December 17, 2012
The inaugural Kingaroy Futsal Cup, played at the Kingaroy High School Sports Auditorium on Saturday, attracted teams from Bundaberg, Hervey Bay and Maryborough as well as from all over the South Burnett.
More than 100 players turned up for the carnival.
Fourteen teams – including 10 junior teams – played a round-robin competition.
“It was a futsal feast ending in a senior finals match between two local teams Nanango and Rustixs (the Queensland Country 16s team),” spokeswoman Debbie Ovens said.
“It was a hard-fought final with both teams going goal-for-goal with great counterattacks and scrambling defence from both sides.
“Nanango just climbed over Rustixs with minutes to go, winning 7-5.
“Another stand-out Kingaroy team was Unreal Madrid (Sam Gray, Josh Harley, Alex Firman, Callum Neumann and Joseph Copas) who cruised though all their games undefeated.”
Debbie said the idea for the competition was originally just to have fun but it had proven so popular that it could become an annual event.
She said she would like to especially thank local business people who donated and helped support the first Kingaroy Futsal Cup and for all their help in fundraising to send junior players to the Futsal Nationals which will be played in Sydney in the New Year.
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Kingaroy Futsal Cup Results:
U12
Qld Boys Blue 2 v Qld Boys White 16
Kingaroy 12 v Qld Girls 1
Qld Boys White 18 v Kingaroy 7
Qld Boys Blue 25 v Qld Girls 0
Qld Boys White 20 v Qld Girls 1
Qld Boys Blue 6 v Kingaroy 6
U14/15
Qld Girls 1 v Qld Boys 13
Unreal Madrid 10 v 15 Mixed Qld 6
Qld Girls 7 v 15 Mixed Qld 3
Qld Boys 3 v Unreal Madrid 15
Qld Girls 5 v Unreal Madrid 9
15 Mixed Qld 3 v Qld Boys 4
Seniors
Nanango 7 v Gunners 3
Qld 15 Girls 5 v Chrissy’s 8
Bundy Mixed 2 v Gunners 13
Rustixs Qld 16 Boys 18 v Qld 15 Girls 0
Chrissy’s 0 v Nanango 12
Rustixs Qld 16 Boys 14 v Bundy Mixed 1
Nanango 9 v Bundy Mixed 4
Rustixs Qld 16 Boys 8 v Gunners 6
Rustixs Qld 16 Boys 16 v Chrissy’s 3
Qld 15 Girls 3 v Nanango 7
Qld 15 Girls 3 v Bundy Mixed 10
Gunners 10 v Chrissy’s 6
Final
Nanango 7 v Rustixs Qld 16 Boys 5
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Eighteen young South Burnett futsal players will be heading off to Sydney in a fortnight to compete in the national championships.
They are Pacey Clegg, Joseph Copas, Cassie Firman, Laura Grey, Gary Honhold, Hayley Hunter, Lachlan Hurt, Chris Janz, Danielle Janz, Lucy Montgomery and Bella Neil
Sam Gray, Shane Hall, Reuban Vanderberg-Dodt, Ryan Mooney, Bailey Raines, Zac Strauss and Luke Vanderberg will be competing as the Kingaroy Rustixs Qld 16s Boys team.
[Photos: Debbie Ovens]
