Brazil scored 21 times without reply against Solomon Islands to consolidate their position at the Group A summit. The victory was the second biggest in FIFA Futsal World Cup history, surpassed only by the Seleção’s 29-2 defeat of the host nation at Guatemala 2000.

Brazilian keeper Tiago was unexpectedly forced into making two early saves, but the floodgates opened once Lenisio broke the minnows’ resistance on five minutes. It was 8-0 by the break, and things were to get worse for the brave but outclassed Solomons.

Lenisio finished the game with four goals to his name, two fewer than the irrepressible Falcao, and both Schmacher and Betao posted hat-tricks. Wilde, twice, Gabriel and Carlinhos were also on target for Paulo de Oliveira’s side, who already look the team to beat.

 

Source : FIFA.com
Photos : FIFA.com Foto-net
Published : 2/10/2008

Football Queensland has released a flyer for the Trials for their Nationals Teams. The original flyer can be found here (PDF). The contents are summarised below :

National Futsal Championship – Tuesday 6th Jan to Saturday 10th Jan 2009

Football Queensland is calling for players to trial for the following State Squads that will be contesting the National Australian Futsal Championships held in Canberra hosted by Capital Football/Futsal in association with Football Federation Australia.

Only players registered and playing in Football Queensland sanctioned competitions are eligible to trial.

Squads include the following age divisions and will trial on Saturday 11th and Saturday 18 October 2008. Teams will be named and notified Thursday 23rd October 2008 with training to commence shortly after.

Where:

Sunshine Coast University Stadium, Sippy Downs (Sunshine Coast)

When:

Under 11 Boys and Under 11/12/13/14 Girls – 9.00am
Under 12/13 Boys and Under 15/16 Girls – 10.30am
Under 14/15/16 Boys – 12.00pm
Male and Female Youth and Open Women – 1.30pm
Open Men – 3.00pm

Senior Mens Squads
Youth Men (Under19) players born 1989, 1990, 1991 & 1992
Open Men Players Born during 1988 and Onwards

Senior Womens Squads
Youth Women (Under19) players born 1989, 1990, 1991 & 1992
Open Women Players Born during 1988 and Onwards

Junior Boys Squads
Under 11 Players born 1997
Under 12 Players born 1996
Under 13 Players born 1995
Under 14 Players born 1994
Under 15 Players born 1993
Under 16 Players born 1992

Junior Girls Squads
Under 11 Players born 1997
Under 12 Players born 1996
Under 13 Players born 1995
Under 14 Players born 1994
Under 15 Players born 1993
Under 16 Players born 1992

For further information regarding the national titles go to www.futsalnationals.com.au

For any further information regarding trials e-mail futsal@footballqueensland.com.au

Source : Football Queensland (directly submitted)
Published : 2/10/2008

The Solomon Islands’ maiden FIFA Futsal World Cup appearance ended in a sobering 10-2 defeat to CONCACAF representatives Cuba on Tuesday – and to rub salt into the wound, coach Victor Wai’ia’s side now face hosts Brazil in their second match on Thursday. It goes without saying that the Oceania lads are the underdogs, but that does not mean they have given up hope even before kick-off.

The youngest team at the tournament, with an average age of just 18 years and six months, have travelled far too far, both literally and metaphorically, simply to run up the white flag now in the teeth of apparently invincible opponents. “It was a very long journey to get here. We were travelling for almost 40 hours, but the lads are ready for the next challenge,” Wai’ia exclusively told FIFA.com.

Gaining experience
Wai’ia’s squad features the 12 youngest players at the tournament, but he has great faith in his youthful charges. “It’s true we have a young team, with very little experience at the international level. But I still believe working with such young kids is an advantage, because they’re carefree and eager to learn,” the coach argued.

Just qualifying for the FIFA Futsal World Cup in the first place came as a surprise, the affable Solomon Islands supremo stated. “We’ve only had futsal since 2002. We started with a U-16 league, before introducing a senior league just two months ago. No-one expected us to win Oceania qualifying and come here to Brazil, but my young players proved clever and strong.”

Realism prevails
The team thus arrived in football-obsessed Brazil with realistic expectations. The main aim is to gain experience and perhaps pull off a minor upset along the way, according to coach Wai’ia: “Our group opponents are all very experienced. Our players are here to learn on the world stage. That’ll help us develop futsal back home. If we happen to win a match, it would be a massive bonus.”

That bonus win appears a remote prospect against the Brazilians, as the record books hardly favour the Solomon Islanders. Ahead of the current FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil, the host nation were responsible for four of the five biggest margins of victory over tournament newcomers: 29-2 against Guatemala (2000), 18-0 against Cuba (1996), 15-1 against Costa Rica (1992) and 12-1 against Kazakhstan (2000). Coach Wai’ia and his squad will do everything in their power to avoid inclusion in that less-than-flattering list.

Source : FIFA.COM
Published : 1/10/2008

Solomon Islands coach Victor Wai’ia will ask his players to show resolve as they prepare for a daunting FIFA Futsal World Cup showdown with mighty Brazil tonight. Solomon Islands lost its opening match in Group A 10-2 to CONCACAF heavyweights Cuba on Tuesday but Wai’ia was philosophical about the defeat.

“The Cuba match was an opportunity to learn about futsal at this level. We need to be more paitent and wait for clear opportunities,” Wai’ia said. Solomon Islands took the lead after just 1 minute but everything went downhill rapidly after that as Cuba forced Solomon Islands into errors they quickly capitalised on.

“We will work on this in training tomorrow,’ Wai’ia said.
The coach of the Oceania champions remained positive the team would learn something from the experience. With the squad’s average age somewhere around 18 years old mark, Wai’ia was certain the team would improve. Solomon Islands is the youngest team at the finals.

“I was happy with the way that Moffat Sika’ae, Ragomo and Wetney played in counter-attack, and Ron Ginio was very good in defence when he came on,” Wai’ia said.

The players were also upbeat despite the margin of defeat and were looking forward to the next match. When asked if the loss had affected moral, Phillip Houtaru was candid.

“I just feel happy to play here. The World Cup is such a high standard. I’m not disappointed about the game because this is our first time at the World Cup and we’re learing so many new things every day,” Houtaru said.

Goalscorer, Eliot Ragomo, was delighted to have scored a double but lamented his earlier penalty miss. Ragomo hobbled off the court nursing his troublesome ankle injury but was determined to be fit for the Brazil match.

“It was amazing to score in the World Cup,’ he said, ‘I’m happy, but it was because of good team work that it happened. The ankle is a bit painful, but it wasn’t going to stop me from playing today and it won’t stop me against Brazil.’

The FIFA Futsal World Cup has produced its first shock today as Iran held Spain to a 3-3 draw in Rio de Janeiro on Match Day 2 of the finals. Argentina defeated China 5-0, Guatemala edged Egypt 1-0, while Libya stormed back to snatch a 3-3 draw with Uruguay.

For all the latest news from the FIFA Futsal World Cup – Brazil 2008 please visit www.fifa.com

Source : Oceania Football Confederation
Published : 2/10/2008

What a fabulous result for Sutherland Shire Futsal Under 10’s at the Central Coast Mariners (CCM) gala day held at Football NSW on 28th Sept 2008.

SSFA High Performance Division has selected & developed these young players via our coaching clinics, which in turn have instantly produced amazing results for our game and our region. Sixteen (16) teams from all parts of Sydney participated in the spectacle.

Central Coast Mariners (CCM) Coaching staff and players including, Laurie McKinna, Dean Heffernan, Mark Bosnich, Mile Jedniak, Nik Mrdja, Dylan Macalister, Sasho Petrovski and many more where all inspired by the talent on display watching various games over the duration of the day, cheering on the Sutherland team at every chance.

The Sutherland boys showed true commitment and abundance of passion with silky passing and moves which dazzled spectators. The team was amazed when Laurie McKinna called out to Cameron aka ‘Chi Chi’ to rock over and show some of his silky moves to FNSW officials and CCM players. Also the likes of Sasho Petrovski watching all SSFA games because he loved the way the team moved the ball around and the spirit in the way they played.

Sutherland finished undefeated in the group stage with 7 wins. SSFA 10’s was only team to go thru undefeated from all group stages. SSFA went down in the semi final to Rockdale Ilinden and finished 3rd overall.

Results were as follows; Group Stages (Petrovski Group)

Game 1 Sutherland FA 2 vs. Kellyville Colts 0, Game 2 Sutherland FA 3 vs. Penrith FC 1, Game 3 Sutherland FA 5 vs. Kenthurst FC 1, Game 4 Sutherland FA 4 vs. Kellyvile FC 1, Game 5 Sutherland FA 3 vs. CC Quake 0, Game 6 Sutherland FA 1 vs. Forest Killarney FC 0, Game 7 Sutherland FA 8 vs. Liverpool City 1, Semi Final – Sutherland FA 2 vs. Rockdale Ilinden 3, Grand Final – Rockdale Ilinden 2 vs. Fairfield Colts 0

The Sutherland Shire under 10’s development squad team; Cameron Apostolovski, Mitchell Georgievski, Matthew Lemich, Thomas Papa, Jarod Dimovski, James Temelokovski, Aram Adilovic, Martin Khoury and Christian Agliozzo. Head Coach: Jim Apostolovski

Well done boys! The SSFA 10s team, coach and parents did the Sutherland Shire VERY proud.

Source : Sutherland Shire Futsal
By : J. Simnett
Published : 2/10/2008

The Committee of the Sutherland Shire Futsal Association has confirmed it will enter 9 teams into the 2008 Football NSW State Futsal Championships 25th & 26th October 2008.

Our under 9’s, 10’s and 11’s development squads will join our under 12’s and 14’s boys playing all games at the Penrith Valley Indoor Sports Stadium.

Our under 16 boys, all age men and women will also participate in the Championships playing at Hawkesbury Indoor Sports Stadium.

Our teams look forward to the challenge ahead. We are also confident that most importantly each of the teams will gain very valuable experience.

Good luck to all teams from all Clubs participating.

Source : Sutherland Shire Futsal
By : J Simnett
Published : 1/10/2008

Play has got underway at the Vikings Australasian School Futsal Titles in Melbourne with the all the New Zealand sides in the thick of the action.

Vikings New Zealand tours and tournaments co ordinator, Rebecca Banfield, reports that all the sides have feared well on the opening day.

The teams are fresh from a training camp in Christchurch and after a delayed flight to Melbourne have settled well and are making great progress in the tournament. Players from as far north as Kerikeri and as far south as Dunedin make up the Vikings NZ sides.

Day One

14 boys Qld Metro 10 d 6 NZ
16 boys Qld City 7 d 3 NZ
16 boys NZ 5 d 2 Tasmania
16 boys Victoria d NZ (score not reported at time of print)
19 boys NZ 10 d 5 NNSW
19 boys Qld Country 6 d 4 NZ
19 boys NZ 8 d 5 Tasmania

16 girls NZ 4 drew 4 Sth Aus
16 girls NZ 5 d 1 Tasmania
16 girls NZ 7 d 4 Central Qld
19 girls NZ 18 d 1 Central Qld
19 girls Victoria 8 d 4 NZ
19 girls NZ 7 d 3 Nth Qld

Day Two

14 boys NZ 7 d 0 Central Qld
14 boys NZ 9 d 4 Victoria Country
16 boys Qld Coutnry 3 d 2 NZ
16 boys Tasmania Nth 3 d 1 NZ
16 boys NZ 4 drew 4 Central Qld
19 boys Tasmania Sth 7 d 4 NZ
19 boys NZ 3 drew 3 Victoria
19 boys NZ 4 d 3 Victoria Coutntry

16 girls NZ 22 d 0 Sth Australia
16 girls NZ 3 drew 3 Qld City
16 girls Qld Country 10 d 3 NZ
19 girls Qld City 6 d 3 NZ
19 girls Sydney 10 d 2 NZ
19 girls Qld Coutnry 4 d 0 NZ

Day Three

14 boys NZ 6 d 1 Central Qld
14 boys Qld 13 d 4 NZ (Semi Final)
16 Boys NZ 8 d 6 Sth Australia
19 Boys NZ 9 d 4 Sth Australia
19 Boys NZ 4 d 1 West Australia
19 Boys Tasmania 5 d 1 NZ (Semi Final)

16 girls Sth Australia 7 d 4 NZ
16 girls Qld 3 d 2 NZ (Semi Final)
19 girls NZ 4 d 3 Victoria

Great results for the Kiwi sides. Although no titles were won, of the 5 sides that went over 3 made semi finals with the 16 boys and 19 girls just missing out.

14 boys 3rd = (12 team comp)
16 boys 6th (8 team comp)
19 boys 3rd = (9 team comp)

16 girls 3rd = (9 team comp)
19 girls 5th (8 team comp)

Overall the kiwi sides played 36 games won 17 drew 3 lost 16 including 3 semi finals

Source : Vikings New Zealand
Published : 30/9/2008

The under 16 Tasmania North Futsal team is in Victoria this week competing at the Futsal National Championship.

Tasmania North team captain, Reece High student Nathan Turale, has only played the game for two years.

The wing back and fixed defender said he enjoyed playing indoor soccer because it was faster and involved more skill than the outdoors version.

Selectors will be watching the championship closely, with the best players chosen to play for the All- star team and travel to Brazil for further training and competition.

“I’m trying to make the Australian team – I will just keep doing my best and see what happens,” he said.

“I love soccer, it is the best sport in the world and hopefully I will keep doing what I’m doing and grow as a player.”

Tasmania North has played two of its games at the competition so far, losing to Queensland Country 4-1 and also losing to Queensland City 10-1.

Despite the rocky start, Nathan is confident that Tasmania North has the ability to make the final.

Last year Tasmania North was unlucky to not win a game.

“Last year we didn’t really know that much about the rules and basics of futsal – we were just running around and having fun,” he said.

This year the team has been taught set plays that it is hoping will help it improve upon last year’s performance.

Futsal is an indoor soccer competition with five players on court including the goalkeeper.

Tasmania North is one of eight teams in the under 16 division.

Source : The Advocate
Published : 1/10/2008

The Solomon Islands – the youngest team at these futsal finals in Brazil – looked to be on their way to a special day when Elliot Ragomo opened the scoring inside the first minute. Unfortunately for the Oceania men, their early joy only acted to aggravate the Cubans.

Yulier Olivera, Carlos Madrigal, Olivera, Boris Saname and Eduardo Morales all scored for the Cubans to make it 5-1 at the interval. In the 27th minute, the Solomons’ defeat was fairly well complete, with Morales scoring two more goals and and Johnnet Martinez adding one of his own.

Morales went on to add another before Mesa made it 10-1 for the men from CONCACAF. In the dying moments, Ragomo added a bit of scant consolation with his second goal of the match for the outgunned Solomon Islands.

The Full FIFA Match Page for this game can be found here. It includes Photos, Match Stats and Highlights Footage.

Source : FIFA.com
Photos : FIFA.com Foto-net
Published : 30/9/2008

The National Futsal team the Kurukuru head coach Victor Wai’ia yesterday named his first line up to take on Cuba in the Futsal World Cup that kicks off 2.30am tomorrow (Solomon time).

They are Captain Elliot Ragomo, James Egeta, Jack Wetney, Stanley Puairana and Alick Lioka. Others are Moffat Sikwa’ae, Micah Leaálafa, Lenson Bisili, Philip Houtarau, Jenan Kapu and Samuel Kogua (GK).

Wai’ia said his boys are focusing and preparing to put on their best against the Cubans. He said Cuba are just like Solomon Islands, making their first appearance on the Futsal World Cup.

He hopes there will be a fair game for the boys as every team are there to win.

Source : Solomon Star News
By : Charles Kadamana
Published : 30/9/2008