegra, poi uscita per infortunio, viene decisa dalla doppietta di Cosima, brava a sfruttare gli assist di Aurora.
Ora per l'Argentina la qualificazione diventa dura, con una sola vittoria su quattro partite disputate...

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Daria 8, Aurora 7, Asia 2, Allegra 2, Margot 1, Line 1.

Italy 4-3 Spain

Spain's fate was sealed in the last minute of this exciting match when Matteo (today's Player of the Match) rounded three players and smashed a thunderous shot past the vainly outstretched arm of the goalkeeper.
Oliver had put the Italians 1-0 up in th first minute, coming from the right to meet a Dariush cross. Oli then set up Matteo - 2-0 - and Matteo scored again after near misses by Dariush and Davide. At 3-0, it seemed downhill all the way and Francesco Sciotti's goal just before half time seemed insignificant.
But Spain had other ideas and their comeback was triggered by Andrea's determination. After Leo had nearly scored from a header, Francesco T got on the end of Francesco S free kick to make it 3-2 and Francesco S grabbed his second goal to make it - incredibly - all square.
But Matteo refused to surrender the win and his last goal was born of determination, power and skill.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Matteo T 7, Andrea S 6, Idriss 6, Leo 2

BOYS SOCCER: Ambrit 5-5 Vigna Pia

A typically close-fought derby ended with a draw when Vigna Pia equalised with the last kick of the game.
Ambrit went 1-0 when Marco hit Jakob on the break and the Intra-mural's current top scorer slotted it home. Vigna Pia equalised but Ale Z finished off a good passing move involving Marco T and Jakob: 2-1. Jakob then turned provider to set up Marco T for a goal and Ambrit would have been leading at half time but for some sloppy defending. Vigna Pia scored twice to draw level at the break.
Ambrit scored twice early in the second half (Jakob 2) but were then forced to defend for the last 15 minutes. Vigna Pia pulled back to 5-4 and then, right at the death, Marco S made a great save. Unfortunately, as the ball was trickling harmlessly wide, Ale B who was following up stumbled into the ball and deflected into his own net!
Interviewed after the game, Ale B commented: "Vabbe' Mister, t'avevo detto che avrei segnato!"
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Nobody.

Turkey 4-1 Germany

After a slow start to the tournament, Turkey's second victory takes them out of the danger zone and onto the same points total of today's vanquished rivals.
Darien, today's Player of the Match, was the man who made the difference. He started the move which led to the first goal, passing to Francesco G and then, after Francesco had passed down the line to Jakob, Darien was on hand to turn in his accurate cross from the right. Two good saves by Enrico kept the score to 1-0 at half time.
Darien scored again early in the second half, controlling the ball with his chest and firing an unstoppable shot into the back of the net. With the Germans still reeling, Jakob scored again and James denied Marco S and the score moved to 3-0. Germany had a brief glimmer of hope when Rocco converted a penalty but Jakob snuffed it out with another late goal.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Darien 8, Enrico 7, Rocco 4, Nawin 1, Caue 1

Argentina 1 - 0 Uruguay

Sotto un velo di pioggia si sono affrontate le due squadre più indietro in classifica e quindi ansiose di fare punti preziosi. La partita ha offerto grande battaglia a centrocampo e qualche buona occasione per l'Uruguay con Elif, le cui conclusioni sono state tutte ben neutralizzate dall'ottima Daria (oggi Player of the Match). Molto buona la prestazione anche del portiere avversario, Lena, che nulla ha potuto però sulla magica punizione di Allegra, a metà del secondo tempo, che è risultata decisiva insaccandosi sul palo più lontano dopo una bella traiettoria a giro.

Da segnalare la prestazione di Valeria, Cyrielle e Isabel, che nelle rispettive difese hanno tenuto a bada la situazione.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Daria 6, Allegra 5, Clara 4, Lena 2, Isabel 2, Cyrielle 1, Valeria 1.

Greece 2-2 Spain

In a first half characterised by a complete lack of passing, the only goal was scored by Max when he capitalised on a defensive error.

The standard of play did not increase significantly in the second half; passing was still appalling and defenders were pulled out of position very easily.

The Spanish equalised when an indirect free kick was stopped on the line by Antoine's hand and Francesco S converted the resulting penalty.

The Greeks threw themselves into attack and were soon rewarded. Andrea M had two shots in a row saved by Ale dB, but Luca dV followed up the third time and poked the ball in.

But Spain salvaged a point when Francesco S controlled a ball well, passed to Andrea S and he stayed cool enough to push the ball past Danilo.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Leo 12, Ale dB 3, Danilo 2, Max 2, Andrea S 1, Andrea M 1

GIRLS SOCCER: Teachers 3-0 Grade 7

With the help of Lena, Line, Saskia and Elif, the teachers took the battle to Grade 7 and emerged victorious.

The game was still tied at half time, thanks largely to Daria in goal.

The entrance of Miss Shamash at half time seemed to galvanize the teachers and the quality of football improved. Miss Teresa was their most dangerous attacker and, when she received a ball wide on the right from a pass by Miss Curria, her acutely angled shot surprised Hannah at the near post: 1-0.

The teachers continued to pour forward. Miss Shamash came through a crunching tackle and passed to Line who made it 2-0 and a third goal was added at the death by Miss Shamash.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Daria

Perù 3-1 Brazil

Continua la marcia trionfale delle Peruviane che tritano anche il Brasile, orfano di Aurora, ma con gli importanti inserimenti di Emma, Margot e Isabel. Nel primo tempo è il Perù a fare gioco, mentre il Brasile si limita a difendere e accenna a una flebile reazione solo dopo essere andato in svantaggio con il bel gol di Carlotta (oggi Player of the Match), dopo un'azione personale.

Nel momento migliore del Brasile il Perù raddoppia con un errore difensivo che lascia sola davanti al portiere Camilla.

Nella ripresa il Perù passa per la terza volta, su rigore dopo un mani plateale in area del capitano Line, con Olivia, la cui conclusione potente viene intuita ma non trattenuta dalla brava Lavinia. Il gol della bandiera del Brasile arriva con Joanna, a pochi minuti dal termine, troppo tardi per una rimonta. Nel finale altre belle occasioni vengono sventate da Lavinia e dall'ottima Saskia, sempre più difensore di qualità, che merita diversi punti-torneo.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Carlotta 10, Saskia 6, Lavinia 3, Julia 2.

England 6-1 Italy

In the absence of record buy Matteo Toti, the risky side of captain Borghese's strategy in the transfer market was exposed by a determined England.

Simone was first on the scoresheet when he took a pass from Ludo and smashed it past Ale B, who might have done better on this occasion. Ludo sent Simone through again but Ale B saved this one and then turned another shot wide from Marco T. From the corner, Ale Z was unlucky not to score with a well-timed header which came back off the bar, but then Simone made it 2-0 with a delicious lob over Ale's head. Marco T made it 3-0 at half time and Oliver was booked.

Marco T struck again early in the second half (4-0) but Player of the Match Luca played a neat one-two with Oliver and scored to give the Italians a glimmer of hope. But Marco T silenced them again - and the watching crowd - with a fantastic goal from the half-way line. Marco T scored again to make it 6-1.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Luca 8, Oliver 6, Marco T 5, Ludo 1, Tim 1

BOYS SOCCER: Teachers 4-3 Grade 7

A high-speed, high-scoring, high-intensity match saw the teachers win to keep their 100% record for the season alive... just about!

Francesco S opened the scoring when he got behind the defence and lobbed Enrico. Mr Antonio spurned an easy chance to equalise when he hit the bar from 2 meters out but he made up for it shortly afterwards to make it 1-1.

Early in the second half, Mr Corcoran took a pass from Mr Guarnieri and put the teachers 2-1 up.

but Max responded immediately: 2-2.

Mr Gianluca calmed the teachers nerves with a 'doppietta', the second a tricky back heel at the near post, but Francesco S made the teachers suffer until the last second with the students' third goal.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Max.

Ambrit Boys Crash Out in Semi-Finals!

The Grade 6 team:

Ambrit vs. Marymount 3-1
Scorers: Simone, Nawin, own goal
Man of the match: Cerri

Ambrit Rome International 2-2
Scorers: Simone, Sgambati
Man of the match: Danilo

Ambrit - Southland 0-4
Man of the maatch Sgambati

The Grade 7 team drew their first match 0-0 against New School. Francesco S hit the post but there were few other chances.

In their second game, they found themselves 3-0 down within five minutes but then fought back to 3-1 (Francesco S). Ambrit then hit the post twice and Francesco S blasted an easy chance over before Oliver pulled the score back to 3-2 with a beautiful strike from 20 meters out. Ambrit kept pressing but exposed the defence and ended up losing 4-2 against St. George's.

The Grade 7 team went on to salvage some pride against Marymount, winning 2-1 with an own-goal and another fantastic long-range strike from Oliver.

The Grade 8 team started the day well against Marymount. A Marco S throw-in found Marco T in space and his pass set up Jakob for the opening goal. Ambrit should have gone 2-0 up on numerous occasions but were foiled by some excellent goalkeeping and then they fell to the sucker punch minutes from the end when Marymount equalised. The match finished 1-1.

Their second match, a convincing 3-0 over Castelli, came after a long wait. Jakob scored a goal, sandwiched between two from Marco T who, unfortunately, had to leave before the semi-final against Rome International. RI won the game 1-0 with a shot which was deflected past Ambrit's Player of the Tournament, Enrico Aloi.

Turkey 6-3 Spain

Turkey gobbled up Spain to keep their hopes of a semi-final place alive and condemned Spain to bottom place with zero points from three games.
Francesco Gallo (Today's Player of the Match) could have opened the scoring early on but shot wide to the right. Firat put the Turks 1-0 up with a nice drag'back and left-footed shot into the bottom corner. Jakob made it 3-o after Andrea S and Francesco T had both missed glaring chances.
Captain Emre was booked for a late tackle and then his side gave a goal away to Andrea Sgambati, finishing off a good Francesco S pass.
Jakob added two more to make it 5-1 and the Spaniards looked finished but a late surge brought two goals from Francesco S. But it was too little too late and Francesco G capped a good performance with the last goal.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Francesco 12, Jakob 4, Caue 2, Andrea S 2, Firat 1

Perù 2-1 Argentina

Un match combattuto ed esaltante, quello disputato oggi nell stadio Ambrit dalle due squadre favorite per la vittoria finale. All fine è prevalso il Perù, grazie a una doppietta del bomber Camilla, ben supportata da Carlotta e Julia. Sul fronte opposto buon lavoro di contenimento per Allegra e Clara, quest'ultima autrice della rete dell'1-2.

Il primo tempo si è chiuso col punteggio di 2-0 per il Perù, ma nella ripresa l'Argentina ha tentato più volte di riaprire l'incontro, riuscendo a passare con Clara, solo a un minuto dalla fine. Buone le giocate di Olivia M., autentica barriera a centrocampo, di Emma e delle due portiere, Daria e Hannah, che hanno reso difficile la vita alle pur brave attaccanti.

Molto difficile attribuire la palma del Best Player, dato che molte ragazze hanno giocato un'ottima gara. I giudici si sono espressi, come al solito, considerando le prestazioni in base alle potenzialità delle singole giocatrici, e hanno deciso di premiare Clara, Allegra, Daria e Olivia M.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Clara 4, Olivia M. 4, Allegra 4, Daria 4, Carlotta 2, Isabel 1, Hannah 1, Julia 1.