Name	Rose-Marie Scarlato
Nickname	Sally / Rosey
State/Country you play Futsal in	NSW Australia
What got you started in Futsal?	Friends
What age did you start playing?	11
Preferred on field position	Flank
Current Team/Club you play for	Sydney Magic PCYC
Hardest Futsal opponent	Natalie Spirovski (thank god she is on my team)
Favourite Meal	Pizza
Favourite Hobby	Soccer
Favourite Team	Juventus
Most Memorable Futsal moment on or off the court	Winning nationals in 2006, scoring the winning penalty
Which coach would you say influenced you the most in Futsal and at what age?	Matteo Maiorana, 15 and upwards …. One and only coach taught the game and inspired that passion that comes along with it
What was the best tip you’ve ever been taught in Futsal?	Play with your heart and the rest will come
What goals do you still want to achieve in Futsal?	Being part of a league that will cause the re-creation of a womens Australian team

Our Sutherland under 13 girls were looking forward to this game as we knew it was going to be close. We know that Sydney Benfica must of been looking forward to reversing the 3-2 score line from our win during the 5 Star Futsal gala day at Menai.

Less than a minute into the game and a fumble from our kick off sees Benfica in our goal area with the keeper to beat. Jessica gets horizontal and deflects the shot wide with her legs. We all take a moment to let our hearts start beating again.

Benfica kept attacking but our defensive trio of Morgan, Taylor, and Mikhaela kept them out. Things started to turn our way and we began to press our opposition goal thanks to Natalie and Kirrily.

A fine performance by the Benfica keeper despite our best efforts kept us scoreless until a 17th minute counter attack by Benfica two on one resulted in the first goal of the match to bring half time to 0 – 1 to Benfica.

In the second half Natalie was working overtime at pivot and doing a great job. A poor goal clearance by Benfica saw Bronte quick to capitalise and level the scores 1 – 1.

A few minutes later a great team goal was started off by Natalie and finished with beautiful combination by Jessica and Morgan 2 – 1 to Sutherland.

Now Benfica doubled their efforts and Mikhaela as goal keeper was making save after save, including a rocket to the midsection.

The last 8 minutes saw us desperately defending our lead. Bronte did a superb job as we rotated her to pivot and with Kirrily as target Sutherland forced Benfica into errors. Sutherland preserved the lead to the final whistle.

Sutherland under 13 girls left the court very happy, we just love to play and we are glad for the development that we are getting from playing for Sutherland in Futsal. The player of the match was our super goal keeper Mikhaela Natta.

Source : Sutherland Shire Futsal
By : P Ellis and adapted by J Simnett
Published : 14/10/2008

Futsal Referee Course – Metro

Date: Monday 10th November & Monday 17th November 2008

Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Where: Darebin International Sports Centre – FFV
Upstairs Function Room
281 Darebin Road, Thornbury

Course: Level 5 (Introductory)

Fee: $60.00. Must be paid and sent in with form by first date of course
Includes workbook, Laws of the Game & FFA Certificate.

Note: Participants from all Melbourne zones are welcome to register.
Minimum age requirement of 14 years of age.

Download course form here (Also here)

Return form to:
Email: agrima@footballfedvic.com.au
Mail: PO Box 318, Fairfield VIC 3078
Fax: 03 9474 1899
In Person: 281 Darebin Road, Thornbury

If you require any further information please contact Anthony Grima on 03 9474 1804.

Alternatively, visit www.footballfedvic.com.au/futsal

Source : Football Federation Victoria
Published : 14/10/2008

The national Futsal team Kurukuru paraded the main roads of Honiara on Monday as part of their welcome home celebrations.

The team have not won any of their matches at the Futsal World Cup but they have certainly won many hearts on their trip to Brazil .

They have gained valuable knowledge of the game at a professional level.

The team management said their participation in the recent World Cup has given much needed experience and confidence.

Head of delegation of the Kurukuru, Nathaniel Seru, revealed this yesterday at a press conference at the SIFF academy.

“The experience the boys have will surely prepare them for the future and gained confidence to go with their natural skills. Now the boys will have confidence, which is a much needed ingredient when playing professional sides like Brazil ,” he said.

Coach Victor Wa’ii said his boys were playing against very high standard professional players with good facilities and professional training.

So it was hard for his young inexperienced boys to cope with their game.

But he said it was good experience and next time round they will see a very different Solomon Islands team in the next four years.

“The boys will stay together and start their training next month. They will have the rest of the month to rest and start training next month,” he said.

The Kurukuru coach said the players have four tears to prepare for the next one.

“We need to expose our coaches to learn overseas for a month or two and come back and feed our players of the knowledge for the next four years,” he said.

He also revealed at the press conference that the President of Futsal in Brazil has pledged his support to help in the technical areas of the game.

This is part of their development plans.

Kurukuru captain, Elliot Ragomo, said it’s a big achievement and a building block for them despite the results. “It’s time to think ahead and prepare while the experience is still fresh in our minds,” he said.

He also predicts that the next time they will be a very different powerful team.

Meanwhile Kurukuru were described as playing a unique game in the world stage because of the joy and peace shown throughout the tournament.

Source : Solomon Star News
By : Philip Lilomo
Published : 14/10/2008

The NSW Futsal State Championships to be held on the 25th and 26th of October 2008.

Boys 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 Year will be at Penrith Basketball Stadium, Herbert Street, Cambridge Park

All Age Men/Women, Youth Men/Women, 12, 14 and 16 Year Girls and 16 Year Boys will be at Hawkesbury Indoor Stadium, 16 Stewart Street, South Windsor

Team Entry Fee: Juniors (9-17) $170, Seniors (18+) $195, Team entries without the scheduled fee will not be accepted.

Players will be selected from the State Championships to trial for State Teams which will compete at the National Titles to be held in Canberra in 6 – 10 January 2009 inclusive

Collect your team entry form from your local Futsal centre or download from the Football NSW website. For further details contact Football NSW Futsal on 8814 4464 or email futsal@footballnsw.com.au

Entries close Sunday 19/10/08 No late entries will be accepted after this date

NB: Withdrawal of a team after close off date will result in the forfeiture of the entry fee

Please see below for a copy of the State Championships Flayer and a copy of the Team Entry form.

State Championships Flyer (PDF)
State Championships Entry Form (PDF)

Source : Football NSW Futsal
Published : 3/9/2008

Name	Alexander Doyle
Nickname	Doylie
Date of Birth	6.4.1994
State/Country you play Futsal in	NSW, Australia
What got you started in Futsal?	My Dad Played
What age did you start playing?	7
Preferred on field position	Pivot/Flanker
Current Team/Club you play for	Sydney Magic PCYC
Hardest Futsal opponent	The Keeper
Favourite Meal	Pasta
Favourite Hobby	Football
Favourite Team	Manchester United
Favourite Sportsperson	Cristiano Ronaldo
Favourite Music	Hip-Hop, Pop
Most Memorable Futsal moment on or off the court	Did a maradona spin on the sideline to get past one nutmegged a second one then put it past the keeper.
Which coach would you say influenced you the most in Futsal and at what age?	All my coaches have helped me but so far I would have to say that Carmon Bortone has helped me the best so far.
What was the best tip you’ve ever been taught in Futsal?	Always use the sole of your foot because you get better control.
What goals do you still want to achieve in Futsal?	I don’t know, maybe the futsalroos.
List 3 people you would love to have over for dinner	David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo and Steven Gerrard.

 

In the NSW Futsal Premier League on Sunday night it was major honours all square as Hawkesbury Commodores defeated Inner West Allstars 5-3 in the open men’s competition but lost 2-3 to their visitors in the open women’s.

The women’s match had started well for Hawkesbury as Lauren Ralston had a double chance but after the keeper denied her first shot her second effort went over the bar, a sign of things to come for the locals. Four minutes in and Samantha Muscat stole the ball off Amy Sarandopoulos to go one on one with the Allstars’ keeper Tani Rosekelly. She beat the keeper but saw the ball go the wrong side of the far post.

Then a double save, the first from a free kick, by the visiting goal keeper saw the Allstars quickly break forward and the ball fell to Renee Tomkins who stepped to her left and around her marker and fired the ball low into the far corner for the first goal of the match on the six minute mark.

An equaliser came to the Commodores in the tenth minute when a ball came in from the sideline to Ashley Connor on the edge of the area. She turned her defender and as the keeper quickly rushed to cut her shot off she slid it past and into the back of the net.

In the 14th minute a free kick went the way of the Allstars and the ball was laid off to Nicole Laws who managed to shoot the ball through all the traffic and into the back of the net to put her team back in front. Another freekick to the visitors a minute later came to nothing, as did efforts from the home side in the 18th (Connor shooting just past the post) and the 19th minute (Kathryn Mladineo almost flicking on a shot by Muscat.)

Into the second half and Mladineo backheaded a free kick just over the bar for the Commodores before a classic interchange of passes from Muscat, Ralston and Mladineo laid on a good chance which was not taken. Then Mladineo stole the ball from Dominique Caridad but an acrobatic Rosekelly in goals denied her shot.

A minute before the half hour and the Allstars demonstrated great passing all of their own but this time also showed how to finish it. Caridad played the ball to Koo Barbi on the right hand side and she passed it to an unmarked Sarandopoulos in the middle of the park who easily slotted home.

At 1-3 the match looked lost, especially as the Commodore’s long-range efforts were proving to be ineffective. Then with six minutes to go Muscat collected the ball in a dangerous position, dragged it back across her body and fired it into the back of the net to give the home side a sniff of a result. However the Allstars stood strong, with particular fine saves being made in goal by Rosekelly.

With two minutes to go the clincher should have gone the way of Caridad but her shot was saved by the brilliance of Michelle Dingwall in the Commodore’s goal. Then with the last kick of the game Ralston takes a crack at goal and sees it clip the wrong side of the cross bar and go over for no result.

The match was a fiery affair but more intensity was to come in the men’s match.

This game also started with action as Dean Storey had an early shot denied thanks to a great save from Lionel DeSouza in the Commodores goal. However two minutes later the Allstars were in front. Adrian Vizzari played the ball in from deep to Tim Mascarello who, whilst man marked, back flicked the ball into the path of the advancing Vizzari, who’s final effort was as good as the lead up work.

Three minutes later and the home side were also on the scoresheet with Bill Tsioumas demonstrating great skill with the ball in beating Robert Greenway in the Allstars goal to equalise. The Allstars tried to strike back quickly but the most pressure the Commodore’s got was from their own mistakes when playing the ball out of defence.

In the 13th minute two shots from Chris Dingwall were denied by Greenway with parries, but the second parry went to Tom Gecke who headed the ball home to give the local side the lead. In the same minute Vizarri played the ball to Joseph Foti who turned on it and shoots goal wards but just wide of the target. The following minute saw world class saves at both ends as first Greenway denied Tsioumas and then DeSouza denied Jeffrey Bugallo.

A speculative effort from distance by Daniel Murchison gave the Commodores a two-goal gap to go into the break with although there was time in between for Allstar’s Lachlan Wright to smash the post with his shot.

Early in the second half long range efforts from the likes of Dean Storey came to nothing for the visitors. At the other end Greenway was keeping his side in the match with a series of good saves. Then in the 32nd minute he could not deny Geckie a double as he had the ball laid to him by Murchison from the right and fired it home from distance.

Almost immediately the Allstars looked to have struck back but Bugallo’s brilliant volley was off-target.

Goals at either end in the 36th minute kept the difference in the score the same with Storey miss-kicking the ball into Chris Dingwall who saw the ball come of him and brother Scott sneak to the ball just before Greenway and toe poke the team’s fifth goal. However Allstars’ Bugallo collected the ball from the kick off and fired home to make the score 5-2.

With ten minutes to go second half goal keeper for the Commodores, Shane Linton, pulled off a triple save before denying Joseph Foti after he completed a mazy run with a tricky shot. By this stage it was all the visitors with the locals managing efforts only on breaks, although one of these saw Scott Dingwall’s effort beat the keeper but canon off the post.

In the 46th minute Nino Fragassi broke away from the defence and smashed the ball home to give the visitors a third and the feeling a draw may be achievable but in the end it was the final goal of a hard fought, and entertaining, match.

Source : Football NSW
Published : 13/8/2008

The “Interstate Futsal Challenge” was played in Adelaide this weekend displaying the best club teams from around Australia at the Distinctive Homes Dome. All the action was open to the public.

Tournament organiser Spiros Simeonakis was ready for a big weekend of Futsal. “We expect an exciting, high level of play with the fast-paced skills of players on show.”

Boys Under 16’s Grand Final

Team line ups:

Adelaide Stingrays     VIC Force
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Joe Patrinostro (GK)   Amar Abdulgader (GK)
Jafaar Mohammadi (VC)  Joaqiun Jimenez-Villena
Mahdi Al-Jumaily       Sami Nour
Humphrey Ketse (C)     Obsa Boru
Stephan Peterson       Sebastian Granata (C)
Leighton Grooteoom     Mohamed Abdulkadir Ahmed
Anel                   Phillip Ciavarella
Ibrahim                Sipho Xavier
Mapaka Mashela

Adelaide Stingrays Vs VIC Force

VIC Force winning 4-3 in a nail biter, 10m penalty kick with 2 minutes to go. A well taken penalty kick won the game. Some great skill and determination from both sides, a great final.

OPEN MEN’S – Grand Final

Team line ups:

Adelaide Stingrays       Victoria Wolves
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Damian Gesuato (GK)(C)   Idris (GK)
Milan Kolundjija         Ahmad Samin
Konrad Diego             Alberquerque Ayala
Sam Kaviyani             Mohamed Abdullah Khaled
Spiros Simeonakis        Ahmed Muktar (C)
Chris Zouboulikos        Blazej Wieclawski
Mehran Ghebleh           Khaled Al Hosan
Steven Chapman           Alvaro
Kosta Zacharopoulos

Adelaide Stingrays Vs Victoria Wolves

What a game this was, it had everything. Very fast paced game with plenty of skills on display. A great crowd cheering their teams on to victory. The game began very good defences didn’t allow any team to penetrate until the last 8 minutes a great build up from the Stingrays pushing the ball around, a great pass putting Spiros on the back post scoring the first goal. Stingrays scored again as they unsettled the well drilled Victorian side. Vic Wolves fought back to score 2 -1, both benches used subs regularly. With the game being played a fast pace there was no room for mistakes. Vic Wolves found another goal to level the scores 2 -2, Captain Ahmed Muktar and Diego Alberquerque Ayala with their great footskills worked hard to level the scores, with a fantastic goal. The scores being 2 -2 at half time. Both keepers Stingrays – Damian Gesuato & Wolves – Idris were both fantastic in goals pulling of some great saves.

Victoria Wolves Head Coach Marko Barisic could see his team were back in it, some great set pieces got them back in the game. The crowd were ready for the second half to begin. Adelaide Stingrays Head Coach Spiros Simeonakis settled his team and asked his team to get behind the ball not allowing the Vic Wolves any room. He changed the line up playing with a target man which unsettled the Wolves, Konrad taking on last defender with keeper coming out fouled the striker, the referee giving a penalty. Spiros Simeonakis put his hand up to take the penalty, placed the ball on the penalty spot, he blasted the ball in the top left corner giving the keeper no chance also giving his team to lead again at 3 -2. Some great rotations for the Stingrays were starting to find caps, the Wolves looked to be tiring, some great play from the back with great rotations opened the Wolves up again with a great pass from Spiros to the back post Sam Kaviyani who scored to make it 4 -2. With 3 minutes to go Wolves tried everything to penetrate but the Stingrays stayed strong in defence playing man on man. Stingrays scored again to make it 5 -2 by a great finish from Milan Kolundjija putting it through the keepers legs.

WHAT A FINAL!!!
FINAL SCORE 5 – 2

ADELAIDE STINGRAYS WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL TEAMS WHO ENTERED THE TOURNAMENT, A BIG THANK YOU TO TEAMS WHO TRAVELLED FROM INTERSTATE, A SAFE TRIP BACK.

WELL DONE TO ALL BEHIND THE SCENES WHO HELPED PUT THIS WONDERFUL TOURNAMENT TOGETHER.

Stingrays organizers:
David DeConno, Cristina Composto, Paul Fedele, Scott Smith, Joe Patrinostro & Spiros Simeonakis,
Referees: Thank you to the referees Sakar & Sari.

WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OTHER STATES WHO HAVE ANY TOURNAMENTS COMING UP WITH ALL AGE GROUPS IN 2009!!!!

STINGRAYS ARE PLANNING THEIR CALENDAR FOR 2009.
LET’S TURN 2009 INTO A NATIONAL FUTSAL COMPETITION WITH ALL STATES COMPETING REGULARLY
If you are interested or would like to know more, don’t hesitate to CALL SPIROS SIMEONAKIS ON 1300 FUTSAL OR VIA EMAIL admin@adelaidestingrays.com.au

Source : Adelaide Stingrays
Published : 13/10/2008

The Sutherland Shire Futsal Association travelled away today in Round 3 of the 08 – 09 Football NSW Futsal Super League to take on Sydney Benfica FC at Marrickville PCYC.

Separate match reports to follow. Results from the day shown below.

Under 12 Boys, Sutherland 1 vs. Benfica 5
Under 14 Boys, Sutherland 2 vs. Benfica 6
Under 13 Girls, Sutherland 2 vs. Benfica 1
Under 16 Boys, Sutherland 1 vs. Benfica 2
Under 16 Girls, Sutherland 0 vs. Benfica 4
Under 19 Youth Men, Sutherland 0 vs. Benfica 10
All Age Women, Sutherland 0 vs. Benfica 4
All Age Men, (Half time Sutherland 1 vs. Benfica 2) Final Score Sutherland 1 vs. Benfica 6

Source : Sutherland Shire Futsal
By : J Simnett
Published : 13/10/2008

A parade was held for the Solomon Islands national futsal team, the Kurukuru, at 10am this morning.

It started from the Solomon Islands Football Federation Academy and ended at the Multipurpose Hall. On Friday there will be a thanksgiving service at Lawson Tama.

These are organised in appreciation of the Kurukuru effort at the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil . The team arrived at Honiara International Airport on Sunday on the Solomon Airlines flight from Brisbane .

They were welcomed through the VIP lounge and greeted by a bamboo band, light refreshments and families and supporters.

Those welcoming the team included Minister of Home Affairs James Tora and Solomon Islands Football Federation president Martin Alufurai.

Coach Victor Waiía said their winless first appearance in the World Cup game them things to think about, especially building a proper size futsal court here.

“The sooner the better,” he said.

Source : Solomon Star
By : Charles Kadamana
Published : 13/10/2008