May 20th, 2010
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On Tuesday 20th April and Thursday 22nd April the Somerset Schools Futsal Festivals were hosted at Buckler’s Mead School, Yeovil. Co-ordinated by Somerset FA and supported by the South East Somerset Schools Sport Partnership the event saw schools from all over the south of the County compete at U10s, U12s, U14s and U16s. It was a brilliant two days of competitive Futsal as the winners of the 3 older age groups will now go on to represent Somerset at the Regional FA Youth Futsal Qualifier next month. |
| UNDER 10s – In a group of 5 primary school teams some excellent Futsal was played with several young players standing out and looking very composed as Futsal players. In the first few games Milford Junior School set the early running winning 2 of their 4 games moving onto 6 points. Close behind them was Maiden Beech who drew 1 and won 2 of their first 3 games. The other 3 schools, Swanmead, Martock and East Coker battled hard beating each other which cost them as they were effectively competing for 3rd place. In the deciding match between Milford and Maiden Beech sharp and effective Futsal was on show. Milford went ahead early on and kept their noses ahead leading 3-2 at the half way stage of the game. However, in the last few minutes Maiden Beech got back into the game and went onto seal a 5-3 victory. This was enough for Maiden Beech who found themselves on 10 points and although Milford won their last game against East Coker they were left one point short on 9. Overall the competition was a success and it is hoped the schools continue to play as they seemed to enjoy playing Futsal. We wish Maiden Beech all the best in the Regional Qualifier. |
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UNDER 12s – With 6 schools going for the win this was always going to be a tight competition. In group 1 Buckler’s Mead, Martock and Swanmead all won 1 game and lost the other with Swanmead and Buckler’s Mead progressing through to the semi finals on goal difference. In group 2 Maiden Beech topped the group with 2 strong wins,with King Arthur’s finishing 2nd. In the first playoff match Milford Junior beat Martock in a close game that only opened up in the last few minutes when Milford scored three late goals.
In the first semi final Buckler’s Mead went down 2-1 to Maiden Beech. In a tense game both teams had few chances but Maiden Beech sneaked through with a late winner. In the other semi final King Arthur’s were too strong for Swanmead and progressed fairly comfortably. The final saw King Arthur’s play Maiden Beech for the 2nd time. In the group stage Maiden Beech won a close game and this was no different. Maiden Beech played some attacking Futsal and King Arthur’s soaked up the pressure before they scored a goal on the break either side of half time to win the u12s title.
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| UNDER 14s – With Buckler’s Mead, Wadham and King Arthur’s going for the win in a small group every game was going to be crucial. In the first game Wadham beat King Arthur’s 2-0 in a close game that took a stunning free kick and a late strike to win the game for Wadham. In the 2nd game Wadham played Buckler’s Mead just needing a point to finish in the top two but Buckler’s Mead played some great Futsal winning the match 6-2. In the final group game King Arthur’s needed to beat Buckler’s by more than 2 goals to progress but they couldn’t as Buckler’s Mead went onto win 6-0 setting up a final with Wadham. In a much closer and dramatic final Buckler’s scored early, inside the first minute. Wadham then composed themselves and went 2-1 up. Buckler’s pushed forward and scored an equaliser with only 2 minutes to go and even hit the bar but the game ended and went to penalties. With the first 8 penalties all scored it was effectively sudden death. Buckler’s 5th penalty taker hit the post and Wadham scored the decisive spot kick to claim an amazing victory. |
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| UNDER 16s – With just two teams in the competition Buckler’s Mead played a 3 legged match against King Arthur’s. In a physical first game with only a few moments of magic both teams played out a 2-2 draw. In the second game Buckler’s stepped up their performance and ran out into a 2-0 lead only to concede late on. Going into the final match Buckler’s were 4-3 up. Buckler’s then extended the lead by scoring first before King Arthur’s started their come back. In the last 5 minutes they scored 3 times to go ahead 6-5 and win the U16s competition. As the matches progressed the Futsal improved and by the end some quality goals were scored. |
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| Both days ran smoothly and thanks must go to Buckler’s Mead School for hosting the event, to the schools who took part and their teachers and finally to the staff of Somerset FA who officiated and supported the festivals. We now wish good luck to Maiden Beech and King Arthur’s U12s and U16s in the Regional Qualifier next month. We also hope Futsal continues to grow in Somerset and that next year the Festivals will grow again |
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