Recently Tasmania had 15 teams representing the state at the 2010
Vikings National Futsal Titles in Sydney.
Once again Tasmania improved on its previous tournament results by
moving ahead in leaps and bounds on the pitch.
Tasmania won it's first ever competition in 2008 when the 12 year old
boys were crowned National School Champions and the state's Futsal has
gone through the roof since with improvement shown in all age group both
male and female. The gap has closed and with the 12 Boys becoming
runners up at last years Club Championships it was only a matter of time
until the kids from the Island State created their own bit of history.
This tournament looked like it could be the breakthrough with the 13
Boys trying to go one better than last year along with several sides
looking to establish themselves at National level including the 12 Boys
who wanted the Schools and Clubs double.
In the end Tasmania came away with 2 winners and 2 runners up which was
the best haul in the history of Tasmanian Futsal.
Winners -
12 Boys: After winning the National School championship under the
guidance of Brazilian import Breno Bianchini the side set about going
one better and winning the Club competition. With Brett Pullen in charge
and led by captain Darcy Hall the side went through the tournament
undefeated and outclassed every side they came across. Many of these
players are involved in the Islanders Academy program and this showed
out throughout the tournament.
13 Boys: The side which has been the bench mark in Tasmania for so long
finally came away with the prize it longed for. With the passion burning
from last years loss in the final minutes the side which had the
breakthrough for Tasmania at the 2008 Schools comp did it again. They
absolutely smashed every side in the lead up to the final and then
looked as though they were going to choke before getting it together and
running out victors!
Runners Up -
12 Girls: The most fearsome group of girls to ever travel away for
Tasmania once again made it through to the final and once again were the
runners up although they played a much higher standard team in NSW than
they have ever faced before. A great allround performance by the team
saw them cap off the tournament by narrowly going down 2-1 to a dubious
penalty in the final.
10 Boys: The surprise packet of the tournament was the 10 Boys who
played the game of their lives in the semi final to defeat what I
rregarded as the top side in the competition. In the final with their
captain injured and the fuel tanks low they could not quiet dig deep
enough to get over the line going down 4-3 in the end.
All Stars -
Playing who made all star selection were:
13 Boys- Cameron Rogers, Yosef Kolele
12 Boys- Vincent Kamano
11 Boys- Nicholas Fader
10 Boys- Baxter Norton
12 Girls- Phoebe Vaughan-Williams, Isobella Gee
14 Girls- Lauren Grant, Ondrea Duncan
Next year we will be back stronger again
Last updated: Friday January 22, 2010 3:02PM
Author: Will Gee
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