Football match report

[ICTP info point]

Goals, Goals, Goals

Goals – eleven of them – that's how many the ICTP team scored in their 
second outing of the season.
On a rain-soaked evening, the team controlled most of the game against 
one of the two new teams in the tournament, ITAL-TBS, from the Area di 
ricercha.
New player, Benjamin Obi Tayo (from Cameroon) was instrumental, 
slotting into the midfield and maintaining possession of the ball. This 
dominance in possession was soon turned into chances and the chances 
into goals. Gabriele Pesco (Maintenance) opened the scoring, Mounir 
Ghribi (guest player from ICS-UNIDO) added two more, and Tayo himself 
finished neatly for the fourth before half time – opening his account 
for the team (He's now scored as many in two games as I have at the 
start of our fourth season!).
During the second half, Nino Coppola (TWAS) made a string of fine 
saves, while more goals were added by Juergen Kroeger (Weather and 
Climate Group) and Pesco again. Sandwiched between these was a 
beautifully headed goal by an ITAL-TBS defender. Unfortunately, it was 
past his own goalkeeper.
A couple of defensive lapses, understandable given the wet conditions, 
allowed ITAL-TBS to score a couple – and add a third with almost the 
last kick of the game.
On the whole, though, this was a good, solid all-round performance from 
the ICTP team. Long may it last.
Final score: ICTP 11 v 3 ITAL-TBS

Oh, by the way, I mentioned this was the second game of the season. We 
also played against SISSA last week. Pesco (last season's top scorer in 
the tournament) managed to chalk up a couple of goals but the game 
finished ICTP 3 v 8 SISSA. The less said the better…


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