The 1st Annual Presentation of the Sutherland Shire Futsal Association Incorporated will take place Friday 20th February 2009.

Where; Head Administration Building, Harrie Denning Football Centre, Sutherland Shire Football Association Incorporated, Bates Drive, Kareela.

When; 20th February 2009, start 7.00pm and finish 8.00pm

The following awards will be presented;

• Team of the Year
• Coach of the Year
• MVP in each of the 8 Super League age groups
• Overall Golden Boot
• Best GK Senior
• Best GK Junior
• Individual player awards in all 8 age groups
• Individual team Manager awards
• Individual team Coach awards
• Overall Club Person of the Year award

Each player within the Futsal Super League representing Sutherland is invited to attend at no cost. Special Guests, Futsal Association Committee and Team officials will also attend at no cost.

Our Champion under 9s and 10s Sutherland Futsal development squads will also be in attendance.

Other persons may purchase tickets from Jonathan Simnett contact him on 0417 042 145 or email president@shirefutsal.com.au

Refreshments will be available to each person in attendance from 7.30pm – 9.00pm

Source : Sutherland Shire Futsal
Published : 4/2/2009

The Maccabi-Hakoah futsal senior team was pipped 4-2 by Sydney Benfica in the NSW Super League finals series on Saturday night and will face the Botany Bay pirates in a do-or-die clash this weekend.

The first-team came into the match with an imposing record, including a 7-2 win over Benfica in November, but started nervously.

Benfica cashed in on some sloppy Maccabi passing to take an early lead, before extending the margin minutes later, rifling the ball home to set up an early advantage.

But a two-goal deficit in futsal was not enough to faze a side that amassed 74 goals at over five a game this season, and the Blues finally started to string a few passes together.

Antony Tow upped the tempo when he battled through illness to enter the fray, Gareth Nar steadied the ship, composing his side as they started to knock the ball around, while Doron Pozniak kept probing for an opening to unlock the Benfica defence.

The Blues’ opener came through target-man Jordan Mundell, who got on the end of a speculative pass and finished with precision.

At the other end, keeper John Myers kept his side in the contest with a string of one-on-one saves, pouncing quickly on anything that entered his area.

A bit of Mundell magic had the Blues all square, after he held off several Benfica defenders on a marauding charge down the left, before teeing the ball up for Sam Ozana to slot home.

The second half didn’t go to plan for Maccabi, who ran out of legs as they found themselves working overtime scrambling in defence.

As they pushed forward in numbers they were caught out badly on the counter-attack, with Benfica cashing in on their pace to nick two goals on the break.

Mundell came awfully close to grabbing a goal, but the Blues didn’t provide the striker with enough support through the match and lacked penetration.

Myers was the busier of the two keepers, and pulled off a number of top saves in the second half.

Earlier, the youth side bowed out after an 8-7 defeat to Enfield Rovers.

They ran into a skilful opposition who also burst clear with an early 2-0 lead that rattled the Maccabi youngsters.

Ironically, stand-in goalkeeper Ozana scored a brace of fiercely driven free kicks that relaxed the youngsters and brought the contest alight.

It laid the platform for a spirited comeback, with Mundell nicking the ball home for the third goal before setting up Adam Friedman to tie the ledger at 4-4 at the break.

It looked as though the pendulum had swung when Andy Kanchik opened the scoring in the second period, but Enfield made the most of the end-to-end action with a four-goal spree that should’ve put Maccabi to bed.

But the young Blues never went away, and Mundell and Friedman, the two most likely players on court, scored two late, late goals in a frenetic final passage, but Enfield had done just enough to survive.

Source : The Australian Jewish News
By : David Weiner
Published : 3/2/2009

With high temperatures forecast over the coming weeks Football NSW provides the following Hot Weather Policy and Guidelines for clubs and associations.

Hot Weather Policy & Guidelines – link: http://www.sma.org.au/information/launch.asp

Heat Stress Index click here to view (PDF)

In accordance with duty of care and reference to SMA Policy & Guidelines, Football NSW recommends that:

Games or training involving Adults should be postponed or cancelled at 37°

Games or training involving Children should be postponed or cancelled at 32°

For NSW weather forecasts and updates visit http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/nsw/

Source : Football NSW
Published : 3/2/2009

Futsal to be played all year round !!

New Season commencing soon – get your team nominations in now.

NQ Futsal is seeking interest from teams or players to continue playing futsal during the outdoor football season.

We will be running both a mid week competition and a weekend competition – teams may nominate to compete in one or both competitions.

Monday – Under 6 to Under 9 – Youth
Wednesday – Under 10/11 and Under 14/15
Friday – Under 12/13
Saturday – Juniors – all ages

Contact NQ Development Officer, Craig Perfect on 0429 405152 to register your interest and to obtain a team nomination form or email on craig@vikingsfutsal.com.au

Source : Vikings Queensland
Published : 3/2/2009

Club Championship

Sydney Magic have taken out the Club Championship with an action packed final day which saw Sydney City come within six point of claiming victory.

Sydney Magic have made it four consecutive club championships, congratulations to all players, coaches and officials on another successful season.

Minor Premiers

Congratulations to the following teams on becoming Minor Premiers after 14 rounds of intense and hard-fought competition.

12 Boys – Hawkesbury Commodores
14 Boys – Mascot Vipers
13 Girls – Hawkesbury Commodores
16 Boys – Sydney City Eagles
16 Girls – Sydney Magic
Youth Boys – Campbelltown Quake
Women – Mascot Vipers
Men – Sydney Magic

Semi Finals

On Saturday 7th Feburary the Major (1 vs 2) and Minor (3 vs 4) Semi Finals will take place at the Menai Indoor Sports Centre, 98 Allison Cres, Menai. The Major semi finalist’s will be looking for a direct passage to the grand final, while the Minor semi finalist’s sides will be trying keep their finals dreams alive for one more week:

12 Boys – 2.00pm

Major SF – Hawkesbury Commodores vs Sydney City Eagles (court 1)
Minor SF – Sydney Magic vs Western Raiders (court 2)

14 Boys – 2.45pm

Major SF – Mascot Vipers vs Campbelltown Quake (court 1)
Minor SF – Sydney Magic vs Sydney City (court 2)

13 Girls – 3.30pm

Major SF – Hawkesbury Commodores vs Inner West Allstars (court 1)
Minor SF – Sydney City Eagles vs West City Crusaders FC (court 2)

16 Boys – 4.15pm

Major SF – Sydney City Eagles vs Sydney Magic (court 1)
Minor SF – Hawkesbury Commodores vs Inner West Allstars (court 2)

16 Girls – 5.00pm

Major SF – Sydney Magic vs Campbelltown Quake (court 1)
Minor SF – Inner West Allstars vs Hawkesbury Commodores (court 2)

Youth Boys – 5.45pm

Major SF – Campbelltown Quake vs Inner West Allstars (court 1)
Minor SF – Sydney City Eagles vs Mascot Vipers (court 2)

Women – 6.30pm

Major SF – Mascot Vipers vs Sydney Magic (court 1)
Minor SF – Inner West Allstars vs West City Crusaders (court 2)

Men – 7.15pm

Major SF – Sydney Magic vs Campbelltown Quake (court 1)
Minor SF – Inner West Allstars vs Sydney City Eagles (court 2)

Source : Football NSW
Published : 2/2/2009

Botany Bay Pirates 6 South Coast Taipans 3

Two late goals from Roderigo Teixeira sealed the win for the Pirates and dealt a knockout blow to the South Coast Taipans season in a tense and competitive elimination encounter.The Taipans had the majority of the opening exchanges with Darrell Fernandes twice going close to giving his side the lead.

The Pirates were threatening but their firepower upfront was somewhat restricted as the Taipans marked Pirates striker Roderigo Teixiera very closely.

Botany keeper Omar Aly produced a great save to keep the scores level after a nice 3 man move from the Taipans.

The Taipans plan was working well but Botany have so much attacking talent at their disposal it only takes one moment for the game to change and halfway through the first period Denny Dutra escaped down the left flank fired a in shot which was parried by the keeper and from an acute angle smashed the rebound into net.

As the game opened up both keepers were being regularly called upon. Omar Aly saved well from the Taipans Shane Soutter and Shane Borg saved brilliantly from Teixiera.

With the Pirates gradually taking control of play they soon extended their lead when Marko Kraljevic swooped to slam the ball home from close range to make it 2-0

Shane Borg then made two outstanding saves firstly to deny Teixiera again and then to tip a Chris Bello shot onto the crossbar.

Botany made it 3-0 when Marko Kraljevic intercepted a loose pass ran the ball out of defence rounded the last defender and slotted the ball home for a marvellous goal.

Moments later the Taipans deservedly pulled a goal back when Ben Greenwood received the ball from a swift counter attack and crashed the ball home to make it 1-3 going into the break.

With the Pirates holding a two goal lead the Taipans went on the offensive in the second half which eventually produced dividends. The Taipans were awarded a freekick outside the area which Darrell Fernandes curled around the wall and Russell Crighton was on the spot to tip the ball past the keeper.

Almost straight after the restart Dean Triffitt was on hand to fire the ball home to make it 3-3. South Coast had courageously fought back from 0-3 down to level the game.

With scores level the game swung from end to end. Taipans keeper Jay Digger made a great save to deny a Teixiera header, Aly Omar saved well from Taipans Gareth Gardner and the Pirates Chris Bello produced a great block to deny Gareth Gardner again and Teixeira was denied twice from giving the Pirates the lead.

Finally the deadlock was broken from a sublime piece of skill from Kraljevic. From a corner Kraljevic feigned to pass the ball back toward halfway, the defence moved out for a split second only for Kraljevic to then slip a ball across the goal to the unmarked Teixiera to tap home.

South Coast applied heavy pressure on the Pirates and pressed hard upcourt in search of an equaliser. Aly Omar saved well from Ben Greenwood and Darrell Fernandes.

With so many Taipans players thrown forward Denny Dutra in the dying minutes collected the ball and with skill and pace dribbled through the middle of the court slipped the ball to Teixiera who swept the ball home.

The same situation occurred moments later when Kraljevic ran the ball out of defence with Roderigo Teixiera again brilliantly looming in support to sweep the ball home to make it 6-3.

The final score did not do justice to South Coast who gave everything and determinedly fought back from three goals down but in the end the great attacking skills of the Pirates won the day and sees them through to next weeks second semi final.

Source : Football NSW
Published : 2/2/2009

Dural Warriors 5 South Coast Taipans 0

Dural Warriors booked their passage to the next round of the finals with a comprehensive 5-0 win over an out of sorts South Coast in a match that featured a fine hat trick from Durals Jacquie Frier.

In the opening exchanges Dural were having the better possession but the Taipans were finding space to attack on the counter and looked dangerous.

But it was Dural who grabbed the early breakthrough when a Taipans shot on goal was diffused by Keeper Rachel Hui who ran the ball clear out of her area slipped the ball to Kristie Liddle who set up a nicely weighted pass for Caitlyn Mahoney to run onto and score.

Dural extended their lead when the South Coast defence failed to clear a ball that awkwardly bounced around the edge of the area before falling to Jacquie Frier to open her account and give the Warriors a solid 2-0 lead.

The Taipans pressed hard to get back into the game, Joline Bohne had a shot saved by the keeper and then Caitlyn Danyl had a goal bound shot tipped over the bar by keeper Rachel Hui.

Things just got worse for the Taipans when a quick counter attack saw Durals Demelza Howard lay the ball on for the overlapping Jacquie Frier who slammed the ball into the far corner of the net to make it 3-0.

The Taipans kept fighting and this time Courtney Danyl was denied by keeper Hui.

With only minute left of the first half Dural nearly made it four when a pass down court was latched onto by Sarah Codrington whose acrobatic lob over the keeper crashed onto the crossbar and away to safety.

Dural began the second half with a prolonged spell of possession which started to frustrate the Taipans team who were desperately trying to get back into the game. Caitlyn Danyl made a superb block to stop Sam Stenner from extending Durals lead.

Dural virtually put the game out of reach when Sarah Codrington set up Jacquie Frier to slam home her hat trick of goals to make it 4-0.

Nothing much seemed to be going right for the Taipans on the day as much of their shooting was off target and all efforts on target was being saved by Rachel Hui in goal, with the keeper this time saving efforts from Joline Bohne and Camille Augustyn.

The Taipans frustrations started to boilover when a foul on Caitlyn Danyl was not given in their favour. This led to an increasing amount of dissent from the South Coast side which led to further indiscipline. Two players were booked and Courtney Danyl was red carded.

To rub salt into the wound keeper Rachel Hui stepped up and blasted an unstoppable freekick into the top corner to give Dural an emphatic 5-0 victory and seal the Warriors passage through to the next round.

Source : Football NSW
Published : 2/2/2009

The Melbourne Futsal League (MFL) got underway again with Round 3 of the U11 Boys taking place on Sunday Feb 1st at the Bulleen Futsal Stadium.

Melbourne Reds were bolstered by the return of Stefan Cardamone and Jesse Mills – Warthold, after their succesful trip to the FFA titles in Canberra.

The Reds claimed a full 9 points after winning all 3 matches. In the opening match they tamed the Cobra’s with a classy 5 – 1 win, Cardamone putting on a dazzling display in goals. Game 2 was a closer affair with ‘Australian Futsal Group’ going goal for goal. However a late rally by the Reds saw them earn a well deserved 4 – 3 victory. Their final match against Victory Fives ended in an 8 – 1 result, however it was not an easy affair with the 5’s pressing hard in the first half.

Next week see’s Round 4 of the U13 Boys take place at the same venue. With clubs having all players back from state duty it promises to be an exciting round not to be missed.

Source : Melbourne Reds
Published : 2/2/2009

Age Groups :

Primary : 11 Boys , 12 Boys , 12 Girls
Secondary : 14 Boys, 16 Boys, 19 Boys, 14 Girls, 16 Girls, 19 Girls

Perth Northside Titles 22-26 June
Perth Southside Titles 29 June to 3 July

Champion teams qualify for National Champion of Champions.

State teams selected to attend National School Titles in Adelaide this October!

Enquiries to Jade on 0403546871 or email school@vikingsfutsal.com

Source : Vikings Western Australia
Published : 2/2/2009

Renowned Brazilian Mauricio Marques is set to return to Christchurch New Zealand and deliver another Futsal Coaches Course Feb 20-22nd.

Mauricio Marques is to be a keynote speaker at Football Australia’s coaching seminar in February and will stop off in Christchurch New Zealand on his return to Brazil to deliver a Coaches Course on behalf of Vikings Futsal New Zealand.

Mauricio’s involvement with Vikings Futsal goes back to his time as Director of Coaching for Queensland Futsal in the 90’s. Since then he has become a director of the EBF (Brazil Footballs coaching and education arm) and world wide respected lecturer of Futsal and Football.

The Course will be held in Christchurch New Zealand from Friday Feb 20th to Sunday Feb 22nd. All aspiring Futsal Coaches and current coaches are welcome to attend and take the chance to learn from one of the worlds best.

When: Fri Feb 20th 6-9pm
Sat Feb 21st 5-9pm
Sun Feb 22nd 9-12pm

Where: QE2 Park Stadium

Cost: $40 per person

To register please email nzfutsal@vikingsfutsal.com to secure your place

Source : Vikings NZ
Published : 2/2/2009