In what has been our most successful round all season, Sydney City Eagles collected all 24 points on Saturday against West City Crusaders.

With temperatures inside the stadium reaching the 40’s, Sydney City were definitely on fire.

12 Boys

The day kicked off with the 12 boys, with the academy game cancelled. Our 12 boys looked like they were struggling with the heat and just couldn’t get it together, with the ref calling short breaks every 10 minutes for a quick cool down, the boys eventually won the game by a goal…5-4.

   
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14 Boys

In what i thought was the highlight game of the day, with a large number of players missing due to outdoor commitments, coach Roy Perre called upon two female players, Heidi Makrillos and Alanna Kennedy, They had big shoes to fill with key players missing, Crusaders scored a goal almost immediately, Our players realised they had to get it together fast, In particular the girls both stepping up and played a great game with Heidi securing 4 goals, 10 minutes to go, Coach Roy made changes giving our 12’s keeper Blake a go, in exchange with putting 14’s keeper Aaron on the court, he took a moment to find his feet, when he did, he was rewarded by scoring a goal!!…12-1.

   

13 Girls

This team has been the combined project of Roy Perre and David Saliba, Roy’s second year and Dave’s first year coaching the young girls, they both have worked well together in forming this team. With our regular keeper Laura away, This was going to be the game we had to fight to collect the points. With Alana Kennedy in goals, She constantly played 5th man giving them opportunity to score when she was outside the box, overall the girls played well !!….5-4.

16 Boys

In a game against Ex Sydney City and Australian Player Erkin Osman coaching their boys, it was not going to be an easy game, as expected it was an exciting game with both teams playing great futsal, Sydney city’s captain Bernie Ibini playing his role well and scoring a couple of fantastic goals,with a change of shifts for the ref’s, these ref’s decided the boys didn’t need an extra drink break, both teams struggled in the heat yet still fought all the way!! … 4-2

   

16 Girls

In a very evenly matched game,both teams coached by long time futsalers Erkin Osman and Roy Cowie, both teams missing good opportunities, this game was heading towards a scoreless draw, with less than a minute on the clock, Sydney City scored to secure the win….2-1

Youth

With Sydney City’s Captain Jamal having to step down this week due to suspension, The rest of his team mates knew they had to step up to not let their captain down, with 2 key players missing and needing the points to secure spots in the finals, Coach Dave called upon some of his 16 boys to help out, they all had a good game winning the game comfortably!!…10-0

Women

In a game that was expected to go either way, the game was very even all 39 minutes with the game at a draw of 1-1, with less than a minute on the clock, Captain Amanda Bowering (frags) comes off the bench with a determined look on her face, whatever she had planned while sitting on the bench worked for her, she came on to score the winner with seconds to go…!! 2-1

Men

After sitting on 7th spot pretty much all season, the men had a lot to prove after being last year’s minor premiers, with a win the week before, the men knew they had to win this game against the crusaders for any chance in the finals, whatever the coach said before the game seemed to have worked as the men played nice free style futsal, the boys seemed to have found the connection that was missing all season, with the help of some of the youth players, the men won the game finishing of the day on a high…!! 11-1

      

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A Special thanks from Sydney City Eagles to West City Crusaders, although we took all points off them, they remained in good spirits all day.

I’d also like to mention Josie from Sydney City and Warren from Crusaders who after being asked by ref’s, they spent a big part of the day going around ensuring their players were all feeling OK due to the massive heat wave we experienced.

Source : Sydney City Eagles
Published : 28/1/2009

Below you will find the highlights videos shown at the 2008 Club Presentation night for Sydney Magic back in March 2008. They are short 3-6 minute highlights from the year for each of the age groups as well as some extras.

A while back we posted the Top 10 Goals for that season for Magic, and so we are pleased to now post the rest of the Videos shown that night.

In particular, we have included the traditional “Thank You” video. At the end of the evening, after all awards are handed out and all of the team related footage is shown, Magic traditionally show their “Thank You” video. Rather than focusing on the on-field action, this footage pays tribute to the players, officials, parents and supporters of the club. It also shows the ‘outtakes’ from the season, and shows how much fun people can have playing futsal and being part of a club.

As with all footage we have put on Vimeo, the shots below are slightly scaled down versions (to fit to this webpage). If you want the full quality version, and they look quite nice, click through to watch it on Vimeo and the look in the bottom right hand corner of the page where you will find a link allowing the original to be downloaded.

Enjoy…

Futsal – Sydney Magic Presentation Night 2008 – 12 Boys from Futsal4All on Vimeo.

Futsal – Sydney Magic Presentation Night 2008 – 14 Boys from Futsal4All on Vimeo.

Futsal – Sydney Magic Presentation Night 2008 – 13 Girls from Futsal4All on Vimeo.

Futsal – Sydney Magic Presentation Night 2008 – 16 Boys from Futsal4All on Vimeo.

Futsal – Sydney Magic Presentation Night 2008 – 16 Girls from Futsal4All on Vimeo.

Futsal – Sydney Magic Presentation Night 2008 – Youth Men from Futsal4All on Vimeo.

Futsal – Sydney Magic Presentation Night 2008 – Women from Futsal4All on Vimeo.

Futsal – Sydney Magic Presentation Night 2008 – Men from Futsal4All on Vimeo.

Futsal – Sydney Magic Presentation Night 2008 – Goalkeepers from Futsal4All on Vimeo.

Futsal – Sydney Magic Presentation Night 2008 – Thank you from Futsal4All on Vimeo.

Campbelltown City Quake hosted Inner West Allstars in round 13 NSW Premier League futsal action at Minto Indoor Sports Centre on Saturday.

Quake won three games, drew one and lost four.

The 14 boys had a convincing 9-1 win, keeping them in second spot.

The 16 girls consolidated second spot with a convincing 6-4 win.

Quake’s men came back from two goals down to defeat Allstars 7-4 and remain equal leaders.

The women’s team secured a 4-4 draw against their more fancied opponents. Competition leaders and minor premiers, the youth men’s team stumbled with a 5-2 loss.

Quake are away to Hawkesbury Commodores on Saturday.

Source : Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser
Published : 28/1/2009

Vikings have posted another great video from the recent 2009 Vikings Championships. This time its the full Mens Final, Queensland vs Western Australia, complete with commentary.

Some nice highlights shots at the start of the footage too. Enjoy!

Qld v WA from Vikings Futsal on Vimeo.
 

Source : Vikings Futsal
Published : 28/1/2009

The latest Teams of the week have been published for the NSW Premier League and Super League…

Premier League

Mens Team of the Week : GK – Peter Akers (Raiders), Yavuz Ekinci (Vipers), Simon Keith (Quake), Andrew Paine (Magic), Chris Zaballos (Eagles)
Mens Golden Boot : Yavuz Ekinci 31 goals 13 games, Chris Zaballos 15 goals 11 games, Tuan Cao 15 goals 12 games

Womens Team of the Week : GK – Antonella Olivia (Vipers), Teresa Polias (Magic), Stephanie Haim (Quake), Kylie Meehan (Raiders), Samantha Muscat (Commodores)
Womens Golden Boot : Laura Elliott 21 goals 9 games, Hayley Buckingham 13 goals 13 games, Kayleigh Koops 12 goals 11 games

Super League

Mens Team of the Week : GK – Josh Da Palma (Benfica), Renato Jelen (Sydney Uni), Danny Dutra (Pirates), Senol Ehlisoydan (Enfield), Jordan Mundell (Maccabi)
Mens Golden Boot : Rogerio Teixeira 41 goals 11 games, Robert Foti 33 goals 11 games, Renato Jelen 31 Goals 10 games

Womens Team of the Week : GK – Rachel Hui (Dural), Elyce Bates (Breakers), Fatima Agar (Parramatta), Rhiannon Fleming (Vikings), Kate Mitrevski (Pirates)
Womens Golden Boot : Fatima Agar 23 goals 13 games, Belinda Seers 22 goals 12 ganmes, Cindy Metcalf 17 goals 13 games

Source : Football NSW
Published : 28/1/2009

Cairns Predators teams snared nine of the 11 available titles to dominate the inaugural Northern State Regional Futsal Championships at the Bendigo Bank Basketball Centre last weekend.

Teams from Mackay, Townsville, Cassowary Coast, Tablelands and Cairns competed for the NQ title in age divisions ranging from under-10 boys through to open men’s and women’s competition.

The strength of performances from Cairns teams at the championships means players from the host city can expect a strong presence in Northern Stingrays teams to contest next year’s national championships.

Stingrays open men’s and women’s teams will also tour New Zealand in August to contest the Vikings Cup.

Vikings Futsal Association Northern Queensland CEO Tony Cifuentes, who oversees the coaching and development program in Cairns, was delighted with the host city’s success.

“It was good to see all the hard work come off,” he said. “In Cairns, the game is getting stronger every year and we have a number of representative players in the area going to Brazil and China and other countries to play.”

Winning teams and runners-up in each division have been invited to participate in the state championships at Easter.

The Cairns under-12 girls team, which this month captured a national title when representing FNQ, contested the boys under-13 competition but did not reach the semi-finals. However, all was not lost with the team then pitted against the top under-15 girls team from Townsville and smashing their older opponents 7-1 in the final.

The team of Meg Bolton, Kate Messervy, Holly Spence, Madison Cater, Ashleigh Amadio, Bree Blackshaw, Natalie Cullen, Ashlee Robson again stamped their class with the win.

Finals results: Under-10 boys – Cairns d Townsville 7-0; Under-11 boys – Cairns d Townsville 14-2; Under-12 girls – Cairns d Townsville 6-0; Under-12 boys – Cairns d Townsville 18-2; Under-13 boys – Cairns d Townsville 4-3; Under-15 girls – Cairns d Townsville 7-1; Under-15 boys – Cairns d Townsville 13-1; Under-16 boys – Townsville d Cairns 4-3; Youth men – Townsville d Mackay 4-1; Open women – Cairns d Mackay 7-2; Open men – Cairns d Townsville 7-2.

Source : Cairns.com.au
By : Craig Ross
Published : 28/1/2009

Venues have been announced for the Senior Regionals of the DalPonte Vikings Pacific Titles

CHANDLER – Youth Women and Open Women
BEENLEIGH – Youth Men and Open Men
ACACIA RIDGE – Over 30 Men and Women, Over 40 Men

SENIOR REGIONALS
13, 14 & 15 FEBRUARY 2009
Female Divisions – Youth Women (19), Open Women & Over 30 Women
Male Divisions – Youth Men (19), Open Men, Over 30 Men & Over 40 Men

JUNIOR REGIONALS
11, 12 &13 APRIL 2009
Female Divisions – 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 & 17’s
Male Divisions – 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 & 17’s

To compete at the championships you must be registered with Vikings Futsal Assoc and play regularly at a Vikings sanctioned club.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK ON YOUR REGION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS WEBPAGE [the Vikings webpage] OR CONTACT JODIE HAMMOND ON 3875 2600 OR EMAIL j.hammond@qldfutsal.com.au

Source : Vikings Futsal
Published : 27/1/2009

Referee Course – Saturday 21st Feb – Acacia Ridge – 1391 Beaudesert Rd, Acacia Ridge – Cost $50Want to earn some extra money????? Vikings Futsal Are seeking people who are interesting in refereeing at club comps (evenings) and at the 2009 School Titles (School Hours – Weekdays)

To register for this referees course please reply to
Ian Bentall – i.bentall@qldfutsal.com.au or 0417 070 148
Payments need to be done before Course – (07) 3875 2600

Referee -South East Qld School Title Fees

9th March till 3rd April 2009
$8 Per game (Games are 30 min turnaround) = $16 Per Hour
Bonuses: For every 50 games $25 bonus
For every 100 games $ 100 Bonus
To apply to referee at the school titles please contact – Terri De Leslie on t.deleslie@qldfutsal.com.au or (07) 3875 2600

Source : Vikings Queensland
Published : 27/1/2009

After some intense debate during 2008 regarding if Football Queensland would send Futsal teams to the FFA nationals, they have come to the party. Seven teams from QLD competed in the 30th FFA National Futsal Championships.

Nothing major was expected from the teams with only a limited number of regions being available for selection. “Forgive me please! But did someone upset the apple cart” was a statement from one parent. Not only did one of the teams make a final but actually came away with a National Title!! The 13 Boys after running third in the pool games defeated ACT Cobras 6-4 in a thrilling encounter to set up a final againstthat from the pool games seemed all one way traffic! The boys changed the structure of their defensive game and tightened up on the disciplined Victorian outfit. The counter attack became vital for punishing mistakes and with only 2 minutes remaining Jayden Liddicoat launched himself over the defense to head home the winner.

It was not only a fantastic win for the team but an opportuinty to let others know throughout the country that FQ will be committed to developing quality teams to compete at nationals.

Source : Sunshine Coast Futsal
Published : 27/1/2009

Club Championship

Sydney Benfica FC very deservedly took out the Club Championship in emphatic fashion. They proved themselves the most consistent club reaching the semifinal stages in 6 out of the 8 age groups.

They have come a long way in a very short period of time, and their success is just reward for the hard work put in by their officials, coaching staff and players.

Well done Benfica!

Minor Premiers

Congratulations to the following teams on becoming Minor Premiers after 13 rounds of intense and hard-fought competition.

• 12 Boys = South Coast Taipans
• 14 Boys = Enfield Rovers
• 13 Girls = Breakers FC
• 16 Boys = Dural Warriors
• 16 Girls = Breakers FC
• Youth Boys = Sydney Benfica FC
• Women = Parramatta Blueberries
• Men = Dural Warriors

As Minor Premiers, these teams advance directly to the Major Semi Final on February 7th.

Semi Finals

On Saturday 31st the Qualifying (2 vs 3) and Elimination (4 vs 5) Semi Finals will take place at the Dural Sport & Leisure Centre when teams will be trying to stay alive for one more week:

12 Boys * 2.00pm 

• Qualifying SF = Sydney Benfica FC vs Barcelona FC (court 1)
• Elimination SF = Enfield Rovers vs Apia Leichhardt (court 2)

14 Boys * 2.45pm

• Qualifying SF = Sydney Benfica FC vs South Coast Taipans (court 1)
• Elimination SF = Dural Warriors vs Northern Tigers (court 2)

13 Girls * 3.30pm

• Qualifying SF = Parramatta Blueberries vs Sydney University (court 1)
• Elimination SF = Sutherland Shire vs Enfield Rovers (court 2)

16 Boys * 4.15pm

• Qualifying SF = Botany Bay Pirates vs Sydney Benfica FC (court 1)
• Elimination SF = Sutherland Shire vs Breakers FC (court 2)

16 Girls * 5.00pm

• Qualifying SF = Sydney University vs Sydney Benfica FC (court 1)
• Elimination SF = Northern Tigers vs South Coast Taipans (court 2)

Youth Boys * 5.45pm

• Qualifying SF = Dural Warriors vs Breakers FC (court 1)
• Elimination SF = Maccabi Futsal vs Enfield Rovers (court 2)

Women * 6.30pm

• Qualifying SF = Breakers FC vs GWS Vikings (court 1)
• Elimination SF = South Coast Taipans vs Dural Warriors (court 2)

Men * 7.15pm

• Qualifying SF = Sydney Benfica vs Maccabi Futsal (court 1)
• Elimination SF = Botany Bay Pirates vs South Coast Taipans (court 2)

Source : Football NSW
Published : 27/1/2009