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2012 FFA National Futsal Championships 2011 - A Retrospective The 2011 FFA Futsal national Champions ended with quite some finale as NSW Thunder defeated Victoria in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to claim the Men’s Open crown after an epic struggle. The scintillating final that had the almost capacity crowd on the edge of its seats throughout was a fitting way to culminate a weeklong event that, once again, showed the best that Futsal can offer to an appreciative public. A penalty miss from Victorian Ahmed Azzam ultimately proved the difference in the Open Men’s Final. Azzam saw his penalty pushed onto the post by Thunder goalkeeper Gavin O’Brien as the Sky Blues erupted. Earlier in the match Simon Keith had slotted in off the post in the 19th minute to give Thunder the lead only for Victoria to hit back and equalise with three minutes remaining after Fernando De Moraes fed an exquisite pass to Ernie Simsek to slot home. And it seemed as though Victoria would claim the glory when De Moraes scored with two minutes to play only for Shervin Adeli to clip in a sensational last minute leveller to send the game to spot-kicks and the Thunder to ultimate triumph. Adam Husseni of Tasmania was selected as the Open Men’s tournament MVP for a series of excellent displays for his state. Meanwhile, a thumping strike from Renee Tomkins sealed the Open Women’s title for the NSW Thunder as the Sky Blues continued to rack up the titles on Grand Final day eventually ending with twelve of the seventeen crowns available. Tomkins smashed in the winner from distance to settle a staid tie that was lacking in inspiration but was a tactical battle to the extreme. The Cobras went close to an equaliser but the Thunder deserved their narrow win with Natasha Lo Guidice in outstanding form. Lauren Diduszko of Western NSW was named MVP of the Open Women’s competition. It was Thunder all the way in the Youth competitions as the powerhouse state claimed victory in both Youth Men and Youth Women at the expense of the locals from the ACT. NSW Thunder claimed the 2011 Youth Men championships by capitalising on a couple of mistakes by the home town Cobras. Twice the Cobras turned over cheap possession inside their own half and Jarrod Basger was on hand to slide home two excellent finishes to put his team in full control. Timothy Denne pulled one back for the Cobras with a shot that Thunder goalkeeper Alastair Bruce should have done better with, but the Thunder were deserving winners on the day. ACT Cobras player Ryan Keir was named tournament MVP with team mate Glenn Smith claiming the Golden Boot award. It was a similar tale in the Youth Women where a sublime goal by Doris Osman gave the NSW Thunder the platform to take home the final with a 2-0 win over the ACT Cobras. Osman was on the end of a slick move to fire home from close range and give the Thunder the priceless advantage in the first half. A second goal, after the break from Helen Petinos, slamming a left foot effort high into the net completed the Thunder win with the ACT going close on a couple of occasions with Catherine Brown hitting the woodwork. Elise O’Kelly of NSW Lightning was named tournament MVP with the Thunder’s Doris Osman, a goal poacher of some repute, the leading goal scorer. As has been the norm for the majority of the FFA Futsal national Championships, it was the NSW Thunder who dominated proceedings in the Junior sections. However there were some instances where not everything went the way of the usual tournament favourites. The NSW Lightning provided an upset with a 2-0 win over the Thunder in the Boy’s under-16 competition with goals from Luke Clifford and Nathan Clissold to end a competitive event. The Lightning looked in excellent form for the match and played some wonderful futsal keeping possession and pouncing at the right times to deny their stable mates. In something of a consolation to the beaten team Daniel Vellonio of NSW Thunder completed a memorable week by winning the tournament MVP. And, as if to prove that the boy’s effort was no fluke, earlier in the day NSW Lightning broke the NSW Thunder monopoly with a fine 2-0 win in the Girls under-16 competition. In one of the fiercest matches of the week nothing could separate the teams at the interval after a goalless first period. That’s not to say there weren’t chances, but both goalkeepers were determined to keep a clean sheet. It took something special to break the deadlock when Katherine Hawker lashed in a long-range drive that flew into the top corner for the opener. The next goal was always likely to be crucial and it was the Lightning who got it when Montana Bolzan struck. Lightning’s Patricia Charalamboas was named player of the match while Western NSW player Chloe Robinson was elected as the tournament MVP for 2011. 8 www.footballaustralia.com.au
2012 FFA National Futsal Championships A quite brilliant Athlete’s with Disability tournament concluded with a great Grand Final in front of a large crowd at the AIS Arena. Southern NSW, who had been one of the standout teams of an extremely hardfought pool stages, were crowned champions after winning 6-1 against NSW Lightning. Nathan Whaylon struck a hat-trick of goals and was in super form as were fellow goal scorers Mitchell Forrest, Caitlin Cooney and John Ruiz. Rodney Afif of NSW Lighting was named player of the match for his hard work in adversity putting in some tremendous tackles and bursting with energy throughout the forty minutes. His performance was crowned with a lovely goal as well. Queensland’s sole representative on Grand Final Day, the Girl’s under-15 team was unable to end the week as champions, falling at the final hurdle to NSW Thunder. The Thunder, whose Futsal program is obviously in rude health considering the amount of titles gained, added this one to their burgeoning collection on the back of a solid team showing orchestrated by player of the match Lucy Chapman. The match was delicately poised at 1-1 at the interval with the Thunder eventually pulling away in the second half to take the match 3-1. Jessica Elliott, Rebecca Dennis and Vanisha Kumar scored for the Thunder with Jessica Dillon on target for Queensland who battled hard but was ultimately undone at the very end of an emotional week for all involved. The MVP at under-15 Girls level was Candela Bas of Victoria. And Blue continued to be the dominant theme NSW Thunder continued their sensational championships with a 6-2 triumph over fellow NSW side, the Lightning in the Boy’s under-15 Final. Daniel Collins was the shining light for the Thunder scoring a brace and having a hand in another that was credited as a Lightning own goal. Shannon Fielding and Petros Stefadouros added goals to Collins’ effort, but it was a real all round team performance from the sky blues. The Lightning had their own two-goal hero in Daniel Graham whilst Chris Howell battled hard for the cause. Queensland’s Kayden Oakes was voted as the MVP of the under-15 Boys championship having won the under-14 award in 2010. Player of the match, The Thunder’s captain Erin Hill, was outstanding in leading her team to a 6-2 victory over ACT Cobras in the Girls under-14, driving forward at every opportunity and presenting a firm barrier whenever the ACT threatened. The bedrock provided by Hill was gleefully built upon by Lisa Meduri and Amy Dahdali, who both scored twice, whilst Alysse Tasevski and Zoe Gomez both added their names to the score sheet. The Cobras did provide some sparks of excellence and were rewarded by goals from Olivia Gurney and Emma Bestek, but the Thunder were too powerful to deny. Jordan Baker of Western NSW took out the MVP award as player of the tournament. A four-goal haul from man of the match Shaun Irwin was the highlight of NSW Thunder’s 8-1 Grand Final thumping of Victoria in the boy’s under-14 age group. Irwin was simply sensational as he bagged a personal milestone that led his team to the title. The impressive Irwin led by example with his goals but he wasn’t alone in impressing the crowd. Kristopher Vlismas added two to the total whilst Robert Perre and Alexander Vlismas completed Thunder’s eight goal haul. The Thunder led 3-0 in at half-time and pulled away in the second half. Victoria managed a brilliant goal of their own from Erhan Yalaz who executed a superb trap and volley into the top corner but it was scant consolation to his team. A double from Ruby Mosca and a single from Caitlin Murphy were enough for the thunder to claim the Girls under-13 title with a 3-0 win over the ACT Cobras whilst in the boy’s competition Victoria were crowned champions with a narrow 2-1 win over crowd favourites the Solomon Islands. These two teams had been the standout of the competition throughout the week scoring a stack of goals and displaying some breathtaking skills to delight the enthralled crowds that have witnessed them play. And this final was no exception. All the goals came in the first half with the Solomon Islands taking the lead through Fred Kalimae before Victoria struck back via goals from Damian Rastocic and Joshua Markovski to win 2-1. At under-12 level the Thunder were simply supreme winning the Girls event by dispatching Victoria 7-2 in the Grand Final, with Hannah Bacon and Georgia Plessas scoring a brace each, whilst Jordan Pyne scored a double of his own as Thunder beat Lightning 4-3 in a thrilling Boy’s under-12 Final. Grand Final day had commenced with the Thunder setting their stall out for the day by winning the under-11 Girls competition with a 4-2 win over Victoria with tournament MVP Princess Ibini-Isei scoring twice. And, in the Boy’s under-11 Final Ahmed Mohammadi went one better with a hattrick as Auckland Rio emerged victorious from a cracking match with the ACT Cobras winning 4-2, a result that started a wonderful day of futsal. Roll on 2012 and it’s own extravaganza! www.footballaustralia.com.au 9
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