Saturday, 22 November 2008 saw the Sutherland Shire Futsal Association host their Round 7 Super League home clash at its regular training court at Endeavour Sports High School Gymnasium, for the first time this season, against the Northern Beaches Breakers.

The Under 12’s kicked off the day’s proceedings with yet another tough, exciting, and nail-biting game. With the boys seemingly having control of the match at 3-1 with appoximately 5 minutes to go and which would have given them their third win on the trot, what happened thereafter can only be described as ” the one that got away !”

From the commencement of the game Coach Lee Pepper had the boys pumped, taking each player aside in the change-room individually before the game to deliver his last minute instructions and the accompanying Pepper “Pep-Talk” !

Whatever the coach said was working beautifully as the boys had the necessary intensity and concentration to have them 2-1 up at half-time after well-worked goals to Nathan Spinola and Blake Stewart .

Nathan also picked up another goal in the second-half with about 8 minutes left to play, after great lead-up work from Samuel Gulisano.

Unfortunately, this would be one of Samuel’s last contributions to the match as in a scramble to try and stop a Breakers player from scoring a goal, the Breakers player accidentally clipped his heel sending him into the air horizontally causing him to land onto the point of his elbow and hip with a thud…OUCH ! The game was immediately stopped by the referees as the player was obviously in some distress and many thanks must go to the Breakers parent with obvious medical training for his assistance in determining the extent of the injury.

Samuel was carried off the court and the game re-started, however, Samuel’s injury seemed to startle the boys and they appeared to lose focus and concentration in defence with the Breakers scoring 3 unanswered goals in the last 5 minutes to win the game 4-3.

Whilst it is an admirable quality for the boys to have been concerned about their injured team-mate, they learnt the valuable lesson that it is always important not to lose focus and concentration in these circumstances as an injured player will always receive the best of possible assistance, medical or otherwise from others at the venue .

Playing representative Futsal for Sutherland gives you and all of us, in fact, the opportunity to grow and learn new lessons with each week that passes and this week was just one of those weeks.

Well played boys, you continue to do your club, coach and family proud, week in and week out . One another note, a particular vote of thanks to Endeavour Sports High School and the Department of Education & Training (DET) for allowing us to host this week’s round. Special thanks must also go to our President – Jonathan Simnett and all the wonderful volunteers involved in organising the preparation of the court venue, barbeque and raffles for the day . By all accounts, a very successful day at the new venue.

Source : Sutherland Shire Futsal
By : J Gulisano
Published : 24/11/2008

Round 7 clash between the Sutherland Shire and Northern Beaches was played at Endeavour Sports High School, Saturday 22nd November 2008. Results shown below;

Under 12 Boys, SSFA 3 vs. NB 4
Under 14 Boys, SSFA 3 vs. NB 4
Under 13 Girls, SSFA 1 vs. NB 7
Under 16 Boys, SSFA 5 vs. NB 1
Under 16 Girls, SSFA 0 vs. NB 13
Under 19 Youth Men, SSFA 1 vs. NB 6
All Age Women, SSFA 3 vs. NB 7
All Age Men, SSFA 6 vs. NB 5

Source : Sutherland Shire Futsal
Published : 24/11/2008

Congratulations to the following Victorian Futsal Referees who have been selected to officiate at the 2009 National Futsal Championships in Canberra:

• George Lakrindis
• Lucien Laverdure
• Shams Shahabbi
• Rodrigo Salas
• Patrick El Zoghbi
• Tas Patrikis (Referees Inspector)

We wish the above Referees all the best at the Championships!

Source : Football Federation Victoria
Published : 25/11/2008

The management team and Technical Sub-committe would like to congratulate referees appointed to officiate matches between the Russian “Doctor” Team as they take on the NSW Men’s team this week.

The Russian tourists were recently top four finishers in a World University Futsal Tournament and should pose stiff competition for the state teams who are themselves, preparing for a tilt at the National Championships in Canberra come January.

The matches and appointments are as follows shown below.

Tue 25th, 7:30pm at Penrith Sports Stadium
v NSW Lightning:
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
2nd Referee: Darius Turner
Timkeeper: Alessandra Moussa
3rd Referee: Wayne Ranson

Wed 26th, 7:30pm at Marrickville PCYC
v NSW Thunder:
Referee: Sam McIntosh
2nd Referee: Andrew Best
Timekeeper: Alex Eroukhimovitch
3rd Referee: Darren Allatt

Thu 27th, 7:15pm at Michael Wenden Centre
v NSW Thunder:
Referee: Scott Kidson
2nd Referee: Nicholas Backo
Timekeeper: Ashley Medway
3rd Referee: Owen Ferguson

Fri 28th, 1:30pm at Dural Sport & Leisure Centre
v NSW Lightning:
Referee: Gavin Lee
2nd Referee: Roger Lee
Timekeeper: Sam Buck
3rd Referee: Cameron Bruce

As always, matches like this are a rare opportunity for our members to watch top class internation futsal locally. These matches also present a great opportunity to see our top referees in action.

Source : NSW Futsal Referees Association
Published : 24/11/2008

“DOCTOR” TEAM FROM RUSSIA WILL BE PLAYING THE NSW MENS TEAM

Tuesday 25th Nov vs. NSW SELECT 7pm Kick Off at Penrith Sports Stadium, Herbert St, Cambridge Park

Wednesday 26th Nov vs. NSW SELECT 7pm Kick Off at Marrickville PCYC, 531 Illawarra Road, Marrickville

Thursday 27th Nov vs. NSW SELECT – 7pm Kick Off at The Michael Wendon Centre, 162 Cabramatta Ave, Miller

Friday 28th Nov vs. NSW SELECT – 1pm Kick Off at Dural Leisure Centre, Cnr Kenthurst Rd & Pellitt Lane, Dural

There will also be a Presentation Night for Australian & Russian Teams and their guests will be on Friday 28th of November

Held at Russian Sports & Social Club, 84 Watts Rd, Kemps Creek NSW at 7pm

Program of the Evening:

* Buffet Dinner, Coffee and Tea

* Live Music, “Russian Souvenirs” Dancing Group and Singers

Cost: $30 per person Book your table for 10 people, Liquor Licence Function

Contact for Ticket Sales: Con Tonkikh 9602 2014 or 0402 016 193 Tickets also will be available on above venues.

Click here for the official flyer

Source : Football NSW
Published : 30/10/2008

Futsal Super 5’s has two new competitions starting up in Victoria. Details are below :

New competitions commence at our brand new state-of-the-art Vermont South facility in 2009 – proudly hosted by Futsal Super 5’s.

Express your interest today via email: info@super5s.org

‘Sportlink’ at Vermont South will host Men’s and Mixed futsal competitions on Tuesdays and Sundays from 6:30pm onwards.

Vermont South Flyer 2009 (JPG – smaller version shown below)

New Men’s and Mixed competitions also commence at Endeavour Hills in 2009 on Wednesdays from 6:30pm onwards.

Endeavour Hills Flyer 2009 (JPG - smaller version shown below)

Source : Futsal Super 5’s

Tempe Futsal are starting their new Mens and Mixed seasons on the 9th of December 2008.

Tempe Futsal have been running successfully for a number of years now, and the new comps are the second lot at Tempe to have prizemoney on hand for the Grand Finalists (not just the Winners).

Please contact Ross Maiorana on 0419 979 518 to register your interest.

Please note any new players without an exsiting Futsal ID will need to bring along a passport poto for registration.

Further Updates can be found on the Tempe Futsal Homepage.

Name	Diandra Ferreira
Nickname	Dee
Date of Birth	11.10.1995
State/Country you play Futsal in	NSW Australia
What got you started in Futsal?	Wanted to play and have fun
What age did you start playing?	10
Preferred on field position	Target
Current Team/Club you play for	Sydney Benfica FC
Hardest Futsal opponent	Dural
Favourite Meal	Pasta
Favourite Hobby	Football
Favourite Team	Manchester United
Favourite Sportsperson	Cristiano Ronaldo
Favourite Music	Techno/Dance
Most Memorable Futsal moment on or off the court	Too many to list
Which coach would you say influenced you the most in Futsal and at what age?	Bonny Nobrega
What was the best tip you’ve ever been taught in Futsal?	Hold the ball and lay it off
What goals do you still want to achieve in Futsal?	Win super league and represent NSW
List 3 people you would love to have over for dinner	Felicia, Bonny and My Family

Name	Adrian Vizzari
Nickname	Vizza, Celentano, V Bomber
Date of Birth	8.2.1981
State/Country you play Futsal in	NSW Australia
What got you started in Futsal?	Football competition in the off season of outdoor, play all year round.
What age did you start playing?	7 Years of age
Preferred on field position	Flanker
Current Team/Club you play for	Inner West Allstars & Futsalroos
Hardest Futsal opponent	Vahid Shamsaee
Favourite Meal	Ravioli
Favourite Hobby	Golf
Favourite Team	Inter Milan
Favourite Sportsperson	Diego Maradona
Favourite Music	Old School house, Hip Hop & Country
Most Memorable Futsal moment on or off the court	Scoring for the Futsalroos in the World Cup in 2004
Which coach would you say influenced you the most in Futsal and at what age?	Scott Gilligan at age 21,selected me in the Futsalroo Squad
What was the best tip you’ve ever been taught in Futsal?	When you get the ball, shoot
What goals do you still want to achieve in Futsal?	Play for the Futsalroos at the next Futsal World Cup
List 3 people you would love to have over for dinner	Jessica Alba, Miranda Kerr, Eva Longoria

Sydney Benfica FC now have a YouTube channel available. Check it out here for some Freestyle footage :

http://www.youtube.com/user/sydneybenficafc