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.

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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.