JUNIOR WINTER SEASON STARTING FRIDAY THE 12TH OF MARCH
Please note that fixtures for the 2010 Winter Season will now be able to be found in Results Vault under the 2010 WINTER Competitons. Please check the age groups carefully as there is an U'10-11, U'12-13 and an U'13-14 age group.
FRIDAY THE 19TH MARCH 2010: Round 1
5:50pm: Gully 14 Girls v St Albans Girls 14
6:30pm: Sunshine Heights v Gully Hawks
7:10pm: Knights v Gully United
7:50pm: 5 + 3 v Real Madrid
8:30pm: Lil Legends v Sting Ray
9:10pm: Lil Legends v Manta Ray
9:50pm: Warriors (goran) v Terminators
BYE: Warriors 10, Gully 9, Strikers
FRIDAY THE 26TH MARCH 2010: Round 3 Games To be advised
FRIDAY THE 2ND APRIL 2010: NO ROUND - GOOD FRIDAY
FRIDAY THE 9TH APRIL 2010: Round 4 Games to be advised
We have a full competition in all age groups, but please see us asap if you haven't registered your team yet. The fixtures will be able to be found the same way - by checking the news items and front pages of the website and by looking through the results vault feature of the site. The season will be found under 2010 and the leagues under Winter Season and then the relevant age group.
The compeptition is sure to be exciting as ever, with the Victorian Championships coming up quickly. There will be more exciting news about this tournament later on this month. Please keep checking the website for any updates.
The Summer Season Grand Finals were played on Friday the 26th of February with some great futsal on show for the many parents and friends that came to support their teams. A summary of the results are as follows:
U'9-10 Div A Champions - Our Boys Runners Up - Gully Utd
U'9-10 Div B Champions - Warriors 9 Runners Up - Gunners 10
U'11-12 Div A Champions - Terminators Runners Up - Legends Blue
U'11-12 Div B Champions - Voltrig Utd Runners Up - Warriors(Goran)
U'14-15 Champions - Boca Boys Runners Up - Gully Warriors
U'14-15 3rd place - Liverpool
Congratulations to all the teams who contributed to a wonderful spectacle on the night.
LATEST MELBOURNE FUTSAL LEAGUE NEWS
The U'11 Strikers Futsal team had to come back from behind to defeat the EFA 3:2 in a thriller at the Bulleen Veneto Club in Round 5 action of the Melbourne Futsal League. The Strikers were evenly matched by the EFA who were very organised in defense, making it hard for the Strikers to play their smooth flowing game. Having said that the Strikers still grinded out some chances and if it wasn't for some poor finishing would have had the game sewn up half time. Brayden Calleja with two great goals helped his team come back along with a typical gritty goal from Matthew Conversano. The Strikers will be looking at improving their performance against the other EFA team in Round 6 action on Sunday the 14th of February at 2pm, especially with the finals fast approaching.
The Strikers mens team have lived up to their promise by being crowned the 2009 Melbourne Futsal League Champion. In a thrilling last round the Strikers defeated the dangerous Reservoir Wolves 3:1 in the semi-final with goals by Ben Bodo, Irzad Spijodic ans Alija Redzepovic. The Cobras destroyed Ashburton 8:0 in the other semi-final to set up a match bewteen the two best sides of the competition.
The Strikers again got the jump on the Cobras going up 3:0 in the first 10 minutes of the first half. The Strikers believing they had the game won then went to sleep, with the Cobras scroing the next five goals to go up 5:3 at half time. Some important tactical moves at half time saw the Strikers come back and score the next three goals to hit the lead. The lead then exchanged several times, with the scores locked in at 7:7 at full time. In a thrilling extra time, the Strikers got the only goal to win the championships 8:7. Both coaches were happy with the way their teams played, with perhaps the difference between the two sides being the hunger to win from the Strikers. On top of this great result, the Strikers also pulled off another award with key target man Irzad Spijodic being crowned the Golden Boot of the tournament. The Strikers will be looking at defending their crown when the 2010 version comes around.
Top goal scorer for the season, Irzard Spijodic.
The Strikers U'11 have continued their fine form in the Melbourne Futsal League by defeating the Pumas 17:1. The Pumas playing a defensive zone initially made it very hard for the Strikers to break them down. However the Strikers found some gaps through the defense, and once the first goal went in the flood gates opened. Five nil was the half time result, with the coaching staff insisting the boys play a patient game and commit extra players forward. The boys then upped the ante by scoring twelve goals to one in the second half. Regular keeper Jayden Merceica turned goal scorer with a rare opportunity up front scored an impressive 4 goals, with the speedster Matthew Conversano with another 4 goals. Jonathan Vakirtzis booted in with another 4 goals, Nathan Liberto and Jamie Gazelle chipped in with two goals each and Brayden Calleja and Samuel Logozzo also getting on the scoresheet.
The end result was a great team effort, with the boys going into the Summer break clear leaders at the top of the ladder.
STRIKERS DOMINATE AT THE VICTORIAN CLUB FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN WARRNAMBOOL
St.Albans Strikers Futsal Club finished the Victorian Club Futsal Championships as the best performer out of all the entrants, after all five teams qualified for the semi-finals and two of the teams playing off in the Grand Final. Our teams were the talk of the competition, not only for the entertaining way they played, but also for our organisation and fair play. We dominated the group stages with all our teams winning their group games (apart from the U'14 with two losses). This is an amazing achievement, considering it was the first major tournament our club had participated in. It was dissapointing to see our U'11 and U'13 teams lose out in the semi-finals, after having been so dominant in the group stage, however I think everyone would have been extremely proud of their achievements. The U'14 defied the odds and made the grand final, with our U'16 winning an exciting final. The following is a summary of all the results.
U'11 STRIKERS - UNDERTAKERS
V Monash City JSC 3:2 win
v Melbourne Reds 3:2 win
v Camperdown 9:1 win
v Brighton JSC 5:0 win
Q/Final v BSA 8:1 win
S/Final v Monash 2:4 loss
A couple of hard fought wins at the start of the competition over Monash and the Melbourne Reds set up the competition. The strikers playing a great counter attacking style, with plenty of fire power up front. Great long distance shooting from Jonathan and Brandon was dominant throughout the group stages, with great defensive work by all team members. A great win in the Q/Final set up a re-match with Monash, with this time the tables turning, and Monash winning the vital match to qualify for the final. The boys were obviously dissapointed, but they are already planning their next tilt at a major competition.
Squad: Adrian Cannatelli, Jonathan Vakirtzis, Jamie Gazelle, Brandon Galea, Matthew Serrano, Gabriel Vallece, Matthew Zalewski, Jarvis Gardner
U'1 STRIKERS - LIL LEGENDS
V Melb Red Flames 5:1 win
v BSA 8:2 win
v Woodend 4:1 win
v Pumas futsal 9:1 win
Q/Final v Brighton JSC 2:2 draw f/t: pen 2:1 win
S/Final v Melb Red 1:3 loss
The team started the group stage impessively, scoring big wins over all of their group opponents. In fact they were the talk of the competition, with their skills and movement dazzling all before them. However as we all know, once teams qualify for the finals, it is a different kettle of fish. Brighton pushed the strikers all the way to penalty shoot outs, with us prevailing in a nail bitting fashion 2:1, thanks to some fantastic saves from Jayden. Unfortunately the magic run ended in the semi-final, with the well drilled Melbourne Reds putting out an almost perfect defensive performance to win 3:1. Now that the boys have experienced this type of competition, they are licking their lips at the prospect of playing in more of these type of tournaments.
Squad: Matthew Conversano, Christopher Pavlidis, Brayden Calleja, Anthony Caligari, Nathan Liberto, Matthew Bartolo, Nicholas Bartolo, Jayden Merceica, Samuel Logozzo
U'13 STRIKERS
V Australian BSA 6:2 win
V AFG 8:1 win
V Woodend 5:2 win
V Keilor Park 12:0 win
V Warrnambool 10:0 win
v South Melbourne 2:2 draw
S/F V AFG 1:6 loss
Strikers could not not have started the competition any better scoring 19 goals and conceding only 4 in the first three games. The boys dismantled Keilor Park and Warrnambool in the next two games scoring 22 goals and conceding none. In the last group game they played a strong South Melbourne side, with honours even 2:2. The boys were visibly fatigued after finishing the group stage, as they only had a squad of 6 and were not able to significantly rest their players. They met an ever improving AFG in the semi-final, with things not going to plan as a goal early to AFG and some questionable refereeing decisions put the Strikers offside. It only went from bad to worse as some of the boys sustained injuries, and the normal movement the team had been doing in the group stage evaporating with the tired legs. Once AFG got in front 3:0 they were happy to defend and rely on the counter attack. The strikers pushed forward as much as they could but could not penetrate their defense enough going down 6:1. The boys were unfortunately eliminated by fatigue rather than ability, as they were clearly one of the best two teams in the U'13 tournament.
Squad: Daniel Trajkovski, Stefan Dimeski, Peter Modafferi, Cody Nagy, Andrija Roksandic, Gabriel Zalewski
U'14 STRIKERS
V Cobras 3:5 loss
V Australian BSA 8:1 win
V Hammers 10:1 win
V Benchwarmers 3:6 loss
V Woodend 3:2 win
V Camperdown 22:1 win
S/F V Hammers 5:3 win
FINAL V Benchwarmers 3:6 loss
A fantastic effort from the U'14 Strikers to make the Grand Final in a St.Albans Strikers League showdown with the Benchwarmers, who continued their hold over the Liverpool regulars with a 6:3 win. The boys played some brilliant futsal during the tournament but also having spells of tiredness, perhaps related to the boys late night antics. Who knows what they could have done with a full nights slee? The boys particularly peaked against the Hammers smashing them 10:1, in a near perfect game. If they played like that against the Benchwarmers they would have been in with a greater chance of knocking them off. Congratulations also go to the Benchwarmers who have played at the Strikers Futsal Centre in the last few years.
SQUAD: Micky Belay, Vincent Manoria, Domenic Manoria, Adrian Logozzo, Jem Berkant, Christian Longhitano, Ayhan Karaylan, Matthew Bontorno,
U'16 STRIKERS
V Warrnambool 22:0 win
V Baxter 12:5 win
V Victorian Lions 4:3 win
V Warrnambool Rang 11:3 win
V Cobras 8:4 win
S/F V Baxter 6:3 win
FINAL v Vic Lions 6:5 win after extra time