Lazio 2-2 Inter

Two in-form teams served up a spectacular encounter at Ambrit Stadium today; a draw was a fair result.
Cristian opened the scoring very early on with a soundly-struck shot from a narrow angle on the left that took Peter by surprise. Inter responded quickly when Alioune found himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper. He kept a cool head and slotted the ball past Giacomo.
The game now settled down, with both teams passing well, moving well and creating chances. Both goalkeepers played well too and the scoreline stayed at 1-1. Niccolo', who played very well today, could have put his team 2-1 up but his header went wide.
In fact it was Lazio who took the lead when The Maltese Falcon struck again with just 5 minutes left. Julian received the ball, swayed past a defender and calmly rolled the ball past an advancing Peter. Inter pushed forward again and forced Giacomo into two saves before Jacopo managed to salvage a point for Inter right at the death. Lots of players played well today and points could have been awarded to almost every player on the pitch. But, the ones who really stood out were....
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Niccolo 6, Cristian 5, Ale Z 4, Julian 1, Peter 1,  Alioune 1, Mateo 1, Ottaviano 1, Jacopo 1

Le ragazze Ambrit mostrano i muscoli e vincono il primo RISA Tournament!

Le ragazze dell'Ambrit hanno vinto il primo torneo RISA di quest'anno, sconfiggendo le pari età delle altre scuole internazionali di Roma: Marymount, AOSR e le rivali storiche della St. George's, che ospitavano la competizione. Grazie a un perfetto mix tra tecnica, agonismo e intelligenza, le ragazze guidate da Mr. Gianluca sono riuscite a prevalere con un bilancio di tre vittorie e un pareggio, segnando 11 reti e subendone appena 3. Si può ancora migliorare, ma la strada intrapresa è quella giusta!

Vediamo insieme le tappe di questo successo, avvenuto sotto gli occhi attenti di Mr. Antonio, che presumibilmente prenderà in mano la squadra alla Mediterranean Cup 2018, il prossimo Aprile.

Ambrit - Marymount 4-0
L'Ambrit inizia la sua cavalcata affrontando le ragazze della Marymount, un pochino più giovani delle nostre, in un match a senso unico, segnato dall'inizio incontenibile del capitano Matilde, che prima sfiora la rete, poi raccoglie al volo un fantastico cross di Mia dalla fascia destra. L'1-0 carica la squadra e lo stesso "bomber" Mia segna una doppietta ravvicinata su due rilanci corti del portiere. La squadra, in una girandola di cambi, colpisce diversi legni e mostra grande solidità, specialmente in difesa, dove Annie è letteralmente invalicabile. La ciliegina sulla torta arriva verso la fine, quando Selina si distende sulla fascia, dribbla un paio di avversarie e lascia partire un tiro diagonale che finisce all'angolino: 4-0 e pratica archiviata.

Ambrit - AOSR 4-1
Ben diverso è l'inizio contro l'American Overseas: l'Ambrit si fa sorprendere nei primi minuti da un lunghissimo rilancio direttamente da calcio piazzato, che Virginia non riesce a trattenere; la difesa si addormenta e le avversarie sono più leste nell'avventarsi sulla palla e depositarla in rete. La reazione delle nostre arriva immediata, ma è troppo frettolosa e scomposta: si lotta a centrocampo, con Natalie, Allison e Matilde che aggrediscono le avversarie e le costringono all'errore. Il forcing porta finalmente a dei risultati quando nel giro di un minuto l'Ambrit si ritrova in vantaggio con due tiri - uno di Natalie, l'altro di Selina - entrambi deviati in rete da un difensore. Le ragazze non si accontentano e continuano a mettere pressione: prima Matilde sfrutta un assist di Selina dalla fascia e fa 3-1, poi Gabeen inventa un gol a cucchiaio scavalcando il portiere con una imprendibile conclusione a pallonetto.

Ambrit - SGES 1-1
La terza e ultima partita del girone ha un peso ininfluente poiché l'Ambrit è già qualificata per la finale. Il mister schiera quindi una formazione ampiamente rimaneggiata, lasciando spazio a chi aveva giocato meno. L'approccio è fantastico: nonostante l'evidente disparità fisica, le nostre lottano con grande agonismo. Carol, Amelie, Eleonora e Michelle si fanno valere in ogni zona del campo e presto arriva il vantaggio con Mia. L'1-0 dura praticamente per tutto il match, ma negli ultimi due minuti arriva il pareggio della squadra di casa, con la difesa che lascia sola la più temibile delle avversarie: a tu per tu con Virginia non sbaglia e sigla l'1-1 definitivo.

FINALE Ambrit - St. Geroge's 2-1
Si sa, le finali sono storie a sé, sono diverse da tutte le altre partite. L'Ambrit parte bene e sfiora subito il vantaggio con Matilde e Mia, ma dopo un minuto arriva la doccia fredda: sua una palla profonda e abbastanza innocua non si intendono Annie e Virginia, lasciando che un'avversaria si inserisca e depositi il pallone in rete indisturbata. Consapevole delle proprie capacità le ragazze si buttano alla ricerca del pareggio, trovandolo infine con Natalie. La partita non può dirsi equilibrata poiché il pallino del gioco è sempre in mano alle nostre ragazze, ma di certo bisogna rimanere lucide e attente per portare a casa la Coppa. Ci pensa Allison con una percussione centrale e un tiro violento che il portiere non trattiene: Matilde è la più lesta a scagliarsi sul pallone e a metterlo in rete. Il finale di partita non riserva altre sorprese, con L'Ambrit che controlla la situazione, senza tuttavia riuscire a segnare il gol della tranquillità.

Difficile segnalare una giocatrice migliore delle altre: vogliamo tuttavia sottolineare la crescita di Annie e Selina, la grinta di Ameli e Carol, la maturazione di Mia, Allison e del capitano Matilde. Possiamo sicuramente migliorare, ma ci sono le basi per sognare in grande!

Intramural News

BOYS
With only one qualifying match left to play, Lazio and Inter will fill the top two places. If Inter win or draw, they will face Roma in the semi-finals; if they lose, they will face Juventus.
Milan eliminated, Montella sacked.

GIRLS
NY Bulls, already assured of a place in the final, face LA Galaxy in their last match. Portland and Toronto face off in the last match of the qualifying phase: the winner goes through to the final!

ANSPI: Week 3

Aspiranti: AMBRIT 4-1 S. Michele Trigoria
Ambrit complely dominated the first period in the match vs Trigoria. Playing on their home pitch, Ambrit was taking shots from every angle. The defense pressed up and played most of the first period in midfield, giving Pietro the chance to make the perfect assist to Giacomo for 1-0.

Before the whistle, Trigoria managed to get through and have a few shots at our goal, but Eric's great saves kept us ahead.

Three wins on the trot for Ambrit's u13s!

Our second period was played more in defense than in attack and Ambrit conceded a goal when Trigoria pressed and a tired Ambrit was taken by suprise. Ambrit then saw one of their goals disallowed for a handball that only the referee saw. The tension on the pitch increased, and Ambrit was once again defending their goal.

In the third period, Ambrit was determined to win the game. A shot from outside the box by Alex put us 2-1 up. Pietro took a great ball from Giacomo and dribbled straight into the goal for 3-1. Our winning goal was a shot from Giacomo off an assist by Elias.

Scarabocchio: AMBRIT - Casaletto, MATCH POSTPONED

Juventus 4-10 Inter

With Giuseppe back in the team but missing Anthony and Bernardo, Juve suffered heavy defeat at the hands of Inter, missing Peter and Federico.
Niccolo 'scored an early hat-trick before Pietro lit a brief flame of hope for Juventus. But the scoreline quickly moved on with goals from Ottaviano and Niccolo 'making it 5-1. Giuseppe did not give in to take the score to 5-2. Then Jacopo scored with a header and Niccolo 'nabbed a fifth to make it 7-2. Daniel, 8-2, Giuseppe 8-3, Riccardo 8-4, Daniel 9-4 and Jacopo 10-4.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Niccolo 4, Ottaviano 4, Elias F 3, Mateo 3, Giuseppe 3, Jacopo 2, Daniel 2

Roma 0-5 Lazio

Sometimes the stats don't lie: with 71% possession, 15 shots, 9 on target and 5 goals, Lazio suddenly look to be favourites to lift the 2017 Autumn Intramural title.
Cristian was first on the scoresheet and can surely kiss goodbye to his pocket money for the next few weeks. Captain Zeta made it two and Cristian added a third after ten minutes.
Roma couldn't get into the game. Their individual play was efficiently smothered by coordinated Lazio pressure and, in possession, Lazio moved the ball quickly.
Giorgio gave options on the left, Guillermo and Michele were always available, Ale and Cristian won possession and distributed.
Michele scored to make it 4-0 and Giorgio added a fifth. Giacomo, called upon rarely, made a good save near the end.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Cristian 5, Ale Z 4, Gavyn 3, Michele 3, Guillermo 2, Giorgio 1, Tommaso C 1, Filippo 1, Cesare 1

Toronto FC 1-3 NY Red Bulls

With a clear victory over Toronto,  Red Bulls are forced to make the final victory of the autumn tournament: allison-led girls are full-rated and give the impression of being very aggressive and organized. In this case, the Toronto girls had to pay for it, who struggled, but after losing to Allison, they shortened the distance with Sofia and the rebound wave brought in the third and final goals of Newyorkers with Annie.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS:
Sofia DM 7 ,  Annie 4, Allison 3, Mia 3, Natalie 1, Emma C 1, Virginia 1, Selina 1.

ANSPI, Week 2

ASPIRANTI (u13): S. Girolamo 1 - Ambrit 9

Ambrit were on fire for their second game of the league against S. Girolamo. Pietro scored 2 goals in the first 15 minutes of the match getting through their defenders with ease. Ambrit then relaxed a bit too much and, before the whistle, San Girolamo took advantage of our distracted defense line and made it 2-1.

Aspiranti (+ guest - ciao Filippo!): on fire this week

In the second period Giacomo subbed in for Mateo on the right and Giorgio went in for Ludovico in defense. Elias F kept our defense line tight with help from our midfielders, giving Giacomo and Pietro the chance to score 2 more goals. Ambrit continued to pressure San Girolamo, allowing Giacomo to score 2 more goals.

In the last period Ambrit played without Pietro and Tommaso took over the show, scoring three goals in a row.

Goalie- Eric; Defence- Ludovico, Elias, Giorgio; Midfield- Tommaso, Mateo, Joel; Forward Pietro, Giacomo

SCARABOCCHIO (u11): S. Michele Trigoria Verde 1 - Ambrit 5

Scarabocchio: Celebrating their first win!

The u11 team got three points on the board this weekend with an excellent away win. Goals from Vittorio, Alberto, Bernardo and Nikos plus an own-goal from the unfortunate hosts sealed a solid performance! 

Team: Matteo, Santiago, Alberto, Lorenzo, Vittorio, Bernardo, Nikos, Carlo, Zach, Caio

U11, U14 RISA League, ROUND 2

u14 Results
At Ambrit: 
Rome Int 0-4 New School
Ambrit 4 - 1 Rome Int
Ambrit 1 - 1 New School
Rome Int 3 - 0 Southlands
Ambrit 3 - 0 Southlands
New School 3 - 0 Southlands

At SGBIS: 

St George's 1	1	1	AOSR
St George's 2	0	4	Marymount
St George's 3	1	3	AOSR

St George's 1	0	0	Marymount
St George's 1	1	0	Southlands
St George's 3	1	2	Marymount

AOSR

1

3

St George's 2

 

Ambrit vs New School was a tough game. We were leading 1-0 until the the last minute when an impossible shot into the left corner tied the match. Max had no chance.

Ambrit u14: a good day - seven points out of nine today

Against Rome international, Manfredi dribbled through the whole defense to make it 1-0 and then struck with his head off a Gavyn cornerto make it 2-0.

A throw in from Gavyn led to an own goal (3-0) and Manfredi passed to Joel for a header: 4-0

Manfredi added a fifth at the end.
With these results, Ambrit shoots up into SECOND place in the league table (See RISA page on blog for classifica).

Team: Max; Defense- Peter and Elias F; Midfield- Alex (G5), Gavyn, Joel, Paul; Forward: Manfredi. 

u11 Results

At AMBRIT: 
 Ambrit 0-3 Southlands

Ambrit 0 - 1 New School

Southlands 0-5 New School


At SGBIS: 

St George's 1	8	0	Rome Int.
St George's 2	4	2	AOSR

 

St George's 1	6	1	AOSR
St George's 2	2	0	Rome Int.

Portland 3-0 LA Galaxy

Il Galaxy sprofonda sotto i colpi del Portland, oggi superiore in campo e con una formidabile Lucrezia che - quando decide di giocare - non lascia scampo. Matilde generosa, ma non ancora in grado di organizzare al meglio le sue giocatrici. La partita si è mossa fondamentalmente in una sola direzione, cioè verso la porta californiana: di Gaia il primo affondo, con un inserimento prepotente su calcio d'angolo di Lucrezia. Della stessa Lucrezia, a sua volta molto generosa nel distribuire palloni alle compagne e nel coprire tutte le zone del campo, una bella doppietta da fuori area.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS:
Lucrezia 8, Gaia DR 4, Gea 3, Matilde 2, Clio 2, Carolina 2.

ANSPI, Week 1

The ANSPI leagues began this week and Ambrit's teams got off to a mixed start.

u11: Ambrit 3-6 S. Girolamo
 The u11 'Scarabocchio' team, playing together for the first time and without a fixed goalkeeper, came up against a San Girolamo team that were definitely more used to playing together.
Ambrit's players stuck to their task though and the result was never a foreglone conclusion. Goals from Nikos and Lorenzo (2) kept them in contention and it will be interesting to see how the team develops ast the season wears on.
Team: Santiago, Alberto, Lorenzo, Vittorio, Bernardo, Nikos, Carlo


u13: Ambrit 8-1 ADP Empire
Meanwhile, the u13 'Aspiranti' team swept into an early lead in their game and never looked back.
Some great dribbling and a direct pass from Giacomo found Joel twice for two easy shots on goal and Ambrit was up by 2 goals in the first five minutes of the match. Pietro, playing in midfield, saw an opportunity to shoot from outside the box for 3-0 and, right before the whistle, a tired ambrit conceded one for 3-1 at the break.

 

A winning start for Ambrit u13

In the second period Mateo, Tommaso and Giorgio subbed in for Joel, Gicomo and Ludovico. A free kick given to Ambrit saw Elias F take a long shot from midfield straight to the goal and Ambrit was now up 4-1. 

Ambrit pressured well in this second half and, with fresh players in, we added 2 more goals from Tommaso, with Pietro assisting each one. Tommaso went for a third goal when Elias F took a corner and he slid the ball straight into the goal.

In the third period Ambrit played a more relaxed game and Mateo scored from a corner kick. 

The final goal was an assist from Tommaso to Giacomo.

Team: Eric; Elias F - Elias EZ - Ludovico/Giorgio; Pietro, Giacomo, Mateo, Joel, Tommaso

Roma 1-0 Milan

A bad-tempered game remained goal-less until 3 minutes from the end when Tommaso C broke away and fired past Max for the winner.
Earlier Max had pulled off some good saves and, at the other end, Pietro did the same for Roma as both sides struggled for the upper hand.
Alex was, as usual, everywhere in defence and midfield but, without Manfredi, Ivan and Tommaso S struggled to impose themselves up front. Roma created more chances but it was not until Tommy's late effort that they made one count.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Alex 7, Max 2, Ivan 2, Pietro T 2, Lapo 2, Lorenzo 2, Elias EZ, Paul, Tommaso, Jerry
RED CARD: Ale N (misses next game)

Lazio 8 - 2 Juventus

With Captain Giuseppe out injured, and Bernardo Louis and Theo also MIA, Juve never had a chance against a rampant Lazio.

Cristian opened the scoring in the first minute and added four more a the game progressed. Guillermo (2) and Andrea also made the score-sheet and Pietro and Antony replied for Juve.

Lazio used their two-man advantage well; good movement off the ball and crisp, early passing meant that they always had time and space going forward.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Cristian 6,  Ale Z 4, Elias F 4, Pietro 1, Guillermo 2, Filippo 1, Michele 1, Anthony 1.

ANSPI

If you are in one of our ANSPI teams this year, then please check out the calendar, just published!

Milan 2-3 Inter

A typical derby match - tense and nervous - saw Milan lose their captain, the three points and their unbeaten record.
Daniel had the best chance early on to open the scoring but he shot over the bar with only the keeper to beat. Senai made amends a couple of minutes later and put i nerazzurri 1-0 ahead.
Manfredi led Milan back into attack but was stopped the first time at the last minute by a some good defensive work from Mateo (Manfredi booked) before coming back and scoring to make it 1-1.
With play swinging quickly from end to end, it looked like either team might score. Inter had more chances but Alex and Elias were strong in defence while first Paul and then Tommy played well in goal.
Ottaviano should have put Inter ahead but then Jacopo did, finishing off a good team move with quick feet to round the keeper.
But Milan came back again and Ivan's drive and determination were rewarded with a goal: 2-2. But this game never looked likely to finish in a draw and Daniel's winner, though cruel on a Milan team playing with just 6 players and without Jerry, awarded the three points to Inter, and probably fairly. Manfredi was sent off late in the game and will miss Milan's match against Roma.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Alex 4, Ivan 4, Senai 4, Manfredi 3, Elias EZ 3, Tommaso 1, Niccolo 1, Daniel 1

NY Bulls 2-1 Portland Timbers

Le Bulls portano a casa una bella vittoria, trascinate da una Allison in gran forma e da una solidità di squadra evidente già dal primo esordio. Non sarà facile per nessuno confrontarsi con la formazione newyorkese, ben organizzata in difesa con Annie e Michelle, dirompente in attacco con Allison, autrice oggi di una doppietta (bellissimo il primo gol su punizione). Tra le Timbers Lucrezia è apparsa troppo sola, a tratti sfiduciata, e non ha avuto il supporto (soprattutto tecnico) delle compagne. Di Gaia, su rigore, il gol del 2-1 finale, proprio allo scadere.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS:
Allison 8, Gabeen 4, Annie 3, GaiaDR 3, Lucrezia 1, Gea 1, Anyue 1

Juventus 5-0 Roma

Without captain Lapo (injured), Roma were never in this game. Pietro opened and closed the scoring and Giuseppe nabbed a brace in between. Ricky completed the rout.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Joel 5, Giuseppe 5, Elias 5, Taki 1, Cesare 1,  Anthony 1, Tommaso 1, Ludovico 1, Ale N 1

A Winning Start for AMBRIT u7s!

Last Saturday saw the first outing of the year for the u7 RISA teams.
Congratulations to our team who won every one of their matches!!

TEAM: Giacomo, Max, Maverick, Kendi, Luna, Benjamin, Ashton, Samy, Lorenzo, Christian, Rowan

Lazio 3-5 Milan (Manfredi Show!)

Though weakened today by the suspension of two players, Lazio got off to a great start and fired themselves into an early two-goal lead through Giorgio and Julian.
But Milan, themselves short of players today, were rescued by their captain.
Manfredi's first goal was a scorcher, blasted in from 25 meters and unstoppable. He followed this up with two more well-placed shots and a brave header off an Alex free-kick to put Milan 4-2 up against a now-shellshocked Lazio. The biancocelesti kept trying, but attack after attack foundered on the rock that was Alex in defence.
Ivan scrambled a fifth for Milan; Cristian pulled one back.

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Manfredi 8, Alex 6, Cristian 4, Michele 1, Ivan 1, Giorgio 1

Inter 2-2 Roma

Inter dominated the game but couldn't turn possession into goals and, in the end, were lucky to rescue a point.
Tiberio made a couple of vital early saves but then made a crucial mistake when allowing his kick-out to be blocked by Niccolo', with the ball finishing up in the back of the net.
Roma woke up a little after this and managed to create a couple of chances through some good play from Tommy and Lorenzo. Tommaso was unlucky not to score when his shot crashed back off the bar.
Roma equalised late on when a good break saw Lapo in possession in midfield with options right and left. He chose the correct pass to Lorenzo wide on the right and Lorenzo banged it home.
Another good passing move from Roma two minutes later saw Ale N receive an inviting ball just outside the box and his angled drive gave the goalkeeper no chance. Unbelievably, Roma were now 2-1 up with just seconds to play... but seconds were all that Daniel needed to grab the late equaliser!

BEST PLAYER POINTS: Niccolo 6, Lorenzo 4, Gavyn 4, Tommaso 3, Daniel 2, Ottaviano 1, Alioune 1

U11, U14 RISA League, ROUND 1

This year's RISA league got underway last Saturday.

u14 Results St George's 1 0-1 New School AOSR 0-0 AMBRIT St George's 2 1-3 Southlands New School 0-0 AMBRITSt George's 1 0-2 Southlands St George's 2 0-2 AOSR

u14 team versus AOSR

Max; Peter, Gavyn, Elias F; Pietro; Manfredi, Alex, Lapo.

u14 team versus New School

Louis; Ludovico, Theo, Elias F, Elias EZ; Gavyn, Jerry; Giacomo, Tommaso

Another crucial save from MAX

LAPO on the ball

PETER: solid in defence

u11 Results

We didn't manage to get a full u11 team out this week but a big thank you to Sam, Alberto, Lorenzo and Vittorio. 

St George's 1	3	1	New School
Southlands	3	0	AMBRIT
St George's 2	3	0	AOSR
New School	3	0	Rome Int.
St George's 1	3	0	Southlands
St George's 2	3	0	AMBRIT
AOSR	3	0	Rome Int.

St George's 1

3

1

New School

Southlands

3

0

AMBRIT

St George's 2

3

0

AOSR

New School

3

0

Rome Int.

St George's 1

3

0

Southlands

St George's 2

3

0

AMBRIT

AOSR

3

0

Rome Int.

Milan 1-1 Juventus

Un match combattuto ed equilibrato ha dato inizio al primo Intramural stagionale: per i due "colossi" capitanati da Manfredi e Giuseppe il punto guadagnato può essere visto con favore o con una punta di rimpianto. Il primo tempo ha offerto uno spettacolo di grande agonismo, con difese attente e grandi battaglie a centrocampo. Nel secondo tempo, a sbloccare il risultato ha pensato Manfredi, con un piattone che ha infilato da vicino l'incolpevole Louis. La Juve ha provato a reagire, ma il Milan ha sfiorato di nuovo la rete con un colpo di testa del solito Manfredi, ben neutralizzato dal portiere. Quando ormai la partita sembrava segnata, ecco che la Juventus ha trovato il pareggio con la "matricola" Pietro, abile a infilare in rete da posizione defilata, dopo una respinta del portiere. Lo stesso Pietro, nei minuti finali, ha avuto la possibilità di fare bottino pieno, con un ottimo colpo di testa finito sul palo. Pareggio finale, forse, che è il risultato più giusto.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS:
Pietro 4, Giuseppe 4, Elias 4, Alex 3, Manfredi 2, Max 1, Paul 1.

Toronto FC 4-0 LA Galaxy

Il Toronto festeggia il terzo gol

Il Toronto domina il match d'esordio dell'Intramural femminile 2017-2018, schiacciando il Galaxy per 4-0: un risultato senza discussione, sin dai primi minuti. La squadra di Mia è apparsa superiore in ogni zona del campo, non concedendo alle avversarie nemmeno un tiro in porta. Numerose le conclusioni invece della formazione canadese, con il vantaggio siglato da Natalie e il raddoppio quasi immediato di Mia, con un bel diagonale che s'infila in rete baciando il palo. Inutile la reazione del Galaxy che, penalizzata dall'assenza di Malena e da un'organizzazione di gioco ancora precaria, ha cercato con Matilde e Mari di impensierire la retroguardia avversaria. Nella seconda parte di gara è arrivato il 3-0 di Ameli, con tiro dalla distanza e il quarto gol, di nuovo con Mia, in contropiede.
Buon esordio per molte ragazze del 6th grade, e una conferma di crescita per diverse 7th graders.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS:
Mia 7, Sofia DM 3, Natalie 2, Selina 2, Giorgia 1, Matilde 1, Clio 1, Yutong 1, Eve 1, Ameli 1, Mari 1.

Teachers 2-0 7P

Mr. Piccolo in action!

Scoring the first, setting up the second and missing at least five more chances: Mr Piccolo played a central role in today's victory over the Homeroom champions and ensured that the teachers started off the season on the right note.
With Mr Alessandro bossing the midfield and Miss Giulia making incisive runs on the right, 7P were in trouble from the start. New signing Mr Paolo stretched them on the left too and created the first chance for Mr Alessandro, whose fierce shot was somehow stopped by a shaken Senai.
It was Mr Paolo who also supplied a pinpoint cross to Mr Piccolo's head for the first goal.
7P tried to react. Lorenzo combined well with Daniel more than once but Mr Chad, Mr Matteo, Miss Randall and Miss Westelaken never really let them get close enough to trouble Mr Martin in goal.
Mr Alessandro sealed the victory with a second goal.

Ms. Giulia forcing Lorenzo to stop

Mr. Paolo and Senai holding each other's hand

MORE PICTURES OF THE MATCH...

Homeroom Final: 8V 1-4 7P

2005: an excellent football vintage at Ambrit - homeroom champions in G6, homeroom champions in G7!
8V got off to a flying start; another well-taken headed goal from Manfredi off a Giuseppe throw-in and it looked like physical advantage might be important.
But 7P found a way back into the game when 8V conceded an indirect free kick inside the area. The ball was tapped to Gavin and he equalised.
Annie made a crucial block shortly afterwards to keep Manfredi out and, at the other end, Peter made a series of great saves, especially Ale N was played in beautifully by Lorenzo.
The next 7P attack however forced Ale Z into an own-goal and Senai and Daniel added two late goals to seal the victory!

Next Match: Wed Oct 11th, 7P versus Teachers

7P 4-0 6R

With a good part of last year's homeroom Champions team on board, 7P never looked like losing this one.

They made chance after chance and, after Daniel put them 1-0 up, Senai added a hat-trick to take them into tomorrow's final.

Cristian managed couple of shots and stretched Louis both times, once hitting the post. Best player on the pitch today?...Lorenzo!

6R 3-2 6F

Guillermo opened the scoring today but Cristian responded with a hat-trick to send 6R into tomorrow's semi-final.
With 6F leading 1-0, Giacomo made an unbelievable  save off Pietro after Cristian had played him in with a lovely pass.
Cristian's equaliser came when he received a pass from Pietro way out on the right touch line and lobbed a long shot over an out-of-position Giacomo.
Mari played Guillermo in for another chance and Guillermo made no mistake: 2-1 to 6F. But 6R pushed their way back into the game and Cristian sealed the points with two more goals.

Team	Played	Points
6R	2	6
6A	2	3
6F	2	0

A Winning Start for Ambrit

Ambrit's u14 team got off to a great start to the new season today, winning the year's first RISA tournament against some strong opposition.
A packed Ambrit stadium saw Lapo put the team 1-0 up against Castelli; Manfredi added two more goals, one a very sweet header off a Peter corner. The team tired a little towards the end, allowing Castelli to get back to 3-2, but time ran out and the three points were collected.

Touch, vision, and an eye for goal!

 The second game was against St George's. Pietro started and showed everyone why he was the u11 team's top scorer last year, tucking away three chances to put Ambrit 3-1 ahead after 10 minutes.
Manfredi then took over goal-scoring duries and matched Pietro's haul. Ambrit now had 6 points out of 6 and needed only a draw against New School to proceed to the final.

Impressive debut in the Middle School team

A 4-2 victory, with goals from Pietro, Manfredi and Lapo (2) made sure of qualification.
In the final, Pietro again led the attack and he scored all three goals in a 3-1 victory.
Lots of great performances today.
Max was solid in goal and Giuseppe, Peter and Elias were largely impeccable in defence. Lapo played his best ever football in an Ambrit shirt. Gavyn protected the defence. Good contributions from Giacomo, Theo, Jerry and Giorgio.
TEAM: Max; Giuseppe (capt), Peter, Elias; Lapo, Pietro, Gavyn; Manfredi; Joel, Giacomo, Jerry, Theo, Giorgio.
(see 'Saturday Calendar' page for all upcoming RISA fixtures)

u11 Results
SGBIS 'A' 3-2 Ambrit
Southlands 4-1 Ambrit
SGBIS 'B' 2-1 Ambrit

Ecco i favoriti!

 
Secondo il sondaggio appena effettuato tra gli studenti e le studentesse l'Inter nel torneo maschile e il Toronto nel torneo femminile sono le squadre più attrezzate per vincere il primo Intramural!
I pronostici spesso portano con sé una grande responsabilità e una maggiore pressione mentale: speriamo che tutti diano il meglio per offrire uno spettacolo all'insegna della correttezza e del bel gioco. In bocca al lupo a tutti!

6A - 6F

6A came out today determined to make up for yesterday's defeat... and they did! However, they're helped by the fact that 6F were forced to play with only 7 - and sometimes only 6 - players on the field thanks to disciplinary action by one of their teachers.
Mateo scored very early on with a well-placed shot into the bottom corner and he might have added a second late on when his powerful shot from midfield smashed against the crossbar.
In between, clear chances on goal were rare though 6F almost scrambled one over the line from a corner and another corner, driven in by Guillermo, had to be saved by an alert Taki.
Next week sees a showdown between 6R and 6F.
A draw is enough for the Rs: the Fs need a win!

6A - 6R

Great excitement today at Ambrit Stadium as the players of 6A and 6R made their middle school football debuts.
6A dominated the early possession but we unable to test 6R's goalkeeper. As the minutes ticked by, 6R came more into the game and then 6A made an error in defence, their keeper picking up a back pass and conceding an indirect free kick. Pietro touched the ball to Cristian and he blasted it past Taki for 1-0.
Cristian added a second a few minutes later following a solo run which took him past two defenders. He finished wide on the left and slipped the ball past an onrushing Taki.
But 6R never gave up and, just when there seemed to be no hope, Paul dribbled inside and unleashed an accurate shot to the top corner to make it 2-1.
But it was too little, too late and 6R took the three points and 6A need a result against 6F tomorrow!

7M 2-2 7P

Honours shared in a tight, competitive encounter that sees 7P through to the semi-finals.
Anthony opened the scoring with a well-disguised shot from distance. Senai came on and equalised soon after and Gavin put his team in front when he pounced onto a loose ball in the area and smashed it past Max.
Anthony took advantage of a moment of distraction in midfield to lob an equaliser past Louis.

Team	Played	Points
7P	2	4
7K	2	3
7M	2	1

7P  will play semi-final against G6 Champions on Thursday Oct 5th

Autumn Intramural: Teams & Calendar

Hot off the press!
The teams for our first IM tournament of the year have been published and competition looks very hot this year. (Calendar here)
Some fascinating questions immediately come to mind:

• Can Manfredi keep up his remarkable scoring average and make Mr Antonio happy by leading Milan to victory?
• Can Lapo impose some discipline on his unruly team-mates and keep Roma fighting for the title?
• Can Cristian really play for Lazio?
• Can anyone stop Lucrezia from lifting another winners' trophy?

7K 0-5 7P

Riven by absences and suspensions, 7K submitted meekly to a superior 7P.
Goals from Daniel (2), Ale (2) and Gavin.
Yellow cards for Ale and Senai.

7K 1-0 7M

A well-organised 7K team won a close encounter today against their talented but chaotic opponents.
The only goal was scored when Tommaso crossed to Jacopo and he slid it past Max.
Michele struck a post for 7M but, otherwise, Andrea dealt with all dangers very well. Jacopo might have added a second but Raphael, just on, cleared it of the line.
Tommaso, red-carded at the end, will miss the next game.

8T 2-1 8F

8T and 8F fought out a very entertaining and competitive game today.
8T drew first blood when Lapo made a fantastic run down the right and placed a perfect cross onto the toe of an oncoming Matilde in the centre.
Tiberio kept his team in it with a brilliant double save from Pietro / Ivan but, a little later, he could do nothing to stop Ivan who used his pace to outstrip the defence and equalise with a well-placed shot.
But Lapo responded immediately with another mazy dribble and he crowned this one off with a goal.
Tiberio made two more excellent saves - one from Ivan, one from Theo - and, at the other end, Gabeen made a great save off a Matilde header.
Ivan looked to be through on goal again near the end but a cynical handball from Alina stopped the move. Alina was sent off but her personal sacrifice probably saved the victory!

Grade 8: final positions

Team	Played	Points
8V	2	6
8T	2	3
8F	2	0

8V will play in the final on Friday October 6th