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Sports => Football => Topic started by: Flex on July 21, 2005, 02:50:42 AM
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Futsal home opens today.
T&T Express.
Trinidad and Tobago's first official home for the five-a-side futsal version of football, will be launched today from 10 a.m. at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya.
Immediately after its opening, the facility will see action when Caribbean champions Trinidad and Tobago go into action against a president's XI. The Trinidad and Tobago national futsal team is coached by outstanding former national defender Clayton Morris, who welcomed the opening of the new facility.
Last year, Trinidad and Tobago won the inaugural Caribbean Futsal Championship which was played at the UWI Indoor Sports Facility. Now that futsal has an official home, Morris sees room for growth of the game and improvement in the quality of players. Plans are underway to stage a national league among local club teams at the Macoya facility.
"It's like coming to Wembley," Morris said. "Futsal is a game with a lot of excitement and gives players who never thought they would be on a national team the chance to represent Trinidad and Tobago."
T&T Team Chosen From:
Kevin Graham, Perry Martin, Jerwin Balthazar, Ako James, Cordell Greenidge, Anthony Small, Wendell Douglas, Colin Joseph, Sterlin O'Brien, Kevin Peters, Marvin Lee, Franklyn Olliviere, Martin Samuel, Francis Pascall,Ricky Aleong, Zane O'Brien, Colin De Freitas, Jason Valley, David Samuel, Allan Hemlee, Ryan Dipsingh, Mark Williams Anthony Peters, Nkosi Gabriel, Lorne Joseph, Jeremy McPhie, Andre Fournillier, Ricardo Bennett, Jason Bowen, Uz Taylor.
Last week news.
Kevin Peters heads Futsal training squad.
T&T Guardian Reports.
Kevin Peters, the “Most Valuable Player” in the inaugural Caribbean Football Union Futsal (five-a-side) Championships held in T&T last year, heads a list of 28 players selected by national coach Clayton Morris to resume training.
The team will be featured at the official opening of the new national Futsal facilities at the Centre of Excellence in Macoya, Tunapuna, on Saturday, July 30. The players selected for training have been asked to contact Morris at 756-6167.
Full training squad:
Kevin Graham, Perry Martin, Jason Bowen, Jerwyn Balthazar, Ricardo Bennett, Andre Fournellier, Ako James, Cordelle Greenidge, Anthony Small, Uz Taylor, Jeromy Mc Phie, Wendell Douglas, Clint Ramond, Colin Joseph, Sterling O’Brien, Lorne Joseph, Kevin Peters, N’Kosi Gabriel, Anthony Peters, Marc Williams, Marvin Lee, Ryan Dipsingh, Jason Valley, Ricardo Aleong, Zane O’Brien, Brent Lyons, Martin Samuel, Franklyn Ollivierre.
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wheeeeey Aleong still kicking ball?!? ??? ???
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is that ryan dipsingh in the squad the same ryan who does play for plipdeco caroni in the super league?????
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ako bennet and tiny!!!!
lolololololol so much a beat that go be football to watch
i see a couple of drag in the horizon
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Futsal home opens today
Trinidad Express
Trinidad and Tobago's first official home for the five-a-side futsal version of football, will be launched today from 10 a.m. at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya.
Immediately after its opening, the facility will see action when Caribbean champions Trinidad and Tobago go into action against a president's XI. The Trinidad and Tobago national futsal team is coached by outstanding former national defender Clayton Morris, who welcomed the opening of the new facility.
Last year, Trinidad and Tobago won the inaugural Caribbean Futsal Championship which was played at the UWI Indoor Sports Facility. Now that futsal has an official home, Morris sees room for growth of the game and improvement in the quality of players. Plans are underway to stage a national league among local club teams at the Macoya facility.
"It's like coming to Wembley," Morris said. "Futsal is a game with a lot of excitement and gives players who never thought they would be on a national team the chance to represent Trinidad and Tobago."
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO TEAM CHOSEN FROM:
Kevin Graham, Perry Martin, Jerwin Balthazar, Ako James, Cordell Greenidge, Anthony Small, Wendell Douglas, Colin Joseph, Sterlin O'Brien, Kevin Peters, Marvin Lee, Franklyn Olliviere, Martin Samuel, Francis Pascall,Ricky Aleong, Zane O'Brien, Colin De Freitas, Jason Valley, David Samuel, Allan Hemlee, Ryan Dipsingh, Mark Williams, Anthony Peters, Nkosi Gabriel, Lorne Joseph, Jeremy McPhie, Andre Fournillier, Ricardo Bennett, Jason Bowen, Uz Taylor.
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I went tuh some ah dem Futsal games last year at UWI and it was entertainment of de highest order. Plenty gyul, riddim section and Kevin Peters was sharing out beats (all kinda drag and spanner) fuh so.
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New $5.2m indoor facility launched.
By Shaun Fuentes.
CONCACAF president Jack Warner revealed plans to construct a new artificial playing field at the Marvin Lee Stadium as he opened the new Futsal Indoor Playing facility at the Dr Joao Havelange Centre of Excellence, Macoya, yesterday morning.
Warner said the new turf at the Stadium would be the second phase of the FIFA Goal Project for Trinidad and Tobago, to follow the Futsal facility which came as phase one after previous plans to construct a training centre for national teams had to be abandoned following Government's failure to grant land for the originally proposed centre.
Warner asked guests to take their minds back seven years when the venue was a mere warehouse that had been transformed with swimming pool, playing field, state-of-the-art indoor facility and now the Futsal court which has seating for 900 fans. It will also be able to facilitate other sports such as volleyball, basketball, netball and hockey in addition to five-a-side football.
"It shows the tremendous strides that have been made right at this venue over the years," said Warner who took the place of FIFA President Sepp Blatter who was unable to attend the opening of the facility which Warner said cost $5.2 million and was fully constructed in three months by C&H Associated Limited.
Warner said that FIFA had given $2.5 million towards the facility with a little more than $2.5 million coming from CONCACAF.
"There is no other facility in the Caribbean like this. But this is not the end of FIFA but the beginning rather, because in a few months' time, FIFA and CONCACAF will dig up the Marvin Lee Stadium surface and put the first artificial turf in the Caribbean.
"Before the end of the year we shall have an artificial turf which of is the highest level and one which is used in Champions' League football and can be played 24 hours a day." TTFF President Oliver Camps also expressed deep appreciation towards the efforts of FIFA and CONCACAF in helping the Federation through the first phase of the Goal Project which had been stagnant in this country while other countries had been benefiting from the exercise.
"It is with great pleasure that we accept the facility that has been afforded to us by FIFA and CONCACAF," he said.
"These facilities will go a long way in contributing to our development and we will definitely look forward to making the best use of what is before us today." Derek Hamilton, the registered engineer for the facility, explained that the facility which has full lighting and is air-conditioned, also comprises of a playing and training court along with dressing rooms for two teams, match officials and media. He also spoke about the automatic operating retractable seating for the fans.
"It is extremely important to note the retractable seating accommodation because it allows use of the entire area when fans are not here to be seated, which occupies 160 feet in longitude by 40 feet transversely. The tech gym surface is also the accepted one by FIFA for indoor football," Hamilton told TTFF Media.
To mark the opening of the facility, an exhibition match between the T&T national Futsal team and a President's Selection made up of national players was played, with the latter coming away 4-3 winners. Francis Pascall and Derrick Balthazar netted a double each for the winners with Anthony Small (2) and Ako James scoring for the T&T side.
T&T Team:
1-Kevin Graham, 5-Colin Joseph, 10-Cordell Greenidge, 9-Marvin Lee, 11-Anthony Small, 6-Franklyn Ollivierra, 7-Zane O'Brian, 8-Lorne Joseph, 3- Ako James.
Presidents X1:
1-Andre Fournillier, 12-Ryan Dipsingh, 7-Ricardo Benette, 11-Anthony Peters, 6-Jeremy McPhie, 8-Francis Pascall, 9-Allan Hemlee, 3-David Samuel, 5-Bernard McCall, 4-Derrick Balthazar, 10-Anthony Thompson.
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Some of de professional indoor players in de US supposedly interested in coming back to play too. Right now we have Shawn Boney in Phiily, Wendell Regis and Joel Bailey in Baltimore, and Addae Rique in St. Louis. Dey would add some good experience to de skill we already have on de team.
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ako bennet and tiny!!!!
lolololololol so much a beat that go be football to watch
i see a couple of drag in the horizon
I was home last year for de CFU tourney and my partner from up Mt. Dor... grow up with AKo and Smalls and dem so ah went all de games... Is real real real beat share..... the tallman who is de captain is the man who sharing the most tear.... and real iron and ting knocking up in de stands... it was real nice vibes
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watch when it comming to big gaol man like me does get tired but i could make dat team
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same for me yes
but them fellas does play that ball at a real pace eh.
That hard ground aint easy nah.
The FUTSAL complex have astroturf I imagine?
That still better than basketball hardfloor ground.
T&T should have a strong team in this kinda football with the kinda skill and close control so many of our players have.
But then again, yuh could be a shit squad and just know to defend, and you will always be close in the game....
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If it is 'true futsal' it is supposed to be on a hardcourt not astro turf..that is one of the things that separates it from 'indoor'..'dead' ball (no bounce), hard court and no walls...nice game ..only for the skilled
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(http://www.uefa.com/multimediafiles/photo/competitions/ucl/486885_mediumsquare.jpg)http://www.uefa.com/competitions/futsal/news/kind=1/newsid=536269.html
European futsal will rightly take centre stage this Saturday as the continent's eight best nations learn their fate in the draw for the 2007 UEFA European Futsal Championship but the Brazilian influence can never be ignored.
Porto party
Porto is the venue for this year's finals, to be played from 16-25 November, and hosts Portugal will be challenged by holders Spain, Russia, Italy, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Serbia and newcomers Romania. While the sport is growing across Europe a record 36 nations entered this edition and 12 countries will take part in the 2009 finals the traditional heartland of the sport lies in South America.
Trademark tricks
uefa.com took time out during the past UEFA Champions League season to speak to some of football's most famous names about what futsal means to them. FC Barcelona inspiration Ronaldinho was clear about the benefits of the small-sided game. Although its influence is obviously apparent in his trademark tricks like the elastica, whereby the player quickly shifts the ball from side to side, and pedalada, when circling the ball with his feet while moving forward he prefers to emphasise futsal's impact on his close control and passing ability.
Futsal debt
"It's helped me a lot because in futsal it's all short passes and on a football pitch it's totally different - you have more time to think," Ronaldinho said. "When I was little we always played futsal and now it's easy to control the ball in short spaces. The way I control the ball, that's where it's helped me a lot." It is not just forwards who owe a debt to futsal, AC Milan defender Cafu said his early experiences stood him in good stead. "I played for two years when I was young. All the kids in Brazil play futsal, it's a great game. It's good for dribbles in short spaces on the football pitch."
Lasting legacy
Elano Blumer, the FC Shakhtar Donetsk playmaker, had a similar upbringing and was also left with a lasting legacy. "I played futsal until I was eleven and then changed to football," he said. "It is very good for a player, you learn to dribble in small spaces and to think very quickly." While most of the world's top stars all had to dedicate themselves to football at a young age, they still cannot resist going back to the game where it all began. Rodrigo Taddei, the AS Roma midfielder, was immersed in the sport from the age of four until he was 16. "My career began in futsal as a right-winger," he explained. "I still play some kickabouts when in Brazil on holiday."
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http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_sports?id=161149444
Problems with the pool facilities at the Flying Fish Swim Club have forced the cancellation of this year's Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) Primary Schools Swimming Championships.
The competition, which was scheduled to splash off today from 9 a.m. at the Federation Park facility, has been called off because the pool is said to have a leak.
The governing body for the sport locally advised that the postponement will be in effect until further notice.
we need more swimming pools.
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CONCACAF appoints referee for Futsal tourney
Wednesday, February 6th 2008
http://www.stabroeknews.com/index.pl/article_sports?id=56538515
The Confederation for North, Central American and Caribbean Football (CONCACAF) has confirmed the referees for the Caribbean Futsal Qualifying Tournament billed for next month at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The tournament will take place from March 5-9 at the indoor facility on Homestretch Avenue and will feature host Guyana, Haiti, St. Maarten, Puerto Rico, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago
The 10 Referees officiating are from (Costa Rica) Jorge Antonio Fernandez and Victor Prenadas); (Cuba) Antonio Alvarez and Ricardo Lage ; (Guatemala) Carlos Del Cid and Nelson Norales; (Panama) Ricardo Diaz and Elix Peraltz; and from the USA Shane Butler and Feliciano Palomino.
The six-team Caribbean tournament will qualify two squads to the 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship. Group A will comprise Haiti and st. Maarten while Group B consists of Puerto Rico, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago.The two Caribbean qualifiers will join Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, USA and the host, Guatemala at the 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City from 2-8 June. The CONCACAF Championship will also progress three teams to the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil from 1-19 October.
Guyana will play St. Maarten in the feature match of a double header card at 20:00 h on March 5 with Trinidad and Tobago coming up against Puerto Rico in the first match at 18:00 h
On March 6, Haiti will tackle St. Maarten and Puerto Rico will oppose Suriname, while on March 7 Guyana will take on Haiti and Suriname will play Trinidad and Tobago in the final round of preliminary games.
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has shortlisted a 32-man squad to train for the tournament.
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http://www.socawarriors.net/futsal_team.htm
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If yorke was to play on that team or hardest they go rel get on...specially Mr hardest with he touches
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T&T men leave for Concacaf qualifiers
BY NIGEL SIMON (Guardian)
T&T coach Clayton Morris selected eight members of the national team that won the inaugural Caribbean Futsal (five-a-side football) title here four years ago on a 12-member team over the weekend.
The contingent leaves today on a 7am flight to Guyana for the Concacaf Caribbean Futsal Qualifying Tournament which takes place from Wednesday.
The five day six-team tournament runs until Saturday and matches will be played at the National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana.
The teams will be divided into two groups of three teams each: Group AHaiti, Saint Maarten, and host Guyana while Puerto Rico, Suriname and T&T comprise Group B.
The winners of each group will advance to the tournament final and in the process will both secure places to the Concacaf Tournament.
The two second placed teams in each group will play for third spot.
Following Fridays three hour practice session at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Sport and Physical Educational Centre, St Augustine, Morris who also coached the T&T team to the inaugural Caribbean crown selected his final squad of 12 players from 22 in training.
The players who were part of the 2004 team and selected for Guyana Include captain Kevin Graham, vice-captain Sterling OBrien, Cordell Greenidge, Anthony Small, Jerwyn Bally Balthazar, Marvin Tiny Lee, Wendell Douglas and Colin Joseph.
The other members of the team are goalkeeper Jason Zenga Bowen, a reserve on the 2004 team, Javon Skeete, Dale Simon and Clint Ramond while Ricardo Bennett and Ronald Sharky St Louis are the two reserves.
Following the selection of the team Morris said that although the team did not get the kind of preparation he wanted they are are still expected to do well.
Im counting on the experience of the guys who were in the team before and know what it takes to bring success and the eagerness of the newcomers to push us to do well.
The guys are no strangers to this time of football because they play in these kinds of competitions all year round and its just for us to go out there, work as a unit and put away our chances.
Morris also praised the efforts of Wayne Riley of the Sport Company of T&T (SporTT) who provided some much needed equipment for the players.
The national coach, former captain of the Strike Squad team also noted that while he has chosen 12 players for Guyana, the other 10 players will rejoin the team when they return, providing the team advances in the competition.
T&T Futsal squad: Jason Bowen, Javon Skeete (Beacon Powder Magazine); Marvin Lee (OTSL); Clint Ramond (Soogrim Trace); Cordell Greenidge, Anthony Small, Dale Simom (Santos); Kevin Graham,Jerwyn Balthazar (Perfect Love); Wendell Douglas, Colin Joseph (Laventille Youths); Sterling OBrien (Defence Force).
Technical staff: Clayton Morris (coach), Hutson Charles (assistant coach), Alex Procope (manager), David Cumberbatch (physiotherapist/trainer), Winston Payne (equipment manager).
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to the men on this board who see me play.
yuh feel i cold make that side?
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Sorry Morvant...no chance. Some of them men there have real touches, but of course it have a million more men out there who probably better but JB and them no nothing about.
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CFU Futsal is initiated with high scoring matches.
By: CFU.ORG
Trinidad and Tobago made a winning start to its defence of the Caribbean Futsal Championship with a convincing 7-0 win over Puerto Rico in the second game of a double header at the Canedo Hall, Centre of Excellence on Thursday.
In the first match of the evening, Guyana routed and understrength Sint Maarten by 8 goals to 2. The first half was highly competitive with Guyana scoring late in the 7th minute, when Sint Maarten equalized in the early in the 14th minute, Guyana struck back almost immediately, through John Waldron, to take back the lead before going into half-time. Early in the 2nd half the Dutchmen scored to equalize the game at 2 however the remainder of the game was controlled by the Guyanese who scored 5 more goals and were assisted by an own goal from Sint Maarten number 12 Perry Geerlings.
Later on in the 2nd match of the night's doubleheader, Trinidad and Tobago defeated Puerto Rico by seven goals to nil in a fast paced match. Even with the elevated score against them, the Puerto Rican's never gave up the fight and battled to the end, but the Trinbagonians prevailed. Tomorrow, Guyana will face of against Haiti at 5:00 pm and Puerto Rico will try to win their final group match against Suriname at 7:00pm.
5:00 pm: Canedo Hall, Centre of Excellence
GUYANA 8 v 2 SINT MAARTEN
GUYANA Scorers[/b]
(6) Troy Kelman 6:40
(12) John Waldron 13:40
(10) Delroy Dean 21:00
(5) Gerald Gritten 23:00
(11) Kanata Manning 27:00
(12) John Waldron 36:30
(7) Travis Grant 36:45
Accumulated fouls:
1st period - 4
2nd period - 3
Cautions (yellow):
(10) Delroy Dean 16:30
(4) Eryon Hayde 38:30
SINT MAARTEN Scorers
(9) Lindy Charles 13:15
(4) Newton Wilson 17:30
(12) Perry Geerlings 24:00 (Own Goal)
Accumulated fouls:
1st period - 4
2nd period - 7
Cautions:
NONE
7:00 pm: Canedo Hall, Centre of Excellence
TRI:[/b] - Kevin Graham (capt), Brent Antoine, Wendell Douglas, Jerwyn Balthazar, Colin Joseph.
Subs: - Clint Raymond, Anthony Small, Kevin Peters, Ricardo Bennett, Javon Skeete, Sterlin OBrien.
PUR: - Javier Moya (capt), Hector Caldern, Chago Matos, Nelson Encarnacion, Jose Ferrer.
Subs: - Jayson Concepcin, Orlando Padilla, Carlos Torres, Jose Garcia, Pedro Chacn, Alvaro Torres, Omar Bonali Coln.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 7 v 0 PUERTO RICO
Trinidad & Tobago Scorers[/b]
(10) Colin Joseph 3
(2) Clint Raymond 8:35
(7) Wendell Douglas 21:30
(8] Jerwyn Balthazar 29:20
(7) Wendell Douglas 35
(5) Anthony Small 36
Accumulated fouls:
1st period - 4
2nd period - 2
Cautions (yellow):
(9) Kevin Peters 14
Puerto Rico Scorers
(11) Chago Matos 16:30 (Own Goal)
Accumulated fouls:
1st period - 5
2nd period 3
Cautions (yellow):
(13) Omar Bonali Colon 19
(5) Alvaro Torres 16:36
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Does any1 know tonight scores (4-April-08)?
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where the first set a score even?
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Does any1 know tonight scores (4-April-08)?
Haiti 12-2 Guyana
Suriname 15-3 Puerto Rico
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Does any1 know tonight scores (4-April-08)?
Haiti 12-2 Guyana
Suriname 15-3 Puerto Rico
Thanks, Tallman.
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Haiti vs. TnT in the finals tonight.
5.4.08 - Haiti and Trinidad & Tobago advanced to the 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship after winning their respective groups in the Caribbean Futsal Qualifying Tournament at Canedo Hall in Macoya on Saturday.
The defending Caribbean Champion, Trinidad & Tobago claimed first-place in Group A following a 7:3 win over Surinam, while Haiti defeated Sint Maarten by a score of 19:1 to take the top spot in Group B.
Haiti and Trinidad & Tobago will now join Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, USA and the host, Guatemala at the 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City from 2-8 June.
The CONCACAF Championship will also progress three teams to the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil from 30 September 19 October.
The Caribbean Tournament concludes on Sunday at Macoyas Canedo Hall with Surinam taking on Guyana in the third place match and then Trinidad & Tobago face Haiti in the finals.
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T&T capture Caribbean Futsal title.[/size]
The hosts, Trinidad & Tobago captured their second consecutive CFU (Caribbean Football Union) Futsal Title after defeating Haiti by a score of 6:3 in the 2008 Final at the Canedo Hall in Macoya on Sunday.
Two goals by Colin Joseph and one each from Brent Antoine, Jerwyn Balthazar, Colin Joseph, Sterlin OBrien and Kevin Peters led the Soca Warriors to the victory over the Les Bicolores. Trinidad & Tobago had previously won the CFU crown in 2004.
In the third place match at the CFU Tournament, three goals by Gino Brandon helped Surinam to a 7:3 triumph over Guyana.
Haiti and Trinidad & Tobago had already qualified to the 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship and will join Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, USA and the host, Guatemala at the CONCACAF event at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City from 2-8 June.
The CONCACAF Championship will also progress three teams to the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil from 30 September 19 October.
2008 CONCACAF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Caribbean Qualifying Tournament
Macoya, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO; Canedo Hall Centre of Excellence
Third Place[/b]
06.04: SURINAM GUYANA 7:3 (3:0) (A: 300)
Gino BRANDON 5, 6, 40; Clifton TJINLIEPSHIE 11; Edward IMANKARIJO 35, 37; Clifton SANDNLIET 38 Troy KELMAN 29; Gerald GRITTEN 32, 36
R1: Jorge Antonio RUIZ (CRC)
R2: Victor PRENDAS (CRC)
Final
06.04: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO HAITI 6:3 (3:1) (A: 300)
Brent ANTOINE 9; Jerwyn BALTHAZAR 14; Colin JOSEPH 20; Kevin PETERS 24; Sterlin OBRIEN 25; Colin JOSEPH 32 Chaderon JAMES 16; Venett ROBINS 38, 40
R1: Nelson Eli NORALES (GUA)
R2: Carlos DEL CID (GUA)
CONCACAF.COM
T&T scorers 6-3 win over Haiti to take Futsal crown.
By: Shaun Fuentes (TTFF).
Trinidad and Tobago defended its Caribbean Football Union Futsal crown in style on Sunday with a hard earned 6-3 victory over Haiti in the Final of the 2008 championship at the Canedo Hall, Centre of Excellence.
With both teams already through to the CONCACAF Final round, the battle was simply for Caribbean supremacy and the indoor Soca Warriors didnt disappoint the large band of fans that turned up to witness the pulsating action.
For the first time in the high scoring series, the games opening goal didnt come inside the opening 5 minutes as both teams played it safe in the earlies with the Haitians trying to long range route to goal but to little avail. T&T settled and looked more threatening on goal before eventually breaking the deadlock in the ninth minute through Brent Antoine.
Jerwyn Balthazar then doubled the advantage in the 14th minute but Haiti hit back in the 16th minute through Chaperon James. Looking to tie it up before the half, Haiti saw the lead increased by T&T when Colin Joseph made it 3-1 in the final minute before the interval.
T&T kept up the pressure after the break and it wasnt too long before they seemed sure winners of the championship. Kevin Peters made it 4-1 in the 24th and Sterlin OBrien pushed it to five a couple minutes later. Joseph then gave the home fans even more to make noise about with a second item in the 33rd minute.
Haiti did manage to pull two goals back but the game was already wrapped up by then. T&T coach Clayton Morris recognized the effort by his team, crediting them for sticking to the game plans over the series.
All credit must be given to them because in todays game we knew this would be the toughest game because we saw how the Haitians were playing and they were a high scoring team. But we played our game and we executed well. That was always going to be important and the players stuck to the game plan which paid off. I am really happy for the bunch of players and now our efforts will be geared towards preparing for the CONCACAF Finals, Morris said.
In the earlier third place encounter, Suriname were 7-3 winners over Guyana. Haiti captain Edouard Voltaire and Eliacin Rigarden ended tied as the tournament's top goal scorers with seven a piece.
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congrats indoor warriors.
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Futsal, a five-a-side indoor form of football, has been gaining popularity in the region and TT and Haiti now both qualify for the CONCACAF Final Round series in Guatemala. They join Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, USA and the hosts Guatemala at the Championship in Guatemala City from June 2-8.
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Nice. Now to qualify for the Futsal World Cup :beermug:
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well done...growing up I always knew when it came to "small goal" indoor football we have the ability and talent to challenge top teams...hope the indoor warriors represent to the fullest when they go to the concacaf qualifiers for the indoor world cup in Guatemala....
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Congratulations on a great performance by the squad. Carry the flag proudly guys.
A special mention for FPATT vice president Clayton Morris, who is the head coach. Well done JB. :cheers:
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I noticed we don't have a beach football team. That strange!!! Congrats indoor Warriors.
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Congrats fellas. Question i was always meaning to ask....how did they pick the players for this?
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Did MY YARDIE FRENS TEK PART INNA DIS TING? If so way dem deh,jess arksin.
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Did any forumites see any games from this tournament?
I interested to hear about the quality of play.
Whenever ah see Brasil futsal I does see all kinda ridiculous beat and audacious volley, so ah just wonderin how the caribbean level is.
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hi lites of final
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mk2PQiub7WM
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well done TnT!
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Niceness, them Haitians eat some nasty beats ;D
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congratts to de youth and dem. I think dat we should always be good in indor football and ting, and beach football, worst yet if dey give us ah road to play on. Can only go in one direction bigup to Claytom Morris and de fellas.
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Niceness, them Haitians eat some nasty beats ;D
We will get better at it ;D
We're glad we're qualified. Hopefully, we make it to the wc so that this new sport can receive a boost back home.
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once again, Haiti ah sorry
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tnt tnt tnt
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Niceness, them Haitians eat some nasty beats ;D
We will get better at it ;D
We're glad we're qualified. Hopefully, we make it to the wc so that this new sport can receive a boost back home.
Well good luck to Haiti, beats and all ;-) :beermug:
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The video say T&T are the 2005 champs lol.
Thanks again for de video Fuentes.
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21.4.08 - CONCACAF unveiled today the groups and schedule for the 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship that will take place at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City, Guatemala from 3-8 June.
This is the first time since 1996 that the CONCACAF Tournament will be held in Guatemala. The, Domo, which drew a total of 80,740 spectators through 12 match days during the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup, will stage the 2008 Confederations event.
The hosts, Guatemala has been placed in Group A along with Cuba, Mexico and Trinidad & Tobago, while the defending CONCACAF Champion, USA is in Group B with Costa Rica, Panama and Haiti.
The eight-team CONCACAF Tournament will qualify three nations to the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil from 30 September 19 October.
http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4157
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Fixtures unveiled for 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.[/size]
CONCACAF unveiled today the groups and schedule for the 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship that will take place at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City, Guatemala from 3-8 June.
This is the first time since 1996 that the CONCACAF Tournament will be held in Guatemala. The, Domo, which drew a total of 80,740 spectators through 12 match days during the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup, will stage the 2008 Confederations event.
The hosts, Guatemala has been placed in Group A along with Cuba, Mexico and Trinidad & Tobago, while the defending CONCACAF Champion, USA is in Group B with Costa Rica, Panama and Haiti.
The eight-team CONCACAF Tournament will qualify three nations to the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil from 30 September 19 October.
CONCACAF have hosted three Futsal qualifiers for the FIFA Tournaments in 1996, 2000, 2004. Six teams participated in 1996 CONCACAF event in Guatemala that was won by the USA and also qualified Cuba to the FIFA competition in Spain 1996.
In 2000, eight squads took part in the Confederation competition in Costa Rica, which was won by the host. Cuba once again took second as both teams progressed to the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Guatemala.
Four years later, the eight-team CONCACAF Futsal Championship was again held in Costa Rica, where the USA and Cuba claimed first and second places, respectively.
2008 CONCACAF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Guatemala City; GUATEMALA; Domo Polideportivo
Group A[/b]
03.06: CUBA MEXICO (18:00)
GUATEMALA TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (20:00)
04.06: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO CUBA (18:00)
GUATEMALA MEXICO (20:00)
05.06: MEXICO TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (18:00)
GUATEMALA CUBA (20:00)
Group B
03.06: COSTA RICA PANAMA (10:00)
USA HAITI (12:00)
04.06: HAITI COSTA RICA (10:00)
PANAMA USA (12:00)
05.06: PANAMA HAITI (10:00)
USA COSTA RICA (12:00)
Semifinals
07.06: B1 A2 (14:00)
A1 B2 (16:00)
Finals
08.06: THIRD PLACE (14:00)
CHAMPIONSHIP (16:00)
Source
CONCACAF.COM
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Beat dat
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hopefully we can make it through, all these teams are good
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hopin we beat the home side in the first game
but is real latin flavour we go hadda deal with in tha group
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Guatemala vs T&T today 9pm EDT
June 4:
Cuba vs T&T 7pm
June 5:
Mexico vs T&T 7 pm
Guatemala to host CONCACAF Futsal Championship this week
Concacaf.com
6/2/2008 -
The 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship will take place at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City, Guatemala from 3-8 June.
This is the first time since 1996 that the CONCACAF Tournament will be held in Guatemala. The Domo, which drew a total of 80,740 spectators through 12 match days during the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup, will stage the 2008 Confederations event.
The hosts, Guatemala have been drawn into Group A along with Cuba, Mexico and Trinidad & Tobago, while the defending CONCACAF Champion, USA is in Group B with Costa Rica, Panama and Haiti.
The eight-team CONCACAF Tournament will qualify three nations to the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil from 30 September 19 October.
CONCACAF have previously hosted three Futsal qualifiers for the FIFA Tournaments in 1996, 2000, 2004. Six teams participated in 1996 CONCACAF event in Guatemala that was won by the USA and also qualified Cuba to the FIFA competition in Spain 1996.
In 2000, eight squads took part in the Confederation competition in Costa Rica, which was won by the host. Cuba once again took second place as both teams progressed to the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Guatemala.
Four years later, the eight-team CONCACAF Futsal Championship was again held in Costa Rica, where the USA and Cuba claimed first and second places, respectively.
SCOUTING THE TEAMS
COSTA RICA: One of two teams to capture the Confederations Title, Costa Rica are making their fourth consecutive appearance in the Final Round of the CONCACAF Futsal Championship Coached by Carlos Quiros, the Ticos claimed the CONCACAF crown in 2000, captured the gold medal in the Central American Games in 2001 and finished fourth at the 2007 Pan American Games Costa Rica were the first Central American nation to qualify to the FIFA Futsal World Cup in 1992 and then once again progressed to the world stage in 2000.
CUBA: They have finished second in all three CONCACAF Futsal Championships The Leones del Caribe are the only team in CONCACAF to qualify for three consecutive FIFA Futsal Tournaments Cuba are also the Caribbean Nation with the most overall appearances in FIFA events: World Cup (1938), Olympic Games (1976, 1980), Under-17 (1989, 1991), Futsal (1996, 2000, 2004) The Leones del Caribe were also one of the four CONCACAF teams to compete at the 2007 Pan American Games Elddys Jess Valdes is in charge of Cuba.
GUATEMALA: They are hosting the CONCACAF Futsal Championship for the first time since 1996, where the Chapines reached the semifinals Guatemala staged the first FIFA event (Futsal World Cup) in Central America in 2000 The Chapines did not advance to the FIFA Tournament after missing the CONCACAF event four years later Coached by Carlos Eduardo Estrada, Guatemala were one of four CONCACAF teams to compete in the inaugural Futsal Tournament at the 2007 Pan American Games.
HAITI: Advanced to the CONCACAF Futsal Championship for the first time after finishing second at the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Tournament in Macoya, Trinidad & Tobago Under technical director Dorsainville Samuel, Haiti defeated Guyana (12:2) and Sint Maarten (19:1) in group play before falling to Trinidad & Tobago (3:6) in the CFU Final.
MEXICO: They have competed in all three CONCACAF Futsal Championships The Tricolor have reached the semifinals in each of the last three CONCACAF Tournaments, but are yet to play in the FIFA Futsal World Cup Ramon Raya has been appointed coach and he has led the qualification of the Tricolores beach soccer team to consecutive FIFA Tournaments (2007, 2008), while reaching the final last year.
PANAMA: Are coming off a fifth place performance at the 2004 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, just missing a spot into the semifinals in their first-ever appearance During the CONCACAF Futsal Tournament, the Canaleros held the eventual champion, USA, to a draw (2:2), then lost to Cuba (0:2), before defeating Guyana (8:3) in group play Panama have Porfirio Rebolledo at the helm.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Making their second consecutive appearance at the CONCACAF Futsal Championship, Trinidad & Tobago advanced to the Final Round after hosting and winning the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Tournament in Macoya Under the direction of Clayton Morris, the Soca Warriors earned group victories over Puerto Rico (7:0) and Surinam (7:3) at the CFU Tournament Then, the defending Caribbean Champion, Trinidad & Tobago defeated Haiti (6:3) for their second title.
USA: They have won two of the three CONCACAF Futsal Championships (1996, 2004), while finishing third in 2000 The Stars & Stripes have qualified to the most FIFA Futsal World Cups (four) by any CONCACAF team, earning a bronze medal at the inaugural competition in the Netherlands 1989 and then the silver at the 1992 event in Hong Kong The USA were also one of the four CONCACAF teams that took part in the inaugural Futsal Tournament in the Pan American Games in 2007 The defending CONCACAF champions are coached by Keith Tozer.
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This morning's games
3.6.2008 Costa Rica 6:6 Panama
3.6.2008 USA 5:3 Haiti
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OK Eman tell me when we win
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T&T goes down 0:5 to Guatemala
in the other evening match Mexico 2:2 Cuba
Guatemala golea 5-0 a Trinidad y Tobago en premundial de Futsal
GUATEMALA (AFP) Guatemala gole 5-0 la noche del martes a Trinidad y Tobago y pas a comandar el Grupo A del premundial de futsal de la Concacaf, que se celebra en este pas centroamericano y que otorga tres boletos para el Mundial de Brasil-2008.
El equipo caribeo cont con una clara oportunidad de abrir el marcador sobre el segundo minuto de juego, pero despus de ello la escuadra chapina tom el control del esfrico y empez a crear oportunidades de gol.
Sin embargo, pese al dominio abrumador que tena sobre su rival, tuvieron que pasar 15 minutos para que Rafael Gonzlez consiguiera la primera anotacin del encuentro, y repitiera al 17 para que Guatemala se fuera al descanso con ventaja de 2-0.
El dominio local sigui tras regresar del descanso y cuando se jugaba el minuto 27 accidentalmente el defensa Serlin O'Brian desva el esfrico para anidarlo nuevamente en su arco y decretar el 3-0.
Las ltimas dos anotaciones del encuentro fueron obra de Daniel Tejada y Marlon Noj, a los minutos 28 y 38, respectivamente, para posicionar a Guatemala en el primer lugar del Grupo A, delante de Mxico y Cuba que horas antes empataron 2-2, y dejar en el fondo de la tabla a Trinidad y Tobago.
Este mircoles, siempre en el cierre de la jornada, Guatemala saldr a buscar su clasificacin a la siguiente ronda ante Mxico, mientras que Trinidad y Tobago buscar reaccionar ante Cuba.
Guatemala beat Trinidad and Tobago 5-0 on Tuesday night and went on to command Group A of the CONCACAF futsal finals being held in this Central American country and which provides for three spots for the World Cup Brazil 2008.
The Caribbean team had a clear chance to open the scoring in the second minute of the game, but thereafter the Chapins took control of the ball and began creating scoring opportunities.
However, as overwhelming as the dominance over their rival was, it took 15 minutes for Rafael Gonzalez to get the first score of the meeting, and he scored again at 17 minutes so that Guatemala took the advantage at the break with 2-0.
The locals continued to dominate after the break and at 27 minutes the defender Serlin O'Brian accidentally diverted the ball into his own net to make it a 3-0 game.
The last two scores in the meeting were the work of Daniel Tejada and Marlon Noja, 28 minutes and 38, respectively, to position Guatemala in first place of Group A, ahead of Mexico and Cuba that hours before drew 2-2, and left Trinidad and Tobago at the bottom of the table.
This Wednesday evening, Guatemala will face Mexico before the next round, while Trinidad and Tobago will meet Cuba.
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Eman u cyah follow instructions post when we win. Thanks 4 d info. Let we hope dat is d only time 4 d yr dat Guatemala beat oui
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Sorry weary I'll try an listen better next time.
Here's video of the match:
1st half: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu0-XFQnVJk
2nd half: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opifgp1r4Hw
(http://www.concacaf.com/graphics/articles/large_photo/4196.jpg)
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Guatemala top T&T in Futsal opener.
...Mexico draw against Cuba.[/size]
Guatemala topped Trinidad & Tobago by a score of 5:0 in a Group A encounter at the 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City on Tuesday evening.
Jose Rafael Gonzalez scored twice, while Manuel Aristondo, Marlon Noj and Daniel Tejada each added another for the Chapines in their first victory in a CONCACAF Tournament since they defeated El Salvador, 3:2, on 31 August 1996 in Guatemala City.
In the other group encounter, Mexico played to a 2:2 draw against Cuba for the first time in a CONCACAF Futsal Tournament. Eduardo Morales had two both goals for the Leones del Caribe, while Victor Omar Quiroz and Israel Santoyo scored for the Tricolores.
The 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship continues on Wednesday with four encounters at the Domo Polideportivo. Haiti meet Costa Rica, while Panama take on the USA in Group B matches early in the day, while later Trinidad & Tobago face Cuba and then Guatemala host Mexico.
2008 CONCACAF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Guatemala City; GUATEMALA; Domo Polideportivo
Group A
03.06: CUBA MEXICO 2:2 (1:1) (A: 620)
Eduardo MORALES 6; 25 Victor Omar QUIROZ 5; Israel SANTOYO 24
CUB: - 1-Wilfredo Carbo 4-Yulier Olivera, 7-Yampier Rodriguez, 8-Yosniel Mesa, 9-Fernando Chapman.
Subs: - 2-Jhonnet Stalin Martinez, 3-Raudel Rodriguez, 5-Eduardo Morales, 6-Carlos Madrigal, 10-Isven Ramon-C, 11-Boris Saname.
Booked: - Olivera 19, Y. Rodriguez 28
TD: - Elddy Jess VALDES
MEX: - 1-Antonio Iriarte 3-Agustin Galaviz, 8-Victor Omar Quiroz, 9-Ivan Medina, 11-Mijsail Gonzalez.
Subs: - 2-Jorge Martinez, 4-Francisco Cati, 5-Israel Santoyo, 6-Jose Luis Navarrette-C, 7-Christopher Flores, 10-Gustavo Rosales. Booked: Medina 27, Quiroz 29
Sent offs: - Quiroz 34
TD: - Ramon RAYA
R1: - Victor PRENDAS (CRC)
R2: - Hector MESEN (CRC)
R3: - Elix PERALTA (PAN)
TK: - Ricardo DIAZ (PAN)
GUATEMALA TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 5:0 (2:0) (A: 2575)
Jose Rafael GONZALEZ 16, 18; Manuel ARISTONDO 28; Daniel Eduardo TEJADA 29; Marlon NOJ 39
GUA: - 1-Carlos Merida 3-Marlon Noj, 9-Carlos Eduardo Estrada, 10-Erick Acevedo, 11-Estuardo De Leon-C.
Subs: - 2-Daniel Eduardo Tejada, 4-Jose Rafael Gonzalez, 5-Manuel Aristondo, 6-Oliver Lopez, 7-Jannick Ramirez, 8-Reinaldo Rosales.
Booked: - De Leon 34, Estrada 38, Noj 39
TD: - Carlos Eduardo ESTRADA
TRI: - 1-Kevin Graham-C 6-Brent Antoine, 7-Wendell Douglas, 8-Jerwyn Balthazar, 10-Colin Joseph.
Subs: - 2-Clint Raymon, 3-Ronald St. Louis, 4-Sterlin OBrian, 5-Anthony Small, 9-Kevin Peters, 11-Ricardo Bennett.
Booked: - Graham 7, St. Louis 39
TD: - Clayton MORRIS
R1: - Shane BUTLER (USA)
R2: - Feliciano PALOMINO (USA)
R3: - Ricardo DIAZ (PAN)
TK: - Jason KRNAC (USA)
Up-Coming Fixtures
04.06: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO CUBA (18:00)
GUATEMALA MEXICO (20:00)
05.06: MEXICO TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (18:00)
GUATEMALA CUBA (20:00)
Group B
04.06: HAITI COSTA RICA (10:00)
PANAMA USA (12:00)
05.06: PANAMA HAITI (10:00)
USA COSTA RICA (12:00)
Semifinals
07.06: B1 A2 (14:00)
A1 B2 (16:00)
Finals
08.06: THIRD PLACE (14:00)
CHAMPIONSHIP (16:00)
Goals
2-Daniel COLINDRES (CRC) 2 (1 dp)
10-Apolinar GALVEZ (PAN) 2
4-Jose Rafael GONZALEZ (GUA) 2
5-Eduardo MORALES (CUB) 2
11-Alquis ALVARADO (PAN) 1
5-Manuel ARISTONDO (GUA) 1
3-Jamar BEASLEY (USA) 1
6-Michael CORDOBA (CRC) 1
5-Denison CABRAL (USA) 1
4-Augusto HARRISON (PAN) 1
8-Carlos FARIAS (USA) 1
9-Miguel LASSO (PAN) 1
8-Yanan MONTOYA (CRC) 1
10-Sandre NAUMOSKI (USA) 1
3-Marlon NOJ (GUA) 1
3-Luis Alejandro PANIAGA (CRC) 1
8-Victor Omar QUIROZ (MEX) 1
8-Gilberto RANGEL (PAN) 1
4-Eliacin RIGARDEN (HAI) 1
7-Yefrid RUIZ (CRC) 1
5-Israel SANTOYO (MEX) 1
11-Matthew STEWART (USA) 1
2-Daniel Eduardo TEJADA (GUA) 1
5-Edouard VOLTAIRE (HAI) 1
Here's video of the match (T&T v GUA):
1st half: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu0-XFQnVJk
2nd half: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opifgp1r4Hw
[img]http://www.concacaf.com/graphics/articles/large_photo/4196.
Source: - CONCACAF.COM
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Updated Results
Panama 1 v USA 1
Haiti 0 v Costa Rica 13
Trinidad & Tobago 2 v Cuba 9
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Whey sar...How we shitty so.
Dat is LEVEL cutarse dey.
9-2 and 5-0 from two shilling team.
Steupsss....and we like to say we have skills and could beat and small goal is we ting.
Is Petrotrin fault, dey shoulda release the sub keeper.
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Is Petrotrin fault, dey shoulda release the sub keeper.
Same ting i saying to myself...........
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I feel it 4 meh bo Clayton he wuk real hard but he eh get no real support reason being VP of dat union who demandin dat players eh get a roti and a red solo when dey come 2 train
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Cuba defeat Trinidad & Tobago in Futsal cup.[/size]
Cuba defeated Trinidad & Tobago by a score of 9:2 in a Group A encounter at the 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City, Guatemala on Wednesday evening.
Eduardo Morales scored five goals for the Leones del Caribe as they eliminated the Soca Warriors from tournament play.
In the other encounter, Guatemala came back from a three goal deficit to earn a 3:3 tie against Mexico.
The Tricolores took a 3:0 lead with goals by Ivan Media, Jose Luis Navarrette and Gustavo Rosales, but the Chapines received two goals from Estuardo De Leon and another Erick Acevedo for the 3:3 final score.
En el otro encuentro, Guatemala logr un empate de 3:3 ante Mxico. El tricolor ha tomado una ventaj de 3:0 luego de que Ivan Media, Jose Luis Navarrette y Gustavo Rosales anotaron para el equipo quienes el triangualer para el encuentro.
The 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship continues on Thursday with Group B at the Domo Polideportivo when Panama meet Haiti and then the USA face Costa Rica.
El Campeonato de Futsal CONCACAF 2008 continua el Martes con el Grupo A en el Domo Polideportivo cuando Panam se enfrenta a Hait y luego USA contra Costa Rica.
2008 CONCACAF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Ciudad de Guatemale, Domican; Republic Domo moved his image as part of the largert excerience. Domo Polideportivo
Group A[/b]
04.06: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO CUBA 2:9 (1:3) (A: 1517)
Colin JOSEPH 18; Wendell DOUGLAS 38 OG 3; Eduardo MORALES 8, 21, 22, 26, 36; Isven ROMAN 14; Yampier RODRIGUEZ 27; Jhonnet Stalin MARTINEZ 39
TRI: - 1-Kevin Graham-C 6-Brent Antoine, 7-Wendell Douglas, 8-Jerwyn Balthazar, 10-Colin Joseph.
Subs: - 12-Perry Martin 2-Clint Raymond, 3-Ronald St. Louis, 4-Sterlin OBrian, 5-Anthony Small, 9-Kevin Peters, 11-Ricardo Bennett.
Booked: - Small 7, St. Louis 15, Antoine 35
TD: - Clayton MORRIS
CUB: - 1-Wilfredo Carbo 4-Yulier Olivera, 8-Yosniel Mesa, 9-Fernando Chapman, 10-Isven Roman-C.
Subs: - 2-Jhonnet Stalin Martinez, 3-Raudel Rodriguez, 5-Eduardo Morales, 6-Carlos Madrigal, 7-Yampier Rodriguez, 11-Boris Saname.
Booked: - Chapman 10, Pedro Lopez 18, Mesa 39
TD: - Elddys Jess VALDES
R1: - Ricardo DIAZ (PAN)
R2: - Elix PERALTA (PAN)
R3: - Victor PRENDAS (CRC)
TK: - Shane BUTLER (USA)
GUATEMALA MEXICO 3:3 (0:1) (A: 3885)
Estuardo DE LEON 30, 39; Erick ACEVEDO 32 Ivan MEDINA 13; Gustavo ROSALES 24; Jose Luis NAVARRETTE 29
GUA: - 1-Carlos Merida 3-Marlon Noj, 9-Carlos Eduardo Estrada, 10-Erick Acevedo, 11-Estuardo De Leon-C.
Subs: - 2-Daniel Eduardo Tejada, 4-Jose Rafael Gonzalez, 5-Manuel Aristondo, 6-Oliver Lopez, 7-Jannick Ramirez.
Booked: - Gonzalez 7, Ramirez 26, Estrada 38
TD: - Carlos Eduardo ESTRADA
MEX: - 1-Antonio Iriarte 3-Agustin Galaviz, 5-Israel Santoyo, 6-Jose Luis Navarrette-C, 9-Ivan Medina.
Subs: - 2-Jorge Martinez, 4-Francisco Cati, 7-Christopher Flores, 10-Gustavo Rosales, 11-Mijsail Gonzalez.
Booked: - Cati 12, Navarrette 12, Galaviz 19, Iriarte 27,
Sent offs: - TD-Raya 21
TD: - Ramon RAYA
R1: - Hector MESEN (CRC)
R2: - Jason KRANC (USA)
R3: - Feliciano PALOMINO (USA)
TK: - Victor PRENDAS (CRC)
Up-Coming Fixtures
05.06: MEXICO TRINIDAD Y TOBAGO (18:00)
GUATEMALA CUBA (20:00)
Grupo B
05.06: PANAMA HAITI (10:00)
USA COSTA RICA (12:00)
Semifinales
07.06: B1 A2 (14:00)
A1 B2 (16:00)
Finals
08.06: TERCER LUGAR (14:00)
CAMPEONATO (16:00)
Goals
5-Eduardo MORALES (CUB) 7
2-Daniel COLINDRES (CRC) - 4
7-Yefrid RUIZ (CRC) 4
11-Alquis ALVARADO (PAN) - 3
8-Yanan MONTOYA (CRC) 3
3-Luis Alejandro PANIAGA (CRC) 3
6-Michael CORDOBA (CRC) 2
11-Estuardo DE LEON (GUA) - 2
10-Apolinar GALVEZ (PAN) 2
4-Jose Rafael GONZALEZ (GUA) - 2
10-Sandre NAUMOSKI (USA) 2
10-Erick ACEVEDO (GUA) - 1
5-Manuel ARISTONDO (GUA) - 1
3-Jamar BEASLEY (USA) - 1
5-Denison CABRAL (USA) 1
7-Wendell DOUGLAS (TRI) - 1
4-Augusto HARRISON (PAN) 1
8-Carlos FARIAS (USA) 1
10-Colin JOSEPH (TRI) - 1
9-Miguel LASSO (PAN) 1
2-Jhonnet Stalin MARTINEZ (CUB) 1
9-Ivan MEDINA (MEX) - 1
11-Julio Cesar MENDEZ (CRC) 1
6-Jose Luis NAVARRETTE (MEX) - 1
3-Marlon NOJ (GUA) - 1
8-Victor Omar QUIROZ (MEX) - 1
8-Gilberto RANGEL (PAN) 1
4-Eliacin RIGARDEN (HAI) 1
7-Yampier RODRIGUEZ (CUB) - 1
10-Isven ROMAN (CUB) 1
10-Gustavo ROSALES (MEX) - 1
5-Israel SANTOYO (MEX) - 1
11-Matthew STEWART (USA) 1
2-Daniel Eduardo TEJADA (GUA) 1
10-Adonay VINDAS (CRC) - 1
5-Edouard VOLTAIRE (HAI) 1
Own-Goals
6-Brent ANTOINE (TRI) - 1
3-Bazil Jean Richard PATRICK (HAI) 1
Source: = CONCACAF.COM
Video
TRI v CUB 1st Half
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZTHNOYQI7iw
TRI v CUB 2nd Half
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mic6S6vxTlY
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It look like Cuba had more experience than our boys in their team. It look like we just throw together a small goal team. From the time the game started it seemed like we were on the bak foot giving them too much space on the ball. Our attackers weren't pressuring them from the back. They pressured and that's how the first goal occurred. We still don't have the proper mentality for futsal. It can be organized too not just a dribbling fest.
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Nah dat team tgther real long accordin 2 oui standards Clayton real try
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Mexico 7:3 T&T in the final game
video of all games here: http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/futsal/index.aspx
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Hope dis is not a sign of tings to come if we get past Bermuda.
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Honestly, I get turned off after seeing only 2 minutes of the first half. First off, I seeing players on our national team with long sleeve and gloves on like if they playing in Alaska. TV thing again.......
One of our players sting his own goalkeeper. WTF? ::)
Secondly, our positioning is poor, players touch looks rough and they just seem lost out on that field. Look how the Cubans moving the ball and their ball control. Look at ours.
Jessan ages!!!!
Kingman
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Did you see how the ball rolled through the Mexican keeper in the opening minute off a corner? But our man wasn't there to put it away :o
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Palos I endorse your statement
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The Cubans knocking around the ball and running in the spaces. We team ent string three pass together yet. The rasta trying to beat he marker every time he get the ball and cyah pass the man yet. steupssss...is the same thing over and over with all we teams oui.
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Honestly, I get turned off after seeing only 2 minutes of the first half. First off, I seeing players on our national team with long sleeve and gloves on like if they playing in Alaska. TV thing again.......
One of our players sting his own goalkeeper. WTF? ::)
Secondly, our positioning is poor, players touch looks rough and they just seem lost out on that field. Look how the Cubans moving the ball and their ball control. Look at ours.
Jessan ages!!!!
Kingman
I see dat and wondering what de ass going on.. :rotfl: :rotfl:
... but we first goal was lovely.
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May be we have to talk to Jack about this,like he eh paying no attention to Futsal,could it be that we have to get a foreign Coach because from what i'm reading here like the problems are more tactical than anything else or is it that our players are not ready,we have to try and develop a vibrant Futsal league in T&T.
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May be we have to talk to Jack about this,like he eh paying no attention to Futsal,could it be that we have to get a foreign Coach because from what i'm reading here like the problems are more tactical than anything else or is it that our players are not ready,we have to try and develop a vibrant Futsal league in T&T.
Yuh ready fuh de wuk if Jack come callin?
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i jus flick thru the first half of the Guatemala game....
and i not seeing not even one reason to look at any other clips
we eh lookin like we play Futsal b4...wayz...i'll try to bring maself to watch the others...but damn!
men playin lofted passes right thru and chipping d ball forward all d time.
the 2 defenders jus on the opposite sides of the fields playing with themselves
no imagination it seems.
move forward or laterally with d ball, interchange..something
nerves maybe..but damn
that sad!
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What the hell was that? Damn.
Next year they will do better.
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May be we have to talk to Jack about this,like he eh paying no attention to Futsal,could it be that we have to get a foreign Coach because from what i'm reading here like the problems are more tactical than anything else or is it that our players are not ready,we have to try and develop a vibrant Futsal league in T&T.
Yuh ready fuh de wuk if Jack come callin?
What happen you trying to set me up?anybody getting me it have to be with the blessings of this forum :devil:.Not Jack Breds i got burn once already.
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May be we have to talk to Jack about this,like he eh paying no attention to Futsal,could it be that we have to get a foreign Coach because from what i'm reading here like the problems are more tactical than anything else or is it that our players are not ready,we have to try and develop a vibrant Futsal league in T&T.
Xactly Coops.. in addition to de fact dat just de other day man was not even calling it futsal or even TnT national ball but rather "small goal". Now it seems that some are realising that once yuh in de National colours de ting is for real because obviously National pride get hurt a bit after reading some posts... Maybe if we treat de ting with a little more respect like if its a "real sport" we might have more success.
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brasil playin japan right now on sportsmax
not enough beat sharing tho
9-1 now and toolum start starting to look like ah after school sweat ;D
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Winner takes all in Futsal Invitational
By Stephon Nicholas (T&T Newsday)
TEN THOUSAND dollars in cash awaits the winner of the first Annual Futsal Invitational tournament scheduled to kick off on November 21 at the UWI-SPEC Grounds, St Augustine at 9 am.
The winner-takes-all competition is being hosted by the SW touring team and will feature 24 teams battling for the $10,000 first prize as well as other prizes including the SW Futsal Invitational Challenge Trophy.
Organisers are targeting teams from corporate industries, tertiary institutions, the media as well as promotional/entertainment companies.
There will be three futsal courts (one indoor, two outdoor) and each game will be six-a-side with two halves each lasting ten minutes.
Registration is $1,500 per team with a maximum of 15 players per squad. Registration started on Monday and all interested persons are encouraged to enter their teams as soon as possible.
There will be a ball juggling competition, a football skills showdown as well as prizes for Most Valuable Player, Most Goals and Best Goal.
There will be a FIFA Interactive World Cup zone where football fans can play their favourite football video games without breaking a sweat.
An all-star exhibition match will be played between the national football team and a celebrity team.
All registered teams must attend a seminar to be briefed about the competition and the rules and regulations of futsal.
The event is being organised by Geoffrey Edwards, managing director, G5 Distributors in collaboration with the other members of the SW touring football team.
Edwards explained that the event was conceptualised to allow young persons the opportunity to showcase their ability on the futsal stage and bring the sport closer to the public.
A number of top international players have credited futsal as being instrumental in developing their technique including Brazilian stars Robinho, Ronaldinho and Pele.
Edwards wishes to thank sponsors for making the event possible Lucozade Sport, Graphic House, Axe, Dixie, Trini Pulse and the Eastern Emergency Response Services.
Admission is $30 (General), $20 (Tertiary Students with ID) and Children Under-12 will be free.
For more information or registration call 765-4439 or email futsalnation@gmail.com or visit www.trinipulse.com.
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SW Futsal International at UWI.
T&T Newsday Reports.
The biggest futsal fiesta for 2009 kicks off 9am on Saturday at the UWI- SPEC grounds, St Augustine with 24 teams battling for the $10,000 first prize and SW Futsal Invitational Challenge Trophy.
The event entitled SW Futsal Invitational is being organised by the SW Touring Team and will feature an exhibition game between the Boom Champions 94.1 and the national futsal team. There will also be an Axe Ball Juggling Competition, Dixee Shootout Competition and FIFA Interactive World Cup Zone where gamers can do battle in the virtual aspect of the game.
Football and futsal enthusiasts are encouraged to come out for 10 hours of non-stop action and support their favourite teams in the winner takes all tournament. Tickets are available on the day of the event. General admission is $30.00 and tertiary students with identification pay $20.00.
The event will feature 5-a-side teams from corporate companies, entertainment, media, tertiary institutions, armed forces, community and club teams.
The one-day futsal extravaganza will be an event to remember with live entertainment, a food court and well stocked bar.
Many of todays football superstars have credited futsal as being important in the development of their technical ability. Brazilians, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and Robinho are just a few who have made their mark at the futsal level and have gone on to dazzle the world with their sublime skills.
Futsal is a variation of football played indoors on a had surface delimited by lines. The rules of futsal are very different from football and promote creativity, improvisation and technique.
The competition is being sponsored by Graphic House, G5 Distributors, Axe, Dixee, Trinipulse, Coca Cola, Eastern Group of Companies, Bico Ice Cream, Boom Champions 94.1 Lucozade, National Flour Mills and SPORTT.
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T&T Futsal Association coming
T&T Guardian
Plans are being put in place to form a Futsal Association in T&T. To get the association up and running, a meeting will be held on Sunday at the CEPEP Administrative Office (next to Central Regional Sports Complex) in Saith Park, Chaguanas, from 10 am. Registration starts at 9 am.
We are calling on all Futsal/small goal teams to the extra ordinary meeting to discuss a way forward for Futsal in T&T, said former Strike Squad captain Clayton Morris, who is head coach of the T&T futsal team.
After qualifying along with Haiti from the Caribbean Football Union, T&T was knocked out in the group stage of the World Cup in Brazil last year. The next tournament is scheduled for Thailand in 2012 and T&T is hoping to select the best possible team to qualify and participate in the event.
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Just for Kicks
Scoregasmic Entertainment
Scoregasmic Entertainment takes pleasure in inviting your club to field a team in our first ever football tournament Just for Kicks.
Just for Kicks is a new fresh tournament done like no other. It is an indoor football tournament also known regionally and internationally as Futsal. It will be held at the Woodbrook Youth Facility on the following dates: December 7th, 9th, 14th and the 15th from 5pm 10pm on each night. This tournament comprises of 16 teams each, with 10 players per side, each vying for the ultimate first place.
Registration Fee is $850.00 per team. (Regulation can be obtained when teams register).
Prizes are as follows:
1st Place a cash prize of $10,000.00, a gold trophy award, 10 gold medals along with the bragging rights of being the best Futsal team in the country.
2nd Place a silver trophy award, 10 silver medals and a gift basket.
3rd Place a bronze trophy award as well as 10 bronze medals.
Other Awards for the taking:
MVP;
Most goals;
Golden glove;
Most assists; and
The sickest dribble trophy
By fielding a team you become our partners in pursuing and achieving the follow objectives:
1. To expose Futsal to many different persons as the fantastic and fun sport in the hope that we as a country can get more involved into this sport. Hopefully by hosting this beautiful competition the Ministry of Sport will see to it that more indoor sporting arenas are built for the purpose of not only Futsal but also for the benefit hockey players, gymnasts, the badminton sport, volleyball and all the other sports that need a properly lighted indoor, sanitary environment to practice and play on.
*** In Trinidad we have a National team for Futsal but because we do not have enough indoor sporting arenas there are not many clubs that can partake in the sport.
2. To give something back to the community of Northwest Trinidad through Just for Kicks.
3. To get persons together in the spirit of Christmas and to provide an exciting activity to secondary and tertiary students. In addition those students studying abroad and returning for Christmas to spend time with their families and communities the majority of them being football scholarship winners will be able to have a friendly alternative to the competition-intense demands of the scholarships.
4. To produce an out-of-this-world-experience to both the registered teams and audience of the event so that from next year it will become an annual tradition that persons will always be looking forward to.
For the competition itself, there is one grand prize, but in achieving these objectives, we believe that the entire country wins.
We thank you for your attention and anticipate hearing from you soon and seeing your team on the pitch. While saying may the best team win, we extend to your best wishes in Just for Kicks.
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Guatemala to stage futsal championship.
Concacaf.com.
NEW YORK - Guatemala's Domo Polideportivo will be the venue for the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, the second straight and third time overall that the country has hosted the event.
The eight-team event will be staged July 2-8 with four teams qualifying for the Futsal World Cup November 2-18 in Thailand.
Six teams will qualify automatically for the CONCACAF finals: host and defending champion Guatemala, the two-time champion United States, four-time World Cup qualifier Cuba, 2008 semifinalist Panama, Mexico and Costa Rica.
The remaining two berths will be decided in a playoff between Canada and El Salvador, with the dates to be announced later, and another from the Caribbean championship set for February 17-23 in Havana, Cuba.
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, St. Kitts & Nevis and Trinidad & Tobago will compete in the round-robin event with the best team (besides Cuba) qualifying for the CONCACAF finals.
The Domo Polideportivo was the site for the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup, 2007 Pan American Games qualifying as well as the 2008 CONCACAF Championship.
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Dam! Spanish football on a real high. Imagine once again the majority of the team is from Barcelona.
http://en.ria.ru/sports/20120212/171271835.html
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Imagine once again the majority of the team is from Barcelona.
Either you are grossly mistaken or you are deliberately trying to mislead the forum... Inter Movistar has 4 players on the team, as do Barcelona...
Jugadores
Campeonato de Europa de Croacia: 29 de enero - 11 de febrero de 2012.
LTIMA CONVOCATORIA
Guardametas
Juan Jos Angosto Hernndez "Juanjo"(Inter Movistar)
Luis Amado Tarodo(Inter Movistar)
Cristian Domnguez Barrios(FC Barcelona F.S.)
Cierres
Carlos Ortiz Jimnez(Inter Movistar)
Jordi Torrs Badosa(FC Barcelona)
Enrique Boned Guillot "Kike"(El Pozo Murcia Turistica F.S.)
Jess Nazaret Aicardo Collantes(Xacobeo Lobelle)
Alas
Borja Blanco Gil(Caja Segovia)
lvaro Aparicio Fernndez(Inter Movistar)
Sergio Lozano Martnez(FC Barcelona)
Miguel Sayago Mart "Migueln"(ElPozo Murcia)
Julio Csar Simonato Cordeiro "Alemao"(Dina de Mosc)
ngel Velasco Marugan "Lin"(FC Barcelona)
Pivots
Rafael Usn Guisado(Triman Navarra)
http://www.rfef.es/index.jsp?nodo=151 (http://www.rfef.es/index.jsp?nodo=151)
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I don't follow Futsal, I was just going by what the commentator said at a point during the game. At one time 4 Barca players on the floor. I could not tell you if the commentator meant some of the other players were at one time Barca players. So maybe your right I am mistaken
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kicking off tomorrow morning.
indoor game always entertaining.
http://www.fifa.com/futsalworldcup/index.html
Internet Streaming and Television Broadcasts
All matches will be shown live on FIFA.com in the following countries:
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, FYR Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
ESPN3.com will show all matches live in the United States. The tournament final is the only match that will be shown on television (live on ESPN2).
Highlights
Match highlights will be available on the FIFA Futsal World Cup Thailand 2012 Video web page.
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$10,000 up for grabs in Futsal invitational
T&T Guardian Reports.
Some $10,000 in prizes are up for grabs when the one-day Futsal 101 invitational tournament presented by Dragon Stars kicks off at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Spec Indoor Turf, St Augustine, tomorrow at 9 am.
The champion team will take away the grand prize of $3,000, followed by an award of $2,000 and $1,000 for the first and second runner-up. The invited teams include Cadena UWI, the T&T Hotel and Tourism Institute, the University of the Southern Caribbean, the University of T&T Valsayn, Marchin Red, Dem Fellaz in Red and St James Jamaat.
Four FIFA certified referees will take charge. They include Dion Neil, Nigel Roberts, Gregory Lewis and Rashby McPhie. Dragon Stars is the dubbed name of the UWIs event management class of 2012. Food will be on sale while music is provided. Admission for the event is free of charge. It is scheduled to conclude at 4 pm.
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Morris comments on Futsal becoming official member of TTFA
http://www.youtube.com/v/2YmLX4qeXMg
T&T Futsal Coach anticipates better future for Futsal after the Futsal Association is officially made a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association at Sunday's Congress.
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Better future for Beach Soccer and Futsal
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFA)
Futsal coach Clayton Morris believes that Futsal in Trinidad and Tobago will enter a new era after it was ratified as an official member organization of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association at the Ordinary Congress on the weekend.
The Futsal Association along with the Beach Soccer Association were given official sanctioning by the local governing body which enables official competitions and development programs to be organized among other matters relating to Futsal and Beach Soccer.
Clayton Morris, a past head coach of the National Futsal Team, is again involved in the 5-a-side version of the game which is played mainly indoors and believes it has a bright future in T&T.
We have to say thank you Jesus that this has finally happened. Its the way forward for Futsal in Trinidad and Tobago, Morris said.
This is something we have spent long hours planning and looking forward to. There are a lot of young persons who look forward to Futsal. We havent had a national team involved in competition for maybe six to seven years. We are ready to take it forward now, added Morris who led T&T to the Caribbean Futsal title in 2004 and 2008.
We can now have Futsal better structured with development programs and the involvement of the more established clubs. This will help us to prepare players for future national futsal team selection.
The Caribbean Football Union Futsal World qualifies takes place in 2015 ahead of the CONCACAF Final round and 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia.
T&T also entered its first CONCACAF Beach Soccer qualification tournament last year and gave a creditable performance. But now being under the umbrella of the TTFA, Beach Soccer president Kyle Lequay is optimistic about the future.
We felt there was a need to officially join ranks with the TTFA which is the official body for football in the country. And seeing the direction the TTFA is heading in under President Raymond Tim Kee and his circle of football personnel, we felt the timing was perfect. I foresee better structuring of beach soccer in this country and of course an improved program for our National Beach Soccer team in the future, Lequay said.
The next 16-nation FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup will be held in 2015 in Portugal. The qualifying rounds will take place in 2014 and 2015.
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T&T national Futsal screening info
Session 1
Saturday, 21st March 2015
2-8pm
Central Regional Indoor Facility, Chaguanas
Session 2
Sunday, 22nd March 2015
10-2pm
Woodbrook Youth Facility
Dress Code
Red and a white t-shirt, short black football pants, socks, sneakers and trainers.
No football boots or trainers with pegs.
For more info contact;
Clayton Morris - 756-5754
Merere Gonzales - 758-9945
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Former National Futsal player Brent Antoine has passed away at just 32 years old. Still active and participating in the Eastern Football Association competitions with F.C Maloney, Antoine died of meningitis on October 1st
https://www.facebook.com/csportslive/videos/1028330533885245/ (https://www.facebook.com/csportslive/videos/1028330533885245/)
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Money woes for TT Futsal team.
By Joel Bailey (Newsday).
FINANCIAL WOES are afflicting the Trinidad and Tobago mens futsal team, according to national coach Clayton Morris.
According to Morris, the national team is supposed to participate in the CFU (Caribbean Football Union) futsal playoffs in January, but are currently hampered by a lack of funds.
During a recent interview, Morris related, at present I have the national futsal team under my wings. Its so sad to know that (two months) ago we shortlisted 28 players to reform the national team and (recently) I received an e-mail where the fixtures (are) set for the CFU playoffs in January from the 22nd to the 26th and the team is not in training because of a lack of funding.
Morris, captain of the 1989 Strike Squad team who missed out on qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, continued, it really hurts my heart to know that here it is we have these 28 youths, they are waiting (for information). We talk about crime and what have you but this is a tool to fight crime.
And its really important for us to get the funding so we can keep the guys focused, added Morris, who was recently inducted into the First Citizens Sports Foundation Hall of Fame. And not only for them but you can also develop the other teams in the future. Also we have the National League that we want to get going.
Receiving the award is really nice but I wish this award could turn into funds which I can use to get the national team up and running. Morris was quick to admit that, the TTFA (Trinidad and Tobago Football Association) has their situation with funding with the World Cup campaign and what have you. So Im looking forward to the corporate sponsors, if one of them could come forward and, at least, help us with this CFU qualifying, because its also qualifying for the World Cup. He continued, after qualifying through CFU, you go to CONCACAF (qualifiers in Costa Rica next May) and, from CONCACAF you go onto the World Cup (in Colombia next September).
Ill really look forward if the corporate sponsors could come on board and assist us, at least, with this CFU tournament. Morris, who is currently the technical director of the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) football team, spoke on his recent induction into the Hall of Fame.
Its really, really an honour to be given this award, moreso for the work done and moreso for the work thats still to be done, he related.
Its really an incentive. Its like a vehicle you drive and it runs out of gasolene, and this is like coming back to the gas station, refill and ready to go again. The former national youth team coach stated, I received the Chaconia Medal Silver on behalf of the Strike Squad in 1988, when we qualified for the last six. This is really a milestone for me and its an incentive for me to go on for me.
Im so happy that Im healthy enough that I still play the game, I still coach the game so there is a lot more for me to give. Im very happy to be given this award at this point in time in my life, he ended.
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Very sad.
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I wonder if th TTFA has all these funding requirements submitted to the new regime or everybody just going to the media first.
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I wonder if th TTFA has all these funding requirements submitted to the new regime or everybody just going to the media first.
The modus operandi has typically involved media comment. Are you sure iz not the media running to the fire?
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T&T Futsal team prepares for Caribbean Qualifiers.
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFA).
The Trinidad and Tobago National Futsal Squad is currently engaged in preparations for the 2016 Caribbean Football Union Futsal Qualifiers which will take place in Cuba from January 22nd to 26th.
The squad is in training under the watch of head coach Hutson Charles at the Central Indoor Facility in Chaguanas on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6pm to 10pm and on Sundays from 9am to midday. The session this coming Wednesday is scheduled for UWI Spectrum in St Augustine.
T&T are in Group A alongside Antigua/Barbuda, Haiti and Guyana . T&T will play its opening game against Antigua on January 22nd, followed by Guyana (January 23rd) and Haiti on January 24th.
Group B includes St Marteen, Cuba, Guadeloupe and Jamaica.
The top two teams from the two groups will move onto the semi finals with the two finalists advancing to the CONCACAF Finals in Costa Rica in May.
Morris, a former national senior team captain, who has been at the helm of the National Futsal team at its two previous regional Futsal qualifying campaigns, described the teams chances as quite good despite the late start to preparations.
Preparations are behind what I would of liked and what the team should be at this stage but having said that I am very much confident we can compete well enough to defend the CFU championship, Morris told TTFA Media.
Twenty four of the twenty eight players have showed up on both days with enthusiasm which emphasized my point that we can go all the way despite the set backs. We expect the tournament will be very competitive but we have a strong bunch of players who are very eager to do well and we have our sights firmly set on advancing to the CONCACAF Finals at this stage, Morris added.
The team is vying for qualification for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup which will be staged in Colombia from September 10th to October 1st and will include twenty-four teams.
The CONCACAF Final round from which four team will qualify for the World Cup, will be held in Costa Rica in May.
T&T were last crowned Caribbean Futsal champions in 2008 when they defeated Haiti 6-3 at the then Concacaf Centre of Excellence in Macoya.
T&T Futsal Squad from which the final team of ten players will be selected.
Kevin Graham (GK), Adrian Perthysingh (GK), Keston Guy (GK), Javon Bourne (GK), Colin Joseph, Jerwyn Balthazar, Kerry Joseph, Anthony Small, Cyrano Glenn, Dwayne Calliste, Ako James, Ishmael Daniel, Marvin Lee, Jamel Lewil, Jameel Neptune, Ricardo Bennett, Bevon Bass, Ronald St. Louis, Kareem Perry, Nicholas Mullins, Brent Edwards, Anthony Thompson, Renato Ramlochan, Akil Stafford, Christopher Vanterpool, Rushawn Murphy, Tevin Gill, Keon Figaro.
Technical Staff
Manager Ronald Bereton, Head Coach Clayton Morris, Trainer/Phsiotherapist Brent Elder, Doctor Dr. Kerry Dollaway
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T&T Futsal team selected for CFU Finals.
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFA).
Trinidad and Tobagos Futsal Team to contest the Caribbean Football Union Qualifiers in Cuba this month has been finalized by Head Coach Clayton Morris.
The team includes several experienced players including goalkeeper Kevin Graham and Defence Forces Jerwyn Balthazar, both members of the T&T team that captured the Caribbean title in 2008.
Morris who led the team to the regional title in 2008, spoke about the preparations leading up to the upcoming Championship, describing the team as a balanced one.
Granted the short time to prepare for such a tournament we have accomplished a lot of fitness tactics but still have much more work to get back to the level that brought home the two previous CFU championships, Morris told TTFA Media.
What is notable is that the players have been showing a level of commitment and desire that makes up for all the shot falls which I mentioned. The final ten is made up half the squad whichwon the two titles and half first timers, added to which four are presently members of the TT Professional football league and two in the National Super League.
The confidence in the camp is very high at the moment. Hopefully with fours days to kick off we will get more mental preparation by means of videos of games of the Concacaf teams we have to contest to gave them more knowledge of this entertaining excited sport and more importantly to qualify for the Concacaf finals later this year in Costa Rica, Morris added.
T&T are in Group A alongside Antigua/Barbuda, Haiti and Guyana . T&T will play its opening game against Antigua on January 22nd, followed by Guyana (January 23rd) and Haiti on January 24th.
Group B includes St Marteen, Cuba, Guadeloupe and Jamaica.
The top two teams from the two groups will move onto the semi finals with the two finalists advancing to the CONCACAF Finals in Costa Rica in May.
The team is vying for qualification for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup which will be staged in Colombia from September 10th to October 1st and will include twenty-four teams.
The CONCACAF Final round from which four team will qualify for the World Cup, will be held in Costa Rica in May.
T&T were last crowned Caribbean Futsal champions in 2008 when they defeated Haiti 6-3 at the then Concacaf Centre of Excellence in Macoya.
T&T 10-man Futsal Squad
(1) Kevin Graham GK
(2) Adrian Pirthysingh GK
(3) Ako James
(4) Jerwyn Balthazar
(5) Cyrano Glenn
(6) Kerry Joseph
(7) Colin Joseph
(8.) Jameel Neptune
(9) Anthony Small
(10) Bevon Bass
Standbys Keston Guy (GK) and Kareem Perry.
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Is it possible to get the names of the clubs the players are currently attached to??
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Trinidad and Tobago Mens Futsal Team defeated Antigua and Barbuda 7-1 at the CFU Futsal Championships in Havana, Cuba. T&T will square off against Guyana tomorrow (Saturday).
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Is it possible to get the names of the clubs the players are currently attached to??
Kevin Graham (Sharks)
Adrian Pirthysingh (Dont Know)
Ako James (Tigers)
Jerwyn Balthazar (Sharks)
Cyrano Glen (Tigers)
Kerry Joseph (Tigers)
Colin Joseph (Sharks)
Jameel Neptune (Dolphins)
Anthony Small (Dolphins)
Bevon Bass (Sharks)
Standbys
Keston Guy (Panthers)
Kareem Perry (Tigers)
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Trinidad and Tobago Mens Futsal Team defeated Guyana 4-3 to register their second consecutive victory at the CFU Futsal Championships in Havana, Cuba.
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Futsal men through to CFU semi finals.
By TTFA Media.
Captain Jerwyn Balthazar notched a hattrick to lead this countrys National Futsal team to a convincing 7-1 victory over Antigua/Barbuda in their Caribbean Football Union qualifier on Friday night in Cuba.
T&Ts other goals were scored by Colin Joseph (2), Jameel Neptune (1) and Kerry Joseph (1).
And on Saturday, T&T completed their second straight win at the Caribbean Football Union today with a 4-3 victory over Guyana in Cuba.Team captain Jerwyn Balthazar was in on the scoring again while Kerry Joseph, Jameel Neptune and Ishmael Daniel also netted a goal each.
T&T led 4 nil before Guyana pulled three goals back in the closing ten minutes. Neptunes goal in the second half turned out to be the winning item.
The win, which follows yesterdays 7-1 victory over Antigua/Barbuda,has put T&T through to the semi finals.
T&T and Curacao will meet on Sunday to determine the group winners with the latter side also unbeaten on six points. In the other group, Jamaica have lost its opening two games with Cuba leading the table with two wins in as many matches.
T&T are vying for one of two automatic spots in the CONCACAF Finals in Costa Rica in May. The 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup will be held in Colombia in September.
Following the win on Friday over the Antiguans, T&T head coach Clayton Morris later described the win as a comfortable one despite the team taking some time to settle.
We took some time to settle down but once we did that we began to dominate the game and our goals came at different points of the game,Morris told TTFA media.We took a while to get into our stride because the surface was wet.
There was a lot of rain and there were some leaks over the playing area. But we didnt let that deter us. I think the guys realised we were the better team and they started to take charge. It was a good win to start the tournament and now we will go after a second win,Morris added.
Standings
P W D L F A Pts
Curacao Futsal 2 2 0 0 10 2 6
Trinidad & Tobago Futsal 2 2 0 0 11 4 6
Guyana futsal 2 0 0 2 5 9 0
Antigua & Barbuda Futsal 2 0 0 2 1 12 0
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Trinidad & Tobago lost their last group match 3-2 to Curaao. There are no semi-finals as mentioned in the previous report. Straight to final and 3rd place match after group stage.
Cuba and Curaao meet in the final (and both teams qualify for the CONCACAF Championship in Costa Rica in May).
T&T now face Guadeloupe (2nd in the other group) for 3rd place. The winners of T&T/Guadeloupe will play against the 3rd placed team in the Central American zone which starts tomorrow (27 Jan) in Guatemala. The winner of the CFU/UNCAF play-off stays on in Costa Rica for the CONCACAF Championship while the loser goes home.
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We sure like to the hard or long road to heaven.
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Curaao bringing Dutch professionals now in their program remember. They ent no pushovers again.
Holland has a vibrant futsal scene and they have won world and European titles.
Just some perspective to consider.
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Curaao bringing Dutch professionals now in their program remember. They ent no pushovers again.
Holland has a vibrant futsal scene and they have won world and European titles.
Just some perspective to consider.
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Curaao bringing Dutch professionals now in their program remember. They ent no pushovers again.
Holland has a vibrant futsal scene and they have won world and European titles.
Just some perspective to consider.
ok
Yeah somehow we as a nation does just feel that other teams and programs don't improve.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/xEWE-QguLY4
Will post match highlights as they become available. Hoping to stimulate further interest in the local game.
The opening match kicked off a lil while ago with Iraq v. China.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/y1cjAW9doJc
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https://www.youtube.com/v/hAosOVEG3mc
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https://www.youtube.com/v/GHwhD33cFHU
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https://www.youtube.com/v/lAQlBflAke8
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AFC Quarterfinals and Group Stage
https://www.youtube.com/v/fFDGgJxA0Ic&index6&list=PLPkuWEMcRg4Hy0al53Y5mRQw6tgWQo3Wr
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https://twitter.com/frankdellapa/status/710188763729809413
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20160203/sports/tt-futsal-team-to-meet-honduras-in-semi-final-playoff
Less than two months away ...
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WATCH: An in-depth interview with the Trinidad and Tobago Futsal Team as they prepare for their two-legged playoff series against Honduras for a spot in the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
https://www.youtube.com/v/MBLhJjB_Hq4
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T&T Futsal Men to play two friendlies vs Costa Rica.
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFA).
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association has secured two training matches for this countrys National Futsal Team against Costa Rica to be played in San Jose on April 27th and 29th.
The games will be the final part of preparations for the T&T team prior to its CONCACAF qualifying playoff matches with Honduras at the BN Arena in San Jose on May 4th and May 6th. The winner of that two-game playoff will progress to the CONCACAF Finals at the same venue where eight countries will battle it out for four qualifying spots for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia.
The T&T team finished third in the Caribbean Championship in January which resulted in its progress to the playoffs.
Team head coach Clayton Morris said the two friendlies with Costa Rica would be timely for his team as they look ahead to the matches with Honduras.
Firstly I want to thank the TTFA for arranging these two games and the training camp, Morris told TTFA Media.
This is what I have been asking for since we returned from Cuba in January. I just wished it could have been a bit earlier so that some of our new players would have had the experience and exposure before the matches with Honduras.
Be as it may, we truly welcome this opportunity and look forward to this camp as the spring board to getting us past Honduras which sets up the final qualifying matches versus Mexico, Panama and Guatemala.
This latest development has motivated the players so much that at last nights (Wednesday) training session we had one of the most intense sessions since we resumed training in February. Once again we would like to thank the TTFA and look forward for its continued support as we keep our focus on the prize which is qualifying for the Futsal World Cup in Colombia, Morris said.
TTFA President David John-Williams added: We have the qualifiers coming up in May and we have been able to secure two friendly games in Costa Rica. The General Secretary is working on getting the team to Costa Rica. We are happy to know that Costa Rica is going to help us in terms of sharing the hotels costs, ground transportation and meals for those internationals. I think the preparations for the Futsal team before their playoff games are well in hand and we hope that they will qualify.
Some of the players currently in the T&T Futsal training squad include Jerwyn Balthazar, goalkeeper Kevin Graham, ex-T&T forward Conrad Smith, Jameel Neptune, Bevon Bass, Cyrano Glen, Kareem Perry, Noel Williams and Kerry Joseph.
Once T&T qualifies for the final round, they will open their campaign against Mexico on May 8th before facing Panama on May 9th and Guatemala a day later. The other group includes Cuba, Curacao, Costa Rica and the winner between the USA/Canada two-game playoff. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals and gain automatic entry to the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Video - Trinidad & Tobago Futsal Team interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBLhJjB_Hq4)
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Final Futsal team selected for CONCACAF playoff against Honduras
TTFA Media
The Final Trinidad and Tobago Futsal squad to contest the upcoming CONCACAF playoff qualifiers with Honduras has been selected by head coach Clayton Morris.
The squad was announced at practice on Sunday as the team continues its preparations ahead of two friendly matches against the Costa Rica National Futsal Team on April 27th and 29th in San Jose.
T&T placed third at the Caribbean Championships which meant that they would have to enter a playoff with Honduras for one of two final qualifying spots in the last phase of qualification.
Once T&T qualifies for the final round, they will open their campaign against Mexico on May 8th before facing Panama on May 9th and Guatemala a day later. The other group includes Cuba, Curacao, Costa Rica and the winner between the USA/Canada two-game playoff. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals and gain automatic entry to the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Once T&T qualifies for the final round, they will open their campaign against Mexico on May 8th before facing Panama on May 9th and Guatemala a day later. The other group includes Cuba, Curacao, Costa Rica and the winner between the USA/Canada two-game playoff. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals and gain automatic entry to the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
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The feeling after announcement of the Trinidad and Tobago Mens Futsal National team was bitter sweet. Bitter for me because for the past three months the entire group has bonded really well so now where fourteen of the players have been selected to travel and ten remains at home, it pains my heart, Morris told TTFA Media.
The sweet feeling is a sense of accomplishment on that from where the group is at now and the many challenges we encountered during the months gone gives me that belief that any thing is possible when you keep focus and give your very best always.
Once again let me thank all the players who have been making this grand effort to get to and from training venues in East, West, Central and South four days a week, three hours a day. To those who didnt make it, I would like to say your efforts never go to waste. Keep working and you will be rewarded in time.
We also wish to thank the TTFA for its support, particularly for the upcoming camp in Costa Rica,Morris added.
On the squad selection, Morris added We have five new players coming in and Im very excited to see them on the international stage and of course we have four players from the team back in 2004 who will bring a wealth of experience to this team. The players have come on very well over the last three months or so since the Caribbean qualifiers and I feel good about our chances. We also have four players coming from the T&T Pro League which is bringing a strong level of organization and professionalism to the team.
The preparations have gone quite well. Our players have the natural flair and skill to play the small sided game and now we have had the chance to work on the technical and tactical aspect. The enthusiasm is very high in the squad at the moment, Morris said.
T&T Futsal Team
1. Kevin Graham (GK)
2. Adrian Pirthysingh (GK)
3. Cyrano Glen
4. Bevon Bass
5. Noel Williams
6. Ishmael Daniel
7. Jameel Neptune
8. Jerwyn Balthazar
9. Kerry Joseph
10. Colin Joseph
11. Kevaughn Connell
12. Kareem Perry
13. Jamel Lewis
14. Keston Guy
Standbys
1. Curtis Julien (GK)
2. Akeem Roach
3. Dwayne Calliste
WATCH: Futsal Head Coach Clayton Morris talks about his teams preparation for the upcoming CONCACAF playoff matches against Honduras
https://www.youtube.com/v/9NtPKX0RHvg
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Balthazar hopes to inspire Futsal men in Costa Rica.
By Shaun Fuentes (Guardian).
Defence Force midfielder Jerwyn Balthazar will shoulder this countrys chances of qualifying for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup when he joins his teammates in Costa Rica next month for a qualifying playoff tie with Honduras.
Balthazar was the leading scorer in the recent Caribbean championship and also enjoyed a call up to the T&T Senior mens team for its recent 2-2 draw with Grenada.
But Futsal is his focus at the moment.
The preparations have been going good so far, even better than this time around than previously. We have more players involved and more time. The coach has had a good amount of time to implement what he wants, Balthazar said.
T&T will meet Costa Rica in two training matches next week and Balthazar is anticipating those outings.
It will be a good test for us especially against the hosts and being able to get accustomed to the conditions and the venue. We are really looking forward to it, he added.
He touched on his recent experience with the senior team saying It was a great, learning experience for me. At this point in my career it is about taking in all the points and information and enjoying my experience as a footballer.
I like the Futsal flair that players like Ronaldinho brought to the game and locally I love Russell Latapy. And then on the club stage I looked up to players like Hutson Charles, Balthazar added.
Now with the Futsal team we have a great bunch of guys who are working hard and I think it would be a great accomplishment for us to qualify for the World Cup and our first hurdle will getting over Honduras.
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Futsal men off to Costa Rica
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobagos National Futsal team is scheduled to depart for San Jose, Costa Rica on Tuesday afternoon to engage in two warm-up matches against Costa Rica ahead of their CONCACAF playoff qualifying tie with Honduras on May 4th and 5th.
T&T finished third in the Caribbean championship earlier this year which pushed them through to the playoff for the right to contest the CONCACAF Finals in Costa Rica.
At the championship, the winner and second-place team from each group will qualify to the semifinals of the Championship, and the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016.
The winners of the semifinals will advance to the final and the two losing semifinalists will compete in the third-place match. In addition to crowning the Confederations champion in this discipline, the CONCACAF Futsal Championship will qualify four teams to the FIFA Futsal World Cup, to be played in Colombia later this year.
Once T&T qualifies for the final round, they will open their campaign against Mexico on May 8th before facing Panama on May 9th and Guatemala a day later. The other group includes Cuba, Curacao, Costa Rica and the winner between the USA/Canada two-game playoff.
T&T Futsal head coach Clayton Morris said he was optimistic of his teams chances of advancing to the Final stage. He spoke on Friday after welcoming Minister of Sport Darryl Smith to the teams training session at the Central Regional Indoor Sporting Arena in Chaguanas. Smith spoke to the members of the team, pledging his Ministrys support to the team and wishing them well in their upcoming matches.
We are off to the tournament quietly confident of doing well and getting over the next hurdle against Honduras which will take us into the finals, Morris told TTFA Media.
The team has been hard at work over the past few weeks which has been the longest stretch of preparations we have had. And the two games against Costa Rica which the TTFA has been able to arrange for us will be a big boost to our final leg of preparations. We are really looking forward to these two matches coming up this week.
The group of players have come a long way since the Caribbean qualifiers in January and we are just aiming to close off the preparations on a good note and head into the playoffs with everything to play for, Morris added.
T&T Futsal Team for Costa Rica
1. Kevin Graham, (GK)
2. Adrian Pirthysingh (GK)
3. Cyrano Glen
4. Bevon Bass
5. Noel Williams
6. Ishmael Daniel
7. Jameel Neptune
8. Jerwyn Balthazar
9. Kerry Joseph
10. Colin Joseph
11. Kevaughn Connell
12. Kareem Perry
13. Jamel Lewis
14. Keston Guy
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According to this report, an element of the technical staff is missing. (http://wired868.com/2016/04/25/tt-futsal-warriors-head-for-concacaf-battle-with-ambition-but-no-goalkeeper-coach/) However, the article bears no comment from the TTFA hierarchy on the matter or no indication that the TTFA was contacted for comment.
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any score for the friendly???
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any score for the friendly???
We loss 6-0.
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Trinidad and Tobago Mens Futsal Team lose to Costa Rica in opening training match
TTF Media
Trinidad and Tobagos National Futsal mens team received a stern lesson from the reigning champions of CONCACAF in Heredia on Wednesday night.
T&T, coached by former National Team and Strike Squad captain Clayton Morris, suffered a 6-0 defeat to the hosts at the Palacio de Los Deportes Indoor Arena as both teams continued their build up for upcoming CONCACAF qualifiers.
The five starters for T&T were goalkeeper Kevin Graham, captain Jerwyn Balthazar, Kerry Joseph, Noel Williams and Cyrano Glen, who is the brother of T&T international Cornell Glen.
The Costa Ricans controlled the pace of the match and were clinical for most parts against a T&T team which arrived in San Jose on Wednesday morning after their original flight out of Port of Spain on Tuesday had been cancelled.
The hosts went ahead in the first half through Alejandro Paniagua and Diego Zuniga doubled the lead before the break. They added further items in the second half through Edwin Cubillo, Isaias Mora, Carlos Chavez and Yariel Sandi.
T&T did manage to create a few goalscoring opportunities but failed to capitalize particularly in the second half. Kerry Joseph had right footer into the left side netting after beating his man inside the opening minute of the match. And Noel Williams had his crack rebound off the post after being played through by Jerwyn Balthazar in the second half.
Morris who guided the team to third place in the Caribbean championship in January, said the timing of the defeat was ideal for his players.
We have six players who have not played at this level before and what a way to get a baptism of fire, Morris told TTFA Media.
As coaches we have been telling them what is expected at this level and tonights game was a testimony and something I think the players will remember for the rest of their lives. I think they are understanding more of what is required for us to get past Honduras.
We have not been playing on this size of the field which is the regulated size but we do not have that available to us at home. Defensively we were quite solid in the first ten to fifteen minutes but they were able to get ahead of us.
We have another opportunity to play them on Friday night and we will be aiming to be a lot sharper and more composed on the ball, Morris added.
Team captain Balthazar who is also a member of the Defence Force professional league team, said he expected nothing less of Costa Rica. The Costa Rican team was coming off a four-game training camp in Argentina last month during which they lost their one-off international 4-2 to the Argentina National Futsal team. Costa Rica has qualified for three FIFA Futsal World Cups.
Coming into the game we knew that it would be difficult for us against the CONCACAF champions but we needed this kind of challenge. This was a lesson for us and hopefully we can have a better showing on Friday. The most important thing for us is the preparation for the games against Honduras and I believe this game would have served us well inspite of the 6-0 loss, said Balthazar who also made his senior international debut against Grenada a few weeks ago
The T&T team is staying at the Costa Rica Football Federations headquarters and live-in training centre which is equipped with state of the art facilities used by all its National Teams. Both teams will face off again on Friday as T&T prepares to face Honduras in a qualifying leg on May 4th and 5th while Costa Rica is gearing up to defend its title with a spot at the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia at stake.
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The highlights show the team often out of position defensively and offensively. In Futsal, you can not allow the other team such free access up the middle, the middle must always be squeezed. I was pleased to watch the Coach video because he recognized and did not hold back, he hit on it right away. Let's see how they adjust for next match. The team has potential but they cant play football on a Futsal court they have to change the movement and positioning
Good luck Fellas
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Neptune proud to represent T&T in Futsal.
By Shaun Fuentes (Guardian).
He is one of the four members of the National Futsal team that plays professional 11v11 football but he is beaming with pride on the opportunity to represent the country in an international tournament.
Jameel Neptune of Morvant Caledonia United is currently with the national Futsal team in Costa Rica preparing for the upcoming CONCACAF qualifying playoffs with Honduras. A win on aggregate will send T&T through to the final round of qualification next month in San Jose
Neptune got the chance to face up against CONCACAF defending Futsal champions Costa Rica in Heredia on Wednesday night as T&T lost 6-0. But Neptune was impressed with the quality of the football.
It was a great learning experience, to see how they control the ball and how the move it, he said.
I think Futsal provides a great opportunity for players of all types. I play professionally for Caledonia but Futsal allows me to develop my skill level and also the pace at which the game is played in a small sided setting which we can also use on the big field. Im very excited about being able to play this version, added Neptune who was part of the Caledonia side that captured the Lucozade Shield title last week in their win over DirecTV W Connection in the final at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
Looking ahead to the matches with Honduras on May 4 and 5, Neptune said T&T would be ready to pose a challenge.
We know it will be two tough matches but we are working hard to correct our flaws and to improve our game. We play Costa Rica again on Friday (today) and well be looking to better our performance from the 6-0 loss. I think well be ready for Honduras and then also be ready to give it our best in the Final tournament.
The 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup will be played in Colombia in September and four countries from CONCACAF will enter the Finals.
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WATCH: Futsal Captain Jerwyn Balthazar and Jameel Neptune give their post-match reactions after their 6-0 loss to Costa Rica in the opening training match.
https://www.youtube.com/v/tKYRt-35WYI
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That team playing Futsal like they playing big field football.
They doh understand de real concept.
And they holding de ball to long.
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CR played with intensity moved the ball quickly whereas it looked like we were lacking that playing typical Trini casual style.
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CR played with intensity moved the ball quickly whereas it looked like we were lacking that playing typical Trini casual style.
And they punished us mercilessly. Transition was plodding and without protecting the ball. Finishing clinically could have made it a more contested affair before CR began the feeding frenzy.
One of CR's left footers was an exercise in high application and concentration. He is a good ambassador for futsal.
Well, Honduras is not CR so, we shall see.
Despite our deficiencies, we have strengths. The match that matters is versus Honduras.
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Goalie did well on several occasions. Much of what occurred was already written in the stars by the time he tried to prevent the goals. Having a GK coach there would certainly have helped in debriefing him post-match. Also psychologically.
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Second game:
Costa Rica 6
Trinidad and Tobago 1
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago Mens Futsal Teams 6-1 loss to Costa Rica in their second training match
https://www.youtube.com/v/mJDvrkXlMIg
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Do our guys look "hampered" by structure. Like they jes wanna buss loose some small goal but struggling with positioning? Horses on tight reins? Discuss.
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Do our guys look "hampered" by structure. Like they jes wanna buss loose some small goal but struggling with positioning? Horses on tight reins? Discuss.
I just find their defending is poor especially when it comes to positioning and awareness.
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WATCH: Mens Futsal Team Head Coach, Clayton Morris, gives his thoughts following their 6-1 loss to Costa Rica in a second training match.
https://www.youtube.com/v/WAOQSyrlAog
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These fellas not playing Futsal, they look completely lost. This is totally different from football, fundamentally we do not understand the positioning, movement nor tactics. Futsal is not small goal either, it really requires thought and understanding of the movement which we are not showing.
You can not give up the middle nor allow the pivot man to receive the ball, on too many occasions we legs wide open.
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Futsal Men go down 6-1 to Costa Rica in second friendly
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobagos National Futsal team suffered their second defeat to Costa Rica when both teams met in a friendly at the Liceo de Curridabat on Friday night. Following the 6-0 defeat on Wednesday, T&T got on the scoresheet this time through Ishmael Daniel but were outscored 6-1 by the reigning CONCACAF champions.
Isais Mora put the hosts ahead in the 7th minute and they stamped their authority on the match with further goals from Jariel Sandi and an own goal to take a 3-0 lead before half time.
T&T were better on the offensive this time around but could not manage too many clear cut chances on goal. Offensively the Costa Ricans proved yet again to be strong and clinical in their ball movement and finishing.
The Costa Ricans would get further items from Jorge Jiminez, Johan Bolton and Steven Solis to take a 6-0 lead before Daniel found the net for T&T five minutes from the end of play.
His goal came when T&T broke from their own half with Jerwyn Balthazar winning possession and forcing a ball wide on the left to the onrushing Noel Williams who played the ball over on the right for Daniel so slot home from close range.
Earlier Jameel Neptune also had a decent try on goal from close up but could not beat the Costa Rican goalkeeper. Balthazar also failed to control a good ball from the right while inside the penalty area before the Costa Rican custodian got hold of the ball. Kerry Joseph also had a low powerful effort blocked by the goalkeeper after receiving a pass on the left from Balthazar.
T&T will aim to shake off the two losses as they now look ahead to the two qualifying matches against Honduras at the BN Arena in San Jose on May 4th and 5th. The winner on aggregate will advance to the CONCACAF Final stage in San Jose from which four teams will qualify for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia.
Head coach Clayton Morris said he saw some improvement from the opening 6-0 loss.
Generally it was a very encouraging performance in the second game. After the first game on Wednesday we had a post-mortem and went through some of the things we did not do. Where was the composure on the ball, the shape, the confidence and the patience? These are the things we were doing at home and it was missing in the first game. But we saw it coming back last night and this is why I can say there was some form of improvement, Morris told TTFA Media.
We played a lot of games at home but against opposition that is no way in comparison with what we are facing in Costa Rica. This is really a yardstick to measure ourselves in terms of where we are and what it will take to get us past Honduras, he added.
Im proud to say that we can see the players taking the initiative to make improvements. The players know what is at stake and they are prepared to go the distance. From as early as 6am on Thursday following the game the night before, the captain knocked my door and asked for balls as the players were going out to work on some things that they felt needed to be addressed. That is always good for a coach to see when his players are that eager to make improvements on their game, Morris added.
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Honduras is playing Canada ... friendly ... should be wrapping up. Will update with the score when I know.
Edit: In process. Just started.
UPDATE: Canada 3 Honduras 0 (final).
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Trinidad and Tobago Men Futsal Team stay focused on CONCACAF playoff with Honduras
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobagos National Futsal Men will be aiming to shake off their two recent losses to CONCACAF champions Costa Rica as they seek a place in the final round of qualification for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup which takes place in Colombia later this year.
The T&T team closed a six-day training camp at the Costa Rican Football Federation Goal Project Training Centre on Monday during which time they played two friendlies against Costa Rica, losing 6-0 and 6-1 respectively. Despite the two losses, the spirit in the camp is upbeat with all energies being focused on their two-game series with Honduras at the BN Arena in San Jose on Wednesday and Thursday. Canada and the United States will also face off for the other spot at stake.
The mood in the camp remains upbeat. We knew that coming here to play Costa Rica was going to be a big challenge for us but I think we came out of it with a lot of positives. The guys know what to expect now and they are just looking forward to these two upcoming matches now, head coach Clayton Morris said.
T&T player Kareem Perry who is also a member of the T&T Beach Soccer team, said the last few days have been crucial to the teams preparations.
Once we apply all that coach has thought us then we can go far. The two games were hard here as it was quite easy for us playing against teams back in Trinidad but then the level of Costa Rica was much higher. The learning experience here was overwhelming. This is something we had never experience before and we needed this, Perry told TTFA Media.
The experience at the Costa Rican training centre has been ideal. The facilities were all available for us in one location and this served us well over the past few days.
Looking ahead to Honduras, he added I think we will do well once we remain focused on the task. We can now play with more intensity and passion. We have the talent to play similarly to Costa Rica but we need to adapt quickly and maintain a high level of intensity. We are going to take these lessons into our two games against Honduras.
The T&T team left the Costa Rican headquarters on Monday and took up base at the Wyndham Hotel in San Jose where it will be based for the upcoming playoffs.
At the CONCACAF championship, the winner and second-place team from each group will qualify to the semifinals of the Championship, and the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016.
The winners of the semifinals will advance to the final and the two losing semifinalists will compete in the third-place match. In addition to crowning the Confederations champion in this discipline, the CONCACAF Futsal Championship will qualify four teams to the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Once T&T qualifies for the final round, they will open their campaign against Mexico on May 8th before facing Panama on May 9th and Guatemala a day later. The other group includes Cuba, Curacao, Costa Rica and the winner between the USA/Canada two-game playoff.
Twenty-four nations will gather in Colombia for the FIFA Futsal World Cup in September. The African contingent will feature a veteran Egyptian side but also a new champion in Morocco and debutants in Mozambique, who needed a dramatic penalty shoot-out to overcome a gallant Zambian effort in the play-off for third at the 2016 CAF Africa Futsal Cup of Nations last week.
The European contingent has some big names including Spain which pushed all the way in their UEFA play-off tie against Slovenia, Spain eventually came through to earn one of the seven European berths on offer at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016.
Qualifying alongside the Spanish at the end of second legs last month were Azerbaijan, who will be making their first appearance at the world finals, Portugal, Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. The seventh and final slot went to Italy, who saw off Hungary in their qualifying match.
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Futsal Men win final warmupenters CONCACAF Qualifier with Honduras
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobagos National Futsal Team will face off with Honduras in their opening leg of a two-game series at the BN Arena in San Jose from 5:30pm (7:30pm TT Time) on Wednesday in their CONCACAF Final round qualifying play off.
T&T, under head coach Clayton Morris, have been in Costa Rica for a week preparing for their qualifiers and the team completed its first victory since here when they trounced local Costa Rican Futsal League club Joma Futsal 6-3 in its final training match in San Jose on Monday night.
T&T got a hattrick from captain Jerwyn Balthazar, two goals from Point Fortin Civic Centre player Bevon Bass and one from Noel Williams to outscore the local team.
T&T went ahead on two occasions in the first half but Joma were head and head with them, pulling a goal back each time T&T took the lead. They got their goals from Luis Barnes and Daniel Carerra and also got a third item from Christopher Diaz in the second half.
But T&T took firm control of proceeding after the break through Bass and Balthazar before Williams netted the sixth item near the end of the match. Generally it was a more encouraging display from T&T which had been beaten 6-1 and 6-0 respectively by Costa Rica last week.
Honduras meantime, faced Costa Rica in a closed-door match on Monday and lost 4-2 to the reigning CONCACAF champions. In its Central American qualifiers, the Hondurans defeated El Salvador and Nicaragua 5-2 and 6-2 respectively but lost 6-4 to Panama and 6-2 to Guatemala.
Looking ahead to the encounter, Morris said the latest victory was a definite moral booster for this team which got to this stage after finishing third in the Caribbean Championship in Cuba in January.
This victory is definitely a confidence booster. I am so happy we got to play this third game. They were not as good as the Costa Rica national team but they definitely give us a good match. I was happy to see us scoring six goals before we conceded six in each of our games against Costa Rica. But this time we were able to get the goals and we were also able to correct some of our mistakes, Morris told TTFA Media.
We have worked hard for the past three months coming into this playoff. The stage is now set for our guys to go out and put it into practice. Our next objective is to get past Honduras and into the Final round and then achieve our ambition of qualifying for the World Cup in Colombia, he added.
In the latest Futsal world rankings released this month, T&T stand in 59th position while Honduras are not ranked in the top 100. Guatemala is the top ranked CONCACAF team in 24thth spot with Costa Rica 26th, Cuba 29th, United States 41st and Mexico 49th.
T&T are ahead of England (60th) and Sweden (61st). Brazil, Spain and Russia are the top three ranked Futsal Teams in the world in that order.
Futsal is a five-a-side indoor game, played in 20-minute halves on a surface no larger than 25 by 42 metres (and no smaller than 20 by 38) for international matches. Goals measure three by two metres. Unlike 11-a-side football, goals may not be scored directly from the kick-off and are no offsides and there is unlimited substitution. The clock is stopped every time the ball goes out of play and each team team is entitled to a one-minute time out in each half.
The winner on aggregate in the two games between T&T and Honduras will advance. There is no home or away goal ruling. United States and Canada are also facing off in a qualifying leg in San Jose this week.
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Scotland win first home futsal internationals
SFA
Scotland celebrated victory in their first ever home futsal international.
Mark Potter's side recovered from 3-0 down at half-time to defeat Gibraltar 4-3 at the Bells Sports Centre in Perth on a historic night for Scottish futsal.
Sean Muhsin scored twice to kick-start Scotland's second half fightback, and it was Scott Mollison who levelled the score at 3-3.
Gibraltar had a player sent off and a penalty saved, before Craig McLeish grabbed the winner with a minute left on the clock.
The two teams faced each other the following evening, with Scotland winning 4-2 to make it two wins out of two.
International Futsal Challenge Match
Scotland 4-3 Gibraltar
Wednesday 27th April 2016, 7.45pm kick-off
Bells Sports Centre, Perth
International Futsal Challenge Match
Scotland 4-2 Gibraltar
Thursday 28th April 2016, 7.45pm kick-off
Bells Sports Centre, Perth
Another step forward for futsal in Scotland
SFA
Scotlands first home international futsal fixtures this week symbolises another step forward in the development of the sport in this country.
The matches against Gibraltar on Wednesday and Thursday at the Bells Sports Centre in Perth are the latest landmarks for futsal - a skills-focused variant on traditional five-as-side football - in Scotland.
Futsal has benefitted from number of initiatives that has strengthened the sport at all levels: the organisation of the first-ever Scottish Futsal Cup, the continuing development of coach education courses, and the commitment to entering the Scotland National Futsal Team into the 2017 European Championships highlight the work being done at all levels of the game.
The Scottish Futsal League [SFL] is now well-established as the partner of the Scottish Amateur FA to develop and manage the national adult league structure for Futsal. There are currently 6 regional leagues - Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, Stirling, Edinburgh and Glasgow - with around 60 registered teams. The winning team from each regional competition qualifies for the SFL National Finals, held in May. Five city clubs - Aberdeen, FC Polonia Dundee, FC Santos Perth, Stirling University and Wattcell Edinburgh - participated in the 2015 finals.
The winning team from the National Finals, which were held over two days, then enters the UEFA Futsal Cup as Scotlands club representatives.
Each of the leagues has its own cup competitions, in addition to the normal league programme, but the Scottish Futsal Cup signifies another step forward into the mainstream sporting community.
With initial rounds played in sections, North and South, teams from across the country have the opportunity to play against opponents they would not normally meet, as well as the challenges of travel, home advantage, player availability and all that goes with the romance of the cup.
The Scottish FA continues to present regional Introduction to Futsal coach education courses and is currently working on a more advanced Level 2 course for coaches As the game grows, and the number of teams and players increases, so the opportunities for further competition develops and in order to improve those involved a clear development structure is required.
The Scottish FA has embarked on a wide range of coach education opportunities, culminating in June with representation at the UEFA Futsal B Licence coach educators course in Belfast. The long term aim would be to present a UEFA B Licence in Scotland.
In January 2015, Scotland entered the first-ever national team into the European Championships.
This was again a landmark occasion, demonstrating a clear commitment from the governing body for the sport in Scotland that they were ready to join the wider Futsal Family.
The team was developed over a short period of time, but allowed those involved the opportunity to experience everything that goes into preparing and participating at this level. While the results can improve, the team grew in confidence throughout the tournament.
The player identification programme, player development coaching and match preparations are now under way with players from amateur, semi-professional and senior clubs.
The cohesion of the three programmes highlighted above is key to the long-term stability of the Futsal in Scotland.
The biggest challenge remains developing a place for Futsal in the sporting consciousness of the nation, but with grassroots development and routes for the very best Scottish players to play at the highest level, there are clear indications that Scotland is recognising Futsal for all its positive impact on players, young and old.
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FINAL: Trinidad and Tobago 1-1 Honduras. Honduras goal scored by Oscar Lpez; T&T goal scored by Kerry Joseph. The second playoff game will be played tomorrow, May 5th.
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T&T and Honduras battle to 1-1 draw
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFA).
All to play for in second Futsal qualifier
Trinidad and Tobagos National Mens Futsal Team will have it all to play for in Thursdays second leg CONCACAF playoff qualifier after keeping themselves in the race for a Final round place with a well played 1-1 draw with Honduras at the BN Arena in San Jose, Costa Rica on Wednesday.
T&T got an equalizing goal from Kerry Joseph in the 24th minute and could have stolen a last gasp winner after Kareem Perrys close range effort was blocked Honduran goalkeeper Norman Vega and Jerwyn Balthazars follow up attempt was also deflected to safety in the closing stages of the match.
Both teams will battle each other from 7:30pm TT Time on Thursday with the winner advancing to the CONCACAF Finals towards the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia. If the scores are locked after the regulation 40 minutes, then there will extra time comprising of two 5-minute halves. If there is still no winner, there will be penalty kicks starting with three kicks per team.
In Wednesdays contest, Honduras took the lead against the run of play in the seventh minute, with Juan Hernandez and Oscar Lopez exchanging passes on a quick surge forward and Lopez collected a return ball before slotting home from close range with T&T outnumbered at the back. Their goal came after T&T had the better of the early opportunities, their closest being an effort by Joseph which crashed off the right far post. Ishmael Daniel also fired over bar with only the keeper to beat while Balthazar should have also done better with two efforts from good positions with the goal in clear sight but his shots lacked venom.
T&T goalkeeper Kevin Graham pulled off several good saves on either side of the half as Honduras put T&T under pressure at different points of the match with their number 10 Hernandez being their most lively player on the evening.
T&T leveled the scores in the fourth minute of the second half when Jameel Neptune of Morvant Caledonia United, fought off a couple strong challenges and played line to Joseph who slotted home on the near post from a tight angle on the left of the goal.
Honduras enjoyed a good period midway through the second half but then T&T came back into it and began to take charge in the closing eight minutes or so.
Kareem Perry had a powerful right footed shot from about three metres out which whizzed past the upright and with the clock winding down his effort was kept out by the legs of Honduran captain Carlos Montes after Perry had eluded a defender and the advancing goalkeeper. The ball rebounded into the path of Balthazar but his powerful drive was also stopped by a Honduran inches off the goal line with the goalkeeper in no mans land.
In the other qualifying match played in San Jose yesterday, the United States and Canada played to a dramatic 4-4 draw. Canada came from three goals down to take a 4-3 lead before the US snatched an equalizer on the final play of the game.
T&T Starting 5 1.Kevin Graham (GK), 3.Cyrano Glen, 8.Jerwyn Balthazar,9. Kerry Joseph and 5. Noel Williams
Subs: 2. Adrian Pirthysingh (GK), 4. Bevon Bass, 6. Ishmael Daniel, 7. Jameel Neptune, 10. Colin Joseph, Kevaughn Connell, 12. Kareem Perry, 13. Jamel Lewis, 14.Keston Guy (GK)
Head Coach: Clayton Morris.
Referee: Roberto Sanchez (Cuba)
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobagos 1-1 draw with Honduras
https://www.youtube.com/v/xx7qNIpvLDQ
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Looked like a fairly open game with lots of chances for both teams, happy for the draw but we had chances to bury them. On to the next one!
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WATCH: Post-game comments from Futsal Head Coach Clayton Morris and Captain Jerwyn Balthazar after Trinidad and Tobagos 1-1 draw with Honduras
https://www.youtube.com/v/7b6Rf-1Y2C0
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HALF-TIME: Honduras 3-3 Trinidad and Tobago. Honduras goals scored by Juan Hernndez, Luis Rivera, and de Ortiz. T&T goals scored by Kerry Joseph (3), Ishmael Daniel, and Jameel Neptune (16).
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FINAL: Honduras 5-3 Trinidad and Tobago. Honduras advances to the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
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FINAL: Honduras 5-3 Trinidad and Tobago. Honduras advances to the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
So we're out of it TM?
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FINAL: Honduras 5-3 Trinidad and Tobago. Honduras advances to the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
So we're out of it TM?
Yeh, daiz it.
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Trinidad and Tobago go down 5-3 to Honduras, exits Futsal Qualifiers
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobagos National Futsal Team ended their World Cup aspirations on Thursday night as they suffered a heart wrenching 5-3 defeat to Honduras in their second leg CONCACAF playoff qualifier at the BN Arena in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Needing to win to advance, T&T conceded two goals in the closing minute of the 40-minute match as Honduras captain Carlos Montes and Antonio Moncada converted their chances to leave T&T packing at the end of the affair.
Both teams had battled to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday night and entered this affair with everything to play for with the winner set for a place in the CONCACAF Final round which starts in a few days in San Jose. The United States were also eliminated on Thursday, losing 5-3 t0 Canada in the second match at BN Arena.
T&T had the worst possible start when Juan Hernandezs feeble left footed attempt from five metres out attempt at goal slipped through the hands of goalkeeper Kevin Graham to gift Honduras a 1-0 lead in the 3rd minute.
The early blow did not keep T&T down for long as Kerry Joseph tied the scores less than a minute later when he slipped his effort through the legs of goalkeeper Norman Vega after Jerwyn Balthazar had played him wide on the left.
T&T began to take control of proceedings, looking the livelier of the two teams in what was turning out to be a tense affair . Tackles flew from either side and there was not much attractive play from either team.
Kareem Perry should have done better with an opportunity but shot wide of the right post from close range. But he would play his part In helping T&T go ahead with a well played ball across the face of the goal from the right side which made way for Ishmael Daniel to run in and slot home from close up on the far post.
T&T had to endure a period of non-stop pressure from the Hondurans for the next four minutes or so and the Central Americans would eventually storm back to take a 3-2 lead with goals by Luis Rivera and Hasser Ortiz. Both goals came inside the 15th minute of play as T&T lost concentration and stopped pressing the Honduran defence for an extensive period
T&T had it all do to but would force their way back into the match with an equalizing goal from Jameel Neptune four minutes before half time.
The majority of the second half was played in a cautious manner with both teams unwilling to commit in attack at the risk of being left open at the back or committing errors that would gave any advantage to the opposition.
Neptune forced Vega to save with a decent left footed effort and Balthazar also had a snap shot narrowly missing the upright around the 35th minute.
With the clock winding down, Bevon Bass missed a glorious opportunity to put T&T ahead with what may have turned out to be the deciding goal. Inside the 18th minute, T&T surged forward on the counter after a Honduran attack broke down. Daniel slipped wide on the right to Balthazar who in turn played a perfect low pass for Bass on the far post. But with only the already struggling goalkeeper to beat with a tap in from less than a metre from the goal, Bass miss hit with his right foot, falling in the process as the ball trickled over the touch line for a goal kick.
A one-minute time out was called but it was soon all over for T&T when an attempted cross from Montes took a deflection off Noel and slipped past a stranded Graham on his near left post. Honduras were 4-3 ahead in the 19th minute but there was enough time for T&T to force another great opportunity a Balthazars shot was partially stopped by the goalkeeper and Neptunes desperate attempt to nail the rebound from a metre out was foiled by a last ditched challenge by a Honduran player. Goalkeeper Vega got hold of the ball and from a quick throw out, Honduras broke on the counter once again , outnumbering T&T in their half, setting up a simple close range conversion for Moncada. T&T goalkeeper Graham, who performed creditably in Wednesdays game was tested a few times again in this encounter but could do nothing about the final two goals.
It was a disappointing end to T&Ts campaign after there being hopes of securing passage into the final round following the promising display in Wednesdays 1-1 draw.
T&T head coach Clayton Morris was notably saddened by the exit.
A great disappointment for us to go out in the manner in which we did but I could not ask any more of this team for the effort they put out in these two games, Morris told TTFA Media.
We saw a group of players who gave it their all for this entire campaign and they came a long way from where we were before the Caribbean finals in January. This experience will stay with them and hopefully we can push on from here and continue to strive for betterment in Futsal.
We went into this game knowing that we had to leave everything out there and I think we did that. Sadly it was not enough but looking back at the game we saw where there were moments where the game could have gone either way, especially for us. We had a very good opportunity to take the lead before they scored their fourth goal and then even after we were very unlucky not to get the fourth goal to tie the scores.
We will hopefully build from this and look ahead to brighter things in Futsal in Trinidad and Tobago, Morris concluded.
https://www.youtube.com/v/VHtIthLNMb8
https://www.youtube.com/v/9IrpNZFE_0w
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To Clayton Morris:
Thank you for your efforts in building the local game and elevating awareness of futsal. Although the squad was unable to progress, this moment marks a ripe moment to engage in a top to bottom evaluation of what the road forward for local and NT futsal prospects should be.
The evaluation has to be honest, forward-thinking and educational. And, you have to be part of it. It is an area to which we should dedicate a plan.
Having observed the training momentum of "even" futsal U-17 national teams in some nations, this is an area in which there is space for Trinidad and Tobago to become assertive on the global stage.
It would, and could, also address (in part), amwood's comment regarding the developmental inactivity of many young players across both islands.
Do not be discouraged.
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CONCACAF Futsal Championship: Second-half surge sends Costa Rica to final
CONCACAF
Costa Rica earned a place in its second straight CONCACAF Futsal Championship final with a 7-1 win over Guatemala on Thursday at the BN Arena.
All the goals came after halftime in an intensely disputed semifinal between Central American rivals. Juan Cordero and Diego Zuiga each netted a brace for the defending champion, while Edgar Santizo notched the lone Guatemalan tally.
Costa Rica will meet Panama, which topped Cuba 6-5 after extra time in the first semifinal, in Saturdays decider. Cuba and Guatemala will square off for third place the same day.
The host went ahead in the 22nd minute, when Cordero received a pass on the right side from Edwin Cubillo and blasted a right-footed shot past goalkeeper Carlos Merida.
After Zuiga tapped home an attempt that initially struck the left post 58 seconds later, Cordero made it 3-0 in the 23rd minute by firing in a left-sided free kick.
The lead was extended further in the 27th minute as Zuiga drilled a left-footer into the back of the net off an intriguing set piece that saw Cubillo square the ball from the left to the middle.
Santizo pulled a goal back for Guatemala with five minutes left in the game, but the Costa Ricans reeled off three straight goals in response.
Cubillo (37), Alejandro Paniagua (38 pen) and Stiven Solis (40) all got their names on the scoresheet.
The Costa Ricans, who equaled their own tournament record with an eighth straight triumph, defeated Guatemala 3-2 in the 2012 CFC final.
SEMIFINAL 2 SCORING SUMMARY
May 12, 2015
Costa Rica 7, Guatemala 1
1-0 Juan Cordero, Costa Rica (21:03)
2-0 Diego Zuiga, Costa Rica (21:58)
3-0 Juan Cordero, Costa Rica (22:42)
4-0 Diego Zuiga, Costa Rica (26:11)
4-1 Edgar Santizo, Guatemala (34:28)
5-1 Edwin Cubillo, Costa Rica (36:57)
6-1 Alejandro Paniagua, Costa Rica (37:27 pen)
7-1 Stiven Solis, Costa Rica (39:45)
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World Cup Draw
GROUP A
Colombia
Portugal
Uzbekistan
Panama
GROUP
Thailand
Russia
Cuba
Egypt
GROUP C
Paraguay
Italy
Vietnam
Guatemala
GROUP D
Ukraine
Brazil
Mozambique
Australia
GROUP E
Argentina
Kazakhstan
Solomon Islands
Costa Rica
GROUP F
Iran
Spain
Morocco
Azerbaijan
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FIFA 2016 Futsal WC Colombia
Match 1: Colombia v Portugal
https://www.youtube.com/v/MtgSNJ-Me6k
Match 2: Uzbekistan v. Panama
https://www.youtube.com/v/Z4oont1Q_1s
Match 3: Thailand v. Russia
https://www.youtube.com/v/zfx_VJK6vpo
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Match 4: Cuba v. Egypt
https://www.youtube.com/v/cfwTZa-bhaE
Match 5: Paraguay v. Italy
https://www.youtube.com/v/yTJJV1A40gw
Match 6: Vietnam v. Guatemala
https://www.youtube.com/v/QBPnIH0z80g
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Match 7: Ukraine v. Brazil
https://www.youtube.com/v/2IR3lACaPbQ
Match 8: Mozambique v. Australia
https://www.youtube.com/v/GDzt_nqqXns
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Match 9: Argentina v. Kazakhstan
https://www.youtube.com/v/-jpsd-8Tmo8
Match 10: Solomon Islands v. Costa Rica
https://www.youtube.com/v/Gf9f2zP2-3k
Match 11: Iran v. Spain
https://www.youtube.com/v/ZnTprXWsuF8
Match 12: Morocco v. Azerbaijan
https://www.youtube.com/v/uVFykbR2WnE
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Match 13: Colombia v. Uzbekistan
https://www.youtube.com/v/qbYEqAAPObE
Match 14: Panama v. Portugal
https://www.youtube.com/v/O-EorshEOvY
Match 15: Thailand v. Cuba
https://www.youtube.com/v/T6_FpUpvCZ0
Match 16: Egypt v. Russia
https://www.youtube.com/v/z6zlw9rBk8E
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It's clear that Portugal outclassed Panama, but Cuba was nothing but SLACK in dealing with Thailand. And, Costa Rica versus the Solomon Islands were lucky they were playing a naive opponent.
It's easy to see where CONCACAF lacks speed of play.
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Argentina meets Russia in the final today at 3:30pm T&T time.
In the semi-final matches, Argentina defeated Portugal 5-2 and Russia defeated Iran 4-3.
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Argentina wins the gold medal. This team put in a tremendous amount of hard work and seemed to not be affected significantly by their federation's issues.
Quite a statement.
1. Argentina
2. Russia
3. Iran
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Waiting on TTFAFutsal team writes to administration again
By Ian Prescott (T&T Express)
Do three international assignments undertaken under the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) during the tenure of the current David John-Williams administration not prove the legitimacy of the management of the Trinidad and Tobago national futsal team and its claim for compensation?
This is the question attorney for the Clayton Morris-coached futsal team is posing to the TTFA president and his general secretary Azaad Khan, who are named in a pre-action protocol letter by five staff members and 22 players on the national team.
Morris and company are represented by legal counsel Melissa Roberts-John, who wrote to the TTFA a second time a few days ago. Coach Morris, his coaching staff and players are making a legal claim of just over half a million dollars amounting to player match fees for Caribbean Football Union and CONCACAF competitions, staff per diem and additional expenses incurred during national team service.
Among the international assignments which the futsal team undertook under the John-Williams regime was participation in the Caribbean Futsal Championship in Cuba from January 22-26; a camp in Costa Rica and a CONCACAF playoff against Honduras from May 5-6 in Panama.
We undertook three or four assignments, including under the (current) TTFA, said Morris, who in turn added that they will also have the testimony of former TTFA boss Raymond Tim Kee, that they were properly hired by him and certain promises were made.
Prior to being defeated by John-Williams for the TTFA presidency close to a year ago, Tim Kee acknowledged that several times he made verbal arrangements with national teams and did not give written contracts because the TTFA did not yet have the funds to honour them.
Morris, a former national senior team captain, was in charge of the national futsal team that won the Caribbean Football Union Championships in 2004 and 2008.
After their initial request for compensation, the TTFA replied, requesting a contract or documentation proving the appointment, terms and conditions of the technical staff were approved by the Football Association. Additionally, the Association wanted documentation whereby the appointment, terms and conditions of the players were settled and agreed by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association.
We told them we had none, Morris admitted. But we have had three international assignments under them.
We give them the bills, including the personal funds which I and the manager put out to help the team along the way, Morris added. We are not sitting and waiting on them.
If no settlement is reached, court action is the next step.
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WATCH Thirteen coaches earn CONCACAF futsal coaching certification
https://www.youtube.com/v/YYZX1xAYDrY&t=28s
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Prisoners choose sport over war
T&T Newsday
Futsal, is not just a sport, for inmates at the Maximum Security Prison at Golden Grove, Arouca, it is a lifeline that they received and one they are willing to extend.
Sunday Newsday visited the Maximum Security Prison last Wednesday when the "new" sport was introduced to remanded inmates. The sport was introduced in the country in 2004 and last year brought to the prison with the aim of helping inmates rehabilitate while awaiting their day in court or their release date.
The man with the "futballs" who brought the sport to the prison is Clayton Morris, the former TT football captain from the Strike Squad of 1989. TT has failed to qualify for two Futsal World Cups but has been crowned Caribbean champions twice since the game was brought to these shores.
From futsal's local inception, at-risk men were targeted as the sport was aimed at reforming men from communities deemed crime hotspots. Addressing the inmates last week, Morris said the first national team consisted mostly of men from impoverished communities.
Morris was asked to bring the programme to the prison by Prisons Commissioner Gerard Wilson, who was present at the launch in Remand Yard.
Speaking with Sunday Newsday, Morris said the acronym Friends United To Save Another Life was coined after they realised the impact the game had on the lives on those playing. The inmates housed at Maximum Security Prison were the first to learn the sport. Then the women and, two Fridays ago, the teenage boys at the Youth Training Centre. Last week, the remandees at Remand Yard in Golden Grove learned the sport. The aim is to have an internal futsal competition with inmates in all of the prisons. Morris is expected to teach the sport in every prison before the year ends. He reminded the inmates that futsal was not small-goal football.
Addressing those gathered, one of the officials of the game Hamid Ali, one of the men accused of murdering special state prosecutor Dana Seetahal, said when he came into the prison there was a Rasta City and Muslim gang war which evaporated with the introduction of the game. He said the war must remain dead and rivalry should only exist on the field.
"We need to be positive people, we have to cut out the war through sports. I am a businessman it have no money in war. This war thing have to done. Don't embarrass those who are going out on a limb for us," Ali admonished those in attendance.
Also speaking was inmate Brendon De Silva, he said futsal "reconstructed" him and taught him discipline, morals and values in life. Another inmate, Jamaican Christopher Scott said he would take the game back to his island. Scott said Morris brought more than a new sport to the prison, he brought a discipline. He added that the development of the men participating was evident.
Wilson, who was welcomed with thunderous applause and a standing ovation, was called "daddy" by the inmates. He told them futsal was his way of repaying them for the support they gave him before he was commissioner. Wilson said with the changes he had seen in the inmates, he was "almost tempted" to allow them to take public transport to other prisons to teach futsal. He said the programme should be a testament to the public that there are people in prison capable of changing their lives.
Assistant Superintendent of Prisons Terry Joseph, assigned to Remand Yard, said he had inmates wanting to go to the Maximum Security Prison just to take part in the game. He told the inmates they should seize the opportunity as futsal could be a vessel to take them where they needed to be in life.
Futsal Facts
According to FIFA, futsal is a 40-minute game with a 15-minute half-time break. The 20 minutes represent the actual playing time, as the clock is stopped whenever the ball is not in play or if the match is interrupted. The clock only starts again once play resumes.
Each team may request a time-out of one minute per half. This can only be done when the side requesting the break is in possession of the ball, and the timekeeper has been informed. If a coach chooses not to use a time-out in the first half, it cannot be carried over to the second period: he will only have his regulation one time-out left. There are no time-outs if a match goes to extra time.
Each team starts with one goalkeeper and four outfield players on the pitch. Over the course of the 40 minutes, up to nine additional players may be used and these can be substituted on and off an unlimited amount of times. A further feature of futsal is that changes can be made without stopping the game. Substitutions must take place in the clearly designated substitution zone.
If a player commits a foul, the referee can decide to award either a direct or indirect free-kick, or a penalty if the foul took place inside the penalty area. Just like in football played on a grass pitch, yellow and red cards can be issued in futsal. If a player is shown a red card he can be replaced on the pitch by a substitute after a mandatory two-minute time penalty that always follows a red card. If the team concedes a goal during this time, a substitute may enter the pitch before the two-minute penalty has been completed.
Goalkeepers can move anywhere on the pitch and are allowed to throw the ball out into the opposition half. If the goalkeeper has the ball he must play it to a teammate within four seconds, regardless of whether the ball is in his hands or at his feet. The goalkeeper may not take part in his team's ensuing attack, unless the other side touches the ball first or the goalkeeper is in the opposition's half.
All fouls are are accumulated fouls, after the fifth team foul each foul after warrants a free-kick without a wall on the second penalty mark, which is ten metres from goal and four metres behind the first penalty spot. If the foul was made between the byline and the second penalty mark, the free-kick may be taken closer to the goal. If a match goes to extra time the accumulated fouls from the second half remain valid and any further fouls are added to the tally.
Futsal is played with indoors with a size four ball that does not bounce as much as a traditional football. Two referees officiate the game and are situated on each touchline. As there are no side hoardings, the ball can go out of play. If this happens, play resumes via a kick-in, rather than a throw-in or by rolling the ball. There is no offside in futsal.
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WATCH: Inmates are being empowered through the sport of Futsal, as they are learning from the best. This is the Futsal Development Programme initiated by Clayton Morris and friends.
https://www.youtube.com/v/K_vAneZ46-E
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T&T Youth Girls for Futsal tourney in Buenos Aires.
TTFA Media.
A Trinidad and Tobago Youth Girls Futsal team will come up against Thailand, Spain, Bolivia and Tongo in Group C of the Girls Futsal Tournament at the third edition of the Youth Olympic Games that will make its Olympic debut in October with Tecnopolis Park as its main stage, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Group D will feature Chile, Portugal, Dominican Republic, Cameroon and Japan.
And in the boys event Group A will feature Argentina, Egypt, Panama, Iraq and Slovakia while Group B is made up of Iran, Solomon Islands, Costa Rica, Russia and Brazil.
The futsal draw was held at the Buenos Aires City Hall on Friday.
The first two teams from each group will play to determine which National Olympic Committee representatives will compete for the gold medal as well as the match for third place.
Both tournaments will kick off on October 7, one day after the opening ceremony. The final for the womens competition will be held on October 17, while the mens title match will take place the next day.
Members from the Buenos Aires 2018 Organising Committee, municipal government officials, authorities from the Argentine Football Association, and representatives from all teams that will take part in the competition were in attendance for the event.
There will be 11 days of non-stop action, with four matches per day that will awaken the football passion of all Argentines and foreigners visiting Buenos Aires for the multisport competition.
The two groups of five teams both for the mens and womens division will play in a round-robin format and will be comprised as follows:
Mens:
Group A: Argentina, Egipt, Panama, Iraq and Slovakia
Group B: Iran, Solomon Islands, Costa Rica, Russia and Brazil
Womens:
Group C: T&T, Thailand, Spain, Bolivia and Tonga
Group D: Chile, Portugal, Dominican Republic, Cameroon and Japan
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Afiyah Cornwall fires Trinidad and Tobago Futsal Girls to 7-5 victory over Tonga
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian)
SIXTEEN-year-old Afiyah Cornwall, scored a beaver-trick as T&T futsal girls kept their hopes of qualifying to the medal round alive in Pool C at the Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games in Argentina, with a 7-5 win over Tonga on Wednesday.
Following a lopsided 14-0 loss to Thailand in their opener on Sunday, the T&T girls found themselves in a must-win situation against Tonga
However, at the half-time interval, T&T trailed 2-1, only to turn things around in the second half thanks to Cornwall.
Senior national women's team striker, teenager, Aaliyah Prince, 17, added a pair of goals for T&T while 14-year-old defender Moenesa Mejias netted the other as T&T picked up its first three points, to go level with Bolivia and Thailand while Tonga remained winless.
Spain leads the five-team pool with maximum six points after two matches.
For Tonga, Seini Luti netted a hat-trick, and Mele Akolo and Finehika Finau, one each in the loss as T&T goalkeepers Makida Herbert (two goals allowed) and Chelsea Ramnauth (three goals allowed), both shared duties in between the uprights.
Bolivia picked up its first win yesterday as well, 6-4 over Thailand while Spain had the day off.
On Friday, T&T futsal girls will meet Bolivia, and then a day later, Spain, both from 3 pm to close out round-robin play.
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Lawd have her mercy..we get 14-0 from Thailand, Thailand get 8-0 from Spain..and we playing Spain tomorrow.
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Lawd have her mercy..we get 14-0 from Thailand, Thailand get 8-0 from Spain..and we playing Spain tomorrow.
In football, 1+1 doh always equal two. :devil:
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Trinidad and Tobago Futsal Girls fall to Bolivia
T&T Guardian
Still pumped from its first win in the futsal competition at the Youth Olympic Games on Wednesday, T&T women's team entered yesterday's match against Bolivia full of confidence but a late run by its opponent saw the local team slumped to a 5-2 defeat.
This was at the Futsal Main Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, falling to its second loss in Group C despite having a credible start in its third match of the competition.
Maria Glvez opened the scoring for the Bolivians with her first of four goals, in the fifth minute. Some 12 minutes later, an own goal by Alexandra Seleme put T&T levelled with Bolivia.
Despite challenges down on both ends, the score looked like it would stay unchanged until the half but Glvez returned a little over a minute before the close of the first half and put her team on top, 2-1 before the 20-minute period expired.
On the resumption, T&T, which defeated Tonga (7-5) and lost to Thailand (14-0) on Sunday, again drew levelled with Bolivia thanks to Moenesa Mejias, who netted her team's second goal in the 22nd minute.
The battle raged on with neither team finding the back of the net for a 14th-minute span until Fabiana Alvarez got one inside in the 36th to put Bolivia up, 3-2.
From there it went downhill for T&T futsal players, who conceded another item in the 39th off of Glvez again before she returned seconds later to seal the victory for Bolivia, it's third in four matches to be in the second spot on the table behind unbeaten Spain, T&T's opponent today.
T&T is in fourth place of the five teams in the group as the first round comes to end today.
https://www.youtube.com/v/P7RJAbzYHic
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Lawd have her mercy..we get 14-0 from Thailand, Thailand get 8-0 from Spain..and we playing Spain tomorrow.
In football, 1+1 doh always equal two. :devil:
Football maths somehow don't seem to ever be in our Favour doh. 14+8=16-1.Hope the coaches get it. Next time, 'Park the Bus', or did no one know how to put the bus in gear to move it onto the court?
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T&T futsal men get $500k in justice
By Stephon Nicholas (Newsday).
High Court orders TTFA pay 2016 team immediately.
FORMER national futsal coach Clayton Morris has expressed relief, after the TT Football Association (TTFA) was yesterday ordered by the High Court to immediately pay representatives of T&T's 2006 futsal team, including Morris, other staff members and 22 players, nearly half a million dollars.
The futsal team, represented by attorney Keston McQuilken, made claims for non-payment of salaries, match fees and per diems for the CONCACAF Futsal Championships, which took place in Costa Rica in May, 2016. The TTFA has to pay the team $475,743 plus interest at three per cent per annum and also cover their legal fees.
Former national footballer and head coach of the futsal team at the time, Clayton Morris, took charge of the team in 2016 following an oral agreement between himself and ex-TTFA president Raymond Tim Kee.
The TTFA, however, took the position that an arrangement between itself and the futsal team was done before John-Williams' tenure and was in violation of Article 36(j) of the TTFA constitution, which gives only the board of directors authority to select technical staff for a national team.
However, the presiding judge, Justice Margaret Mohammed, viewed John-Williams' defence to have been discredited in cross-examination by attorney Keston McQuilkin, who showed that the constitution came into existence well after Morris and Tim Kee had reached a verbal agreement about the futsal team's programme.
Attempts to reach John-Williams for a response to yesterday's verdict were unsuccessful.
Morris, despite winning in court, was not in an entirely celebratory mood.
"I feel relieved that justice has been served," he told Newsday yesterday.
"It's bitter-sweet. I've played football for 85 per cent of my life and all that I've achieved is though this sport. It's bitter because you have to go to court to get what you've earned. The main thing is respect for our players," he said.
Morris, captain of the 1989 Strike Squad, said he hopes the stance taken by the futsal players will inspire other teams who may feel aggrieved to stand up for their rights.
"A lot of other managers are afraid to step forward because they feel they will be victimised. At the end of the day we want what's best for T&T football," he said.
Does he fear being blacklisted for taking the TTFA to court?
"I have no fear. As a coach, you have to stand before the players and they look at you bigger than a teacher or a priest. You must have that confidence to tell them (what to do). I have no fear with respect to this. I was inducted into the First Citizens Hall of Fame in 2015 and I was supposed to get a pass to attend any game free of charge and my pass has been withheld. I have to line-up and pay like everybody else. I have no fear.
"It is about respect for the human resource and human beings. Just as we loving up the Home of Football, we have to respect the footballers and the people washing the bibs. These people deserve respect too," he said.
Morris said he was never in doubt that the futsal team could lose the case.
"Why do we have to go this way? You ask people to make sacrifices. I dipped in my pocket, submit bills and all they could say is they don't know anything about that. No way we could lose. We had all documents, cheques for us to travel, CONCACAF documents that were sent to us. We were very confident," he declared.
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High Court awards Futsal footballers $.5M.
By Walter Alibey (Guardian).
After a two-year battle with the parent body the T&T Football Association for unpaid salaries, per diem, travel costs, match fees, rental fees and other expenses, the national Futsal team, yesterday finally claimed victory in the High Court in Port-of-Spain to the tune of $500,000.
The amount, together with the legal costs of the futsal team of $69,200.82 was to be paid immediately.
Afterwards, then coach Clayton Morris said the victory was not for him but rather for the disrespect shown to the country's footballers, both men and women, who toil every day to be able to represent the red, white and black at local and international tournaments.
Morris, the former captain of the now famous 'Strike Squad' team of 1989, was the driving force behind the court battle, saying he was begged to prepare a team for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Tournament in Cuba in 2015, which he accepted to prevent the embattled football association from being penalized by the CFU.
In spite of the haste to get a team prepared, Morris got the support of his players who train four days a week, both day and night, and qualified for one of two playoff spots by virtue of placing third. However, their joy quickly turned to sorrow when president David John-Williams allegedly denied even knowing who had given Morris and company the team to train.
The team was led by captain Jerwyn Balthazar and included Ishmael Daniel, Anthony Small, Kareem Perry, Jamel Lewis, Colin Joseph, Adrian Pirthysingh, Kevin Graham, Kevaughn Connell, Keston Guy, Noel Williams, Cyrano Glen, Bevon Bass and Jameel Neptune. Morris headed the technical staff along with Ronald Brereton (manager), Sterling O'Brien (assistant coach), Perry Martin (goalkeeper coach) and Brent Elder (trainer/physio).
Morris said he took money out of his own pockets to rent facilities for the team to train while players showed amazing commitment by travelling long distances with families at their sides to practice, but compensation for all this, together with match fees, per diem and other costs were denied by John-Williams.
"We came together as a team and agreed to take legal action against the administrators of the sport. This is not about money, but they have to respect people for the work that they do. There needs to be a human touch within the football association," Morris said.
"I feel really sad to see now what our women footballers have gone through and the disrespect they were treated with."
Attempts to reach John Williams for a comment yesterday proved futile as calls to his cellphone went unanswered.
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Futsal team furious as DJW appeals court rulingwithout board approval; TTFA sets new record in legal fees.
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868).
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams has taken his cash-strapped body back to the High Court, as the local football body submitted an appeal today against its TT$544,943 loss to the National Futsal Team players and technical staff on 13 December 2018.
John-Williams move provoked a furious response from the Futsal squad, who had given the football body a grace period to satisfy the court judgmentonly to discover the administrator had used the time to plot an appeal instead.
We got the judgment on the 13th of December and we wrote to the attorneys of the TTFA asking for payment, National Futsal Team manager Ronald Brereton told Wired868. They asked for 28 days within which to paywhich expired on the 11th of January 2019and we granted it to them in good faith.
They never indicated to us their indication to appeal and they filed an appeal today It is deceit at the highest level!
The TTFAs legal manoeuvre means a further delay for justice in a two year battle between the two parties.
The successful Futsal players listed in the action were: captain Jerwyn Balthazar, Kevin Graham, Adrian Pirthysingh, Colin Joseph, Kerry Joseph, Jameel Neptune, Ishmael Daniel, Anthony Small, Kevaughn Connell, Keston Guy, Kareem Perry, Jamel Lewis, Noel Williams, Bevon Bass and Cyrano Glenwhose elder brother Cornell Glen was one of 13 Soca Warriors who successfully sued the TTFA in the landmark 2006 World Cup bonus dispute.
The technical staff members were: Clayton Morris (head coach), Sterlin OBrian (assistant coach), Perry Martin (goalkeeper coach), Brent Elder (trainer) and Brereton.
Last month, Justice Margaret Y Mohammed ruled that the football body owed unpaid salaries, match fees, per diems and expenses to the claimants totalling roughly TT$475,743 plus interest at three per cent per annum.
The TTFA was also ordered to pay the Futsal Teams legal costs of TT$69,200.82. All costs were to be paid immediately.
The Futsal players and staff were represented by Keston McQuilkin and Melissa Keisha Roberts-John while Annand Misir and Janelle Ganness appeared for the local football body.
Mohammed stated that the sole issue for determination in this judgment is whether there was a valid oral agreement between the [TTFA] and the [Futsal Team] through former football president Raymond Tim Kee and whether Morris and company had proven that the [TTFA] breached the terms of the said agreement.
Mohammed, who declared John-Williams evidence to be entirely discredited under cross-examination, subsequently ruled:
The Court is satisfied from the unshaken evidence of the Claimants, and the evidence elicited from Mr John-Williams, the present President of the [TTFA], that there was an oral agreement between the Claimants and Mr Tim Kee, which provided for the selection, training and compensation of the Technical Staff and the players who formed the Team.
It was not disputed by the [TTFA] that the Claimants participated in the CFU Qualifiers and CONCACAF Championship and in so doing represented Trinidad and Tobago. This was supported by the evidence from Mr John-Williams, who also stated that the Defendant supported the Technical Staff and the Team financially and otherwise, thereby sanctioning the agreement made by Mr Tim Kee.
The Court is therefore of the opinion that based on an analysis of all the evidence provided by the Claimants and the [TTFA], the agreement between the Claimants and Mr Tim Kee was breached by the [TTFA] leaving the Claimants in a disadvantageous and unfair position.
Today, John-Williams, via his attorney, appealed on the supposed grounds that the High Court decision was unreasonable and cannot be supported; and is against the weight of the evidenceand in particular the [Futsal Teams] own evidence.
And the football president insisted, despite the previous ruling, that Tim Kee should not have been allowed to enter into agreement with Morris and his team; and Justice Mohammed erred and misdirected herself in her handling of the matter.
Ironically, John-Williams is arguing that Tim Kee should not have been allowed to unilaterally tie the TTFA to a contract with Futsala deal, as Justice Mohammed pointed out, that John-Williams recognised when it suited him; right up until the time to pay.
Yet, the incumbent football president did not seek or receive board approval to take the football body back to court in the matter.
The current administrations regular and costly appearances before the High Court already appears unrivalled in the TTFAs 110-year history. Between 2008 and 2015a period that included the TTFAs memorable 2006 World Cup bonus disputethe local football body spent TT$1,108,620 on legal fees, with the largest annual figure being the TT$236,510 spent in 2011. (A breakdown of fees was missing for 2010).
In John-Williams first two years at the helm, the incumbent spent almost twice as much as he splashed out TT$1,260,960 on legal fees in 2016 and a further $766,276 in 2017 for a total of TT$2,027,236.
During this time, the TTFA has been unable to pay coaches, players and other creditors.
Brereton said the Futsal Team filed an application for enforcement proceedings but are unsure as to whether this was done before the TTFA lodged their appeal.
I think our application went in before their appeal but, come next Wednesday, we will appear before the master and will be directed by the court, said Brereton. This just goes to show that this man is not to be trusted in any kind of forum.
You ask for 28 days to pay and never indicate to us that youre going to appeal. What is that? That is not the behaviour of a gentlemen.
TTFAs Grounds for Appeal:
That the decision is unreasonable and cannot be supported and is against the weight of the evidence and in particular the [Futsal teams] own evidence;
The Court erred in finding that Raymond Tim Kee had the capacity to enter into binding oral agreements on behalf of the [TTFA];
The Court erred in finding that there was an oral contract between the [Futsal Team] and the [TTFA];
The Court erred in finding that Clayton Morris had an agency agreement with the TTFA and failed to consider/adequately consider all the evidence before it, particularly as it is related to this issue;
The Court erred in finding that Clayton Morris had an agency agreement with the [TTFA] and/or failed to consider/adequately consider that the [Futsal Team] had never pleaded, or properly pleaded, this issue as part of any of their claims against the [TTFA]; and in fact the [Futsal Team] themselves rejected the notion or existence of agency in their closing submission;
The Court erred in misdirecting itself by failing to consider that the onus rests on the [Futsal Team] to plead and prove to the requisite standard the issue of agency;
The Court further erred and misdirected itself when it made a finding that the [TTFA] was required to disprove the alleged agencyparticularly as this was never pleadedand no evidence of said agency was ever led by the [Futsal Team] and the [TTFA] never had an opportunity to address or respond to this in their pleaded defence or their evidence;
The Court misdirected itself in the assessment of the evidence of Jerwyn Balthazar, Sterlin O Brian and Perry Martin and took into consideration irrelevant matters, which were never pleaded and which the [TTFA] were never called upon to answer.
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Futsal team to receive $270,000 plus.
By Yohance Simonette (Newsday).
Court orders First Citizens to release TTFA funds
JUST over two weeks after the High Court issued the TT Football Association's (TTFA) with a garnishee order, the court yesterday gave consent to lawyers representing this country's national futsal team to receive from TTFA's six frozen accounts at First Citizens Bank, a figure of over $270,000 about half the sum awarded by the court last December.
The futsal team was represented yesterday by attorneys Keston McQuilkin and Melissa Keisha Roberts-John. One or both of the attorneys will receive a cheque from First Citizens, from which funds will be distributed to the claimants, comprising 15 former national futsal players and five members of the team's then technical staff.
"It is an indication that the justice system in this country works," said the team's then manager Ronald Brereton following the court matter.
The lawsuit stemmed from an agreement between the futsal team and former TTFA president Raymond Tim Kee to pay the national players salaries, stipends and match fees in part for their representation at the Concacaf Futsal Championship, which took place in Costa Rica, in May, 2016.
Current president of the TTFA David John-Williams, who could not be reached for comment yesterday, previously said action against the TTFA by the futsal team was just one of several lawsuits brought about by actions of the previous TTFA administration.
The matter with the Futsal team seemingly neared an end on December 13 last year when the team was awarded a figure of TT$475,743 plus interest at three per cent per annum, along with legal costs, which would now push the total figure closer to $600,000.
Brereton said the TTFA asked for an extension for it to receive a FIFA subvention, but instead used the opportunity to appeal. He believes the association used the opportunity to "buy time" through "deceptive methods", since it did not release funds from a US$600,000 FIFA subvention, which was received by the association.
"The attorneys on behalf of the TTFA (after the ruling) advised that they were getting a FIFA subvention late December, early January (2019), and they asked us for 28 days' stay so they can make the payment. Instead of making the payment, they then filed an appeal. When we learned this, we went to the court and sought a garnishee order on their accounts," Brereton said, adding that their failure to use funds from the subvention made way for new questions regarding the association's spending habits and defiance of court orders.
"I am advised, subject to correction, that the association received some US$600,000 when we gave them 28 days stay. We have not received a cent. And then you turn around and file an appeal. That's how gentlemen operate."
Asked how the legal team will pursue the outstanding sum, Brereton said, "We will be guided by our attorneys. Let us get this out of the way, but we want all of our money."
He added that their decision last December to allow the TTFA 28 days to make the payment was done in "good faith" and that the latest order by the court was not where he wanted the case to reach to the detriment of the organisation and to football at large.
"The thing about it is, if you are dealing with people who are humane and genuine in their approaches to you, then you can meet halfway and there will be decent room for compromise. But this TTFA does not leave me with any alternative but to fight them," said Brereton.
"It is a matter of deception and deception by the TTFA president, because ask any member of the TTFA board, if they are aware of what is going on in the court, and every man will tell you no."
The bank is expected to receive, perhaps today, a letter directing it to prepare a cheque, from which funds will be distributed amongst the claimants, comprising 15 players and five members of the team's technical staff.
The players are, Cyrano Glen, Colin Joseph, Kerry Joseph, Jameel Neptune, Kevin Graham, Anthony Small, Kevaughn Connell, Keston Guy, Kareem Perry, Noel Williams, Jamel Lewis, Ishmael Daniel, Bevon Bass, Adrian Pirthysingh and Jerwyn Balthazar.
Along with Brereton on the technical staff are, Clayton Morris, Sterling O'Brian, Perry Martin and Brent Elder.
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Yuh nominated to fix football, so yuh building big home of football, and football and admin staff falling apart. Yuh just hit we football for 6 years back..big home that no one can afford to live in, still homeless.
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Futsal to host Female Nat tourney.
T&T Guardian Reports.
The Futsal Association of T&T (FATT) is set to host its first National Women's Futsal Tournament on July 7 at the Eastern Regional Indoor Sports Arena in Tacarigua.
Ten teams will do battle for the bragging rights, preparation ahead of this season and a whopping $10,000 in cash prizes.
FATT president Geoffrey Edwards said in a release yesterday the tournament was conceptualised from the country's historic representation at the third Summer Youth Olympics last October in Buenos Aires, Argentina at which the team performed with credit but was ousted at the group stage.
"After a historic representation at the 3rd Summer Youth Olympics, last October in Buenos Aires, Argentina, FATT decided to make female inclusivity one of five pillars in its Strategic Plan or 2019 to 2024. In our effort to drive participation amongst the female footballing population to this exciting variant, we decided to explore many mechanisms, beginning with the hosting of a national competition, Edwards said.
"There are many more plans to ensure this pillar is strengthened and upholds the values of the house of local futsal."
The event is open for females of all ages and the winner will walk away with a cheque for $7,000 and a trophy, and the runner-up $3,000. There will also be prizes for the 'Most Valuable Player" (MVP), "Most Goals" and "Best Goal Keeper". It will be entirely free to the public.
Registration is underway at a cost of $1,000 per team, and each club, academy and school will be allowed to register a maximum of two teams. It will be governed strictly by FIFAs futsal rules and regulations and will be officiated by futsal certified referees.
To register teams are asked to contact futsal officials at (471-6316), send info to (futsaltt@gmail.com) or on Facebook and Instagram (@Futsal868).
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WATCH: President of the Futsal Association of Trinidad and Tobago Geoffrey Edwards gives an insight into the direction of the sport.
https://www.youtube.com/v/9Mlrimh3Bjg
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TTFA meets with Futsal Association members.
TTFA Media.
TTFA First Vice President Clynt Taylor TTFAs 1st Vice President (Members Affairs) met with Geoffrey Edwards and Nigel Roberts President and Vice President of the FUTSAL Association of Trinidad and Tobago (FATT), respectively on Thursday, November 28th, 2019.
The meeting continued the associations relationship building initiative with Member Associations and key stakeholders in the local football fraternity.
The following items were discussed:
1. Activity summary of FATT over the last 18 months including (but not limited to) the preparation of the Girls National Futsal Team to the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympics in Argentina; hosting of the FIFA Futsal Coaching Course and Grassroots Festival; the execution of the Lets Play! Futsal Sensitisation Caravan in primary and secondary schools throughout Trinidad and Tobago; sport administrator development; stakeholder engagements and establishment of members through community based futsal-specific academies.
2. Recruitment of a Head Coach for the Mens National Futsal Team for CONCACF Mens Futsal Qualifiers to be held from May 4-10, 2020. A TTFA issued vacancy advert was issued by the previous administration. The deadline for the submission of applications was Friday November 15, 2019. To date, all applicants were non-nationals of Trinidad & Tobago.
3. Recruitment of Technical Staff and Players Pool for the Mens National Futsal Team
4. FATTs Strategic 4 year plan was discussed. The 5 pillars of the Plan include grassroot development, coaching development, female inclusivity, performance development and brand building. TTFA requested FATT submits a comprehensive budget for activities related to the plan.
5. FATT requested direct involvement and guided input with the TTFA Technical Commitee for the sport of futsal.
6. FATT is in the process of revising its Constitution which is in the final stages of editing as guided by experienced legal input.
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Was superintendent killed over food feud? Former national footballer created security risk.
By Mark Bassant (T&T Guardian)
The Futsal programme was introduced to the nations prison in April 2017 with the assistance of former national footballer Clayton Morris. It seemed to be having a positive impact inside the jails. However, the murder of Prisons Superintendent Wayne Jackson in October 2018 exposed a dark side of the programme. Following investigations, Guardian Media interviewed Prisons Commissioner Gerald Wilson who spoke frankly about Jacksons murder and the Futsal programme. Here is the first part of his interview with GMLs Lead Editor of the Investigative Desk Mark Bassant.
I want to take you back to the Futsal final in July 2018 which was on a Saturday. Prisons officers I spoke with said Mr Clayton Morris had a meeting with Mr Jackson and other senior officers prior to the final to decide on the menu which was buss up shut and curry chicken. However, when the food arrived and two black Navarras pulled up outside, the first prisons officer raised a red flag and he called upstairs. A prisons officer then said let them through and they got to the second gate and then to the gym and where it was discovered there was packaged food which also contained wild meat. Mr Jackson said he could not allow the wild meat inside. Can you confirm this was the case?
Wilson: That is correct what you have outlined on the day of the incident that is what I heard. I was on vacation but that is what I heard. The Commissioner of Prisons has the prerogative to authorise or not authorise food to come in. Some of the programmes, for instance, some of the small churches come in at Christmas time and then we allow them to bring food at the end of the session in the spirit of Christmas but it must be from a caterer who we would have assessed. It cannot be from Tom, Dick, and Harry for security reasons. When it comes in, we search, we also search to ensure nothing is illicit in the items.
At the meeting with Clayton Morris he was told it was a caterer and the caterer must not be associated with an inmate, it must be an independent person vetted by us. My information is that it did not happen! I think in Clayton Morriss case he did a fantastic job in terms of the Futsal. In terms of the relationship, this is where the outmanoeuvring comes in, so I do not know who would have convinced him because, but Clayton Morris came from UTT, which was a UTT programme. They would send him out and he would do these programmes. So I understand the day of the finals they realise it had wild meat and they were like who authorise this and then Mr Jackson said that he was not going to take it. But Ill tell you this my information is too that Mr Jackson said the food is here already, we will not take the wildmeat but well take the other things and search them and what have you.
Did you think Mr Jacksons denial of the food could have been a reason for his death?
Wilson: Whether Mr Jacksons death was due to the denial of food I do not know but prior to that incident with the Futsal and the finals, there was another issue with Mr Jackson and something else he decided he did not want to entertain and it is suggested that may have been the reason and not so much the final of the Futsal.
What was that?
Wilson: That would have been the Eid celebration and the same bringing of the food and things like that, so I understand that some persons were not too happy about the denial of that meal and information is a bit not so conclusive in terms of what would have created the agitation. I suspect it would have been something. I mean no one would have gone at a Superintendent at that level unless there was something that created that problem, so we look at Futsal on one end and the other thing on the other end. Which one it is I do not know. But I am saying that is another thing you can look at too, which one was it that was bandied about, these persons wanted the meal and he said no, and it created some hard feelings and that type of thing and then they had the Futsal thing where some of the food was turned away so, when you look at both of them you can probably weigh it.
In a previous conversation with now Acting Commissioner of Prisons Dane Clarke he said there was an internal investigation into all aspects of Futsal as well as an ongoing police investigation. Can you give us clarity on where this investigation has reached and why was the Futsal programme stopped?
Wilson: My concern, when I got the information, would have been the food coming in and the fact there was a meeting held and how we could hold a meeting with Clayton Morris. He would have been given certain instructions and information and then move contrary to that that is one of the things I wanted to be investigated. However, the aspect with Mr Jackson and whether it was because of that, that would be a police investigation. But internally that bothered me. Why would you have a meeting? You would have been told the yess and the nos and then decide to do what you want.
Why would persons be able to bring those items if they were told differently? So then remember Mr Jackson was a popular Superintendent and person and his death created some animosity among officers, so in that regard, I decided that because Clayton Morris would have been targeted as the person who would have allowed those persons to come in and probably did not manage the thing properly and in order not to bring grief to officers or continued grief I decided (1) we would investigate to find out what would have caused that and (2) to cut the programme for a while so officers will not see him and rehash what happened.
In reference to the internal investigation alluded to by Mr Clarke and Jacksons death, where has that reached since it has been more than a year and a half?
Wilson: We suffer from closure most times when officers die. We keep asking the question how and officers remain with anxiety and disappointment and we do not ever get closure. We are still guessing what caused it and who would have done it. It is not a nice feeling.
There was another incident involving Mr Morris and him bringing in a civilian with him in his vehicle during the Futsal program at the Maximum Security Prison. I understand prisons officers were very concerned about this incident?
Wilson: I had spoken to Clayton about it. I called him and I said I heard this transpired and I am totally upset about it I say because the programme is not popular you have to remember I have a duty of care to officer and inmate so if officers are aggrieved about something I have to understand where they coming from too and what you did there was absolutely wrong and even though you saw the person and you realise they walking in and they late, let them go through the gate you cannot bring them in your vehicle.
I was really was upset, I told him the same way I endorse the programme is the same way I shut it down as fast as I endorse it.
Is it because he created a security risk?
Wilson: Exactly and the officers are right if they upset about it they are quite right. I say I do not care who it is I called him and if you speak to him he will tell you I did that, I really chastised him for it you know the programme not popular among a lot of officers they did not want it. They found a lot of these high-risk inmates having it their way and there you are coming in now and saying you giving somebody a lift. I say how could you do that and the reason we allowed him to come on the compound with his vehicle because he brought in the balls and all the thing and we allowed him that and we would have searched him as anybody else.
Though Futsal has been stopped indefinitely, how would you sum up the programmes performance in the prisons?
Wilson: I thought it was a really good programme and it created a bit of comfort among those persons who were always in fights and by the time they got to play, there was a level of calm among those persons who were always rowdy and use to fight. The programme I later decided to move to other prisons then.
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Morris: I did not bring in any food
T&T Guardian
Former national player Clayton Morris, who had been co-ordinating the Futsal programme inside the prisons, denied that he was the one responsible for bringing the food, some of which was turned back by deceased Superintendent Wayne Jackson in July 2018.
One of the officers escorted me into the jail and I brought in equipment, trophies, and drinks, said Morris
I was not responsible for bringing any wild meat into the prison at all. In fact, I did not know anything about it. It was the caterers that brought in the food and then I got a call that there was wild meat. I told them I did not know anything about that.
Something came in and I got blamed for it. It was not what I had ordered. They told me that something came in, in a bucket and I told them I did not know about that, he insisted.
Morris said in the past he had complied with all the rules and regulations set down by prison officials.
If anything is not supposed to go in by the gate then It will not get past the gate, he said.
Questioned about allowing an inmates wife into his vehicle and driving onto the compound Morris said: They have to do what they do. I really dont have any comment on that. I followed all the rules most of the time. How could they say I breached the rules?
Morris said the wife of the inmate was not allowed to go into the prison compound with him, but rather was sent back to enter the civilian entrance and was subjected to the routine search.
However, Prisons Commissioner Gerald Wilson, who had cause to call Morris and caution him after this incident, said that the female visitor was in fact allowed to go through the same entrance that Morris was allowed in after she was thoroughly searched.
Wilson explained that Morris was allowed to enter the MSP compound with his vehicle and he would normally be searched because of the Futsal program. However, civilians Wilson explained had to pass through the entrance designated for civilians and be subjected to a search.
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Konstin appointed Head Coach of T&T Mens Futsal Team.
TTFA Media.
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association is pleased to announce Constantine Konstin as the Head coach of the National Mens Futsal team.
Konstin, who is also a FIFA and CONCACAF Futsal coaching instructor, is the former head coach of the T&T U-18 Women Futsal team that participated at the Junior Olympics in Buenos Aires in 2018. He is also a former United States national team futsal player. He was also coach/player of the US Futsal team which participated in the 1987 Pacific Rim Cup and was on the US Futsal Federation board of directors between 1988-1990.
Paul Decle has been appointed as assistant coach along with the rest of the technical staff which is as follows:
Dunstan Williams (Assistant Coach/Goalkeeper Coach)
Marvin Driggs (Trainer)
Brenton Bain (Physio)
Stephen Bernard (Equipment Manager)
Nigel Roberts (Manager)
T&T will join 19 other nations in the 2020 Concacaf Futsal Championship from May 1-10, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. This tournament will also serve as qualifiers for the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania.
The 10-day competition in Guatemala City will be played at the Domo Polideportivo and Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium. Both venues have a long history within Futsal, after having hosted multiple international competitions, including the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Konstin replaces former Strike Squad captain Clayton JB Morris who served as Mens National Futsal Team head coach for the 2016 World Cup qualifying cycle. At present, Morris is assistant coach of the Boys National Under-15 Team.
The 20 Concacaf Member Association set to participate in the competition are (in alphabetical order): Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Martinique, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sint Maarten, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and USA.
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Reading that there is disquiet in a certain corner regarding the non-retention of Clayton Morris as futsal coach. The voice in opposition is crying out in the wilderness without a echo. The coaching change is supportable and it is not a repudiation of Morris' tenure. It was time to make that move. Although I might have looked elsewhere for expertise and retained Morris in the mix, that wasn't necessary.
That stated, the TTFA must treat with the FATT issue as it must with the Veterans association issue. Swiftly and sensibly.
Maybe free Clayton to make a statement on the matter?Otherwise, one retains the sense that the dissenter is fighting the fight on behalf of a conveniently muzzled Clayton.
At the end of the day, futsal and beach soccer offer shorter paths to giant steps than 11 v 11. Let's see whether Konstin can make strides.
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Brereton: TTFA mamaguy Clayton; Look Loy: Konstin was best choice for Futsal
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868).
Former Mens National Futsal Team manager Ronald Brereton has criticised the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical committee for overlooking Clayton Morris for job of national head coach and accused the local football body of siding with the illegitimate Futsal Association of Trinidad and Tobago (FATT).
However, technical committee chairman Keith Look Loy suggested Brereton is conflating two separate topicsthe TTFAs appointment of national Futsal coaches; and the operations of FATTand insisted that Morris remains a national coach and is satisfied with his current status.
Breretons ire was provoked on Wednesday when the TTFA formally appointed American Constantine Konstin, a former USA international Futsal player and Fifa and Concacaf Futsal instructor, as Trinidad and Tobago Mens National Futsal Team head coach.
Konstin will be supported by Paul Decle (assistant coach), Dunstan Williams (assistant coach/goalkeeper coach), Marvin Driggs (trainer), Brenton Bain (therapist), Stephen Bernard (equipment manager) and Nigel Roberts (manager).
Brereton noted that the TTFA had not included a single member of the last Futsal team that won bronze at the 2016 Caribbean Championship. On 13 December 2018, the entire Futsal coaching staff and players were awarded a settlement for more than a half million dollars by the High Court for unpaid salaries and stipends due from the local football body, which was then led by former TTFA president David John-Williams.
Brereton, who has worked with the National Futsal team since 2004, suggested that Morris was only given the post of Boys National Under-15 Team head coach to appease him.
It is passing strange that, as a national coach, you win two gold medals in 2004 and 2008 (the team did not participate in 2012) and 2016 you get bronze, you apply for the post of head coach and they turn you down, said Brereton. The TTFA has to answer why. Is it that the TTFA has blacklisted us because of the court action?
They mamaguy Clayton [Morris] as Under-15 assistant coach to take away the Futsal job. My position is Clayton Morris was unfairly treated by this present TTFA.
[] Clayton Morris is the only coach in Trinidad and Tobago that coaches Futsallook at the programme he ran in prisons. So they ran a Futsal coaching course in Trinidad recently but are those fellahs actually coaching Futsal anywhere?!
Brereton said that, although he could not speak on Morris behalf, he felt saddened for the former Strike Squad captain and Trinidad and Tobago Hall of Famer.
I really feel it for Clayton, he said. It is not to say he was unsuccessful or he was a bad coach. I dont know what [the technical committee] said to him but I know he applied and was unsuccessful.
Did Morris feel he was being unfairly treated? The UTT FC head coach declined comment to Wired868 and claimed that his code of conduct as National Under-15 coach does not permit him to discuss such matters with the media.
However, Look Loy said that, as far as he knew, Morris was fine and happy to work in the capacity decided upon by the technical committee. Further, he said Morris past successes did not guarantee continual employment for him or his staff.
That is like saying Real Madrid cant fire their coach when they win La Liga, said Look Loy. It was the opinion of the technical committee that the new staff is the one they should recommend to the board. Clayton [Morris] has had three tilts at the national job already. He is now on the eleven a side section [and] someone new is being given an opportunity, who is very qualified as a Fifa instructor and Concacaf instructor.
[] I have been in regular contact with Clayton and saw him up to yesterday [at the National Under-15 Team training session] and Clayton hasnt mentioned it at all.
Look Loy dismissed any inference that Morris new post as National Under-15 Team assistant coach was meant to offer a soft landing to the former Futsal head coach.
It is not linked at all, said Look Loy. I had multiple conversations with Clayton and he was quite happy to work with a national youth team and had no demands or requirements about being head coach.
His attitudewhich I give him full credit forwas he was willing to work in any capacity in any job which he was required. I spoke to him just yesterday and he seemed quite happy.
Much of Breretons angst comes from the strained relationship that he and Morris share with interim FATT president Geoffrey Edwards. In October 2015, then TTFA president Raymond Tim Kee appointed an interim Futsal Association headed by Morris and Edwards. However, Morris and Edwards soon fell out and, although Edwards continues to act as president and voted in two TTFA elections, the current Futsal executive members have never faced the polls themselves.
How come the Futsal Association is allowed to get away without a formal election? asked Brereton, who said he did not apply for a managerial post within the current set-up as he never saw that job advertised. On what basis is the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association supporting Futsal? You bring a foreign coach from the United States of America: ent you have to house him, give him a travel allowance or car and pay him in US dollars? What is the cost implications of using a foreigner instead of a local coach?
And then you are crying about how you are 60 million in debt. Is that making financial sense? Was this a decision of TTFA or the Futsal Association? And I maintain the Futsal Association is an illegal body.
Look Loy tried to address each of Breretons concerns.
First, he was unaware of what advertisements might have been used for managerial positions within the National Futsal team. (The current Futsal team manager, Roberts, is also FATTs general secretary and one of its two voting delegates.) He admitted that the FATT did indeed recommend Konstin for the top Futsal job but said the final decision was the technical committees.
The Futsal association made recommendations but they still had to be vetted by the technical committee, which we did, said Look Loy. They wanted that person and we agreed he was a good choice. Clayton has never worked abroad and he never worked here, except for one stint with the Womens Under-18 Team [at the 2018 Youth Olympics]. So it is difficult to compare the two.
[Konstin] has done a lot within US Futsal circles, particularly within youth circles. We thought it would be a good move to bring someone with international experience to bear with the team.
[] And just for the information of people who believe he is getting a fantastic price. He is getting no more than [Angus] Eve or [Jason] Spence or other local youth coaches; and he is getting it in local currency too. So he is getting a local salary at a local level.
The Futsal Association agreed to pay for his airfare and local accommodation That wasnt the only criteria we used [to appoint him] but we took that into consideration and we proceeded
Look Loy denied that the TTFA offered any surreptitious support to the Futsal Association.
The National Futsal Team of Trinidad and Tobago belongs to the TTFA and not to the Futsal Association of Trinidad and Tobago, he said. People do not grasp that. Their legitimacy is a separate and distinct issue. So we have appointed a staff for the National Futsal Team, which is under the control of the TTFA.
The Futsal Association, he said, is already operating well outside of its interim term and that must end soon.
The TTFA general secretary [Ramesh Ramdhan] has already written to the Futsal Association of Trinidad and Tobago pointing out to them that they were appointed by Raymond Tim Kee as an interim body in October 2015, said Look Loy. They went through four years without an election, they have no membership that we know of, and we have never seen any minutes from them.
They are now in a fifth year. They have to prove that they are compliant. They most produce a constitution, proof of constitutionally approved meetings, minutes of said meetings with membership attending, and they have to prove they have held an election.
If they cannot do that, the TTFA will step in. There are two issues here and they are two different issues that are not even related to each other.
We are fully aware of the issues within Futsaland I am might add that the same situation arises with Beach Football. These two situations will be addressed.
Look Loy said the National Futsal Team will begin screening sessions by next weekend and Konstin is expected to be in the country by then. At present, the technical committee is waiting for the approval of training venues from the Sport Company.
The TTFA then hopes to provide Konstin and his troops with a short camp at the Costa Rica FAs training centre, prior to their Concacaf competition in May, which will allow them to have four or five warm-up games.
Should finance permit, the TTFA will also bring in a specialist goalkeeper coach from Cuba to work with the team from April.
Otherwise, Look Loy reported that five outdoor national teams are training at present with two more set to join them soon.
The Mens National Under-17 and Under-15 Teams started training on Saturday, headed by Angus Eve and Keith Jeffrey respectively. Due to a shortage of venues because of ongoing works at several national stadia, the Under-17s will operate primarily out of Mucurapo West Secondary with the Under-15s at El Dorado West Secondary.
The Mens National Under-20 Team, headed by Derek King, should begin training on Wednesday at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar.
The Womens National Under-17 and Under-20 Teams begun training last month under the guidance of Richard Hood while Jason Spence will start the Womens National Under-15 programme next Saturday at the Trinity College East ground.
There is also a girls training programme in Tobago that is meant to augment the work of the Trinidad-based team.
We have four Under-17 girls in Tobago who are training under Corbyn Cooper as part of a wider girls programme there, said Look Loy. We are doing what we can to ensure they have a fair chance as possible.
Mens National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick, according to Look Loy, will hand over his own training plans tomorrow.
At present, the TTFA has not stopped national coaches from operating at club level. Eve and Jeffrey, for instance, not only coach two national youth teams but are also involved in the running of Pro League teams Tiger Tanks Club Sando and San Juan Jabloteh respectively from their senior to youth set-ups.
Look Loy said that the technical committee will monitor all staffs to ensure there were no issues as a result.
I personally made it clear that there is to be no clashing of schedules; and if there is a clash, then the national team comes first, said Look Loy. I made it clear to them all and it was agreed. We will monitor to make sure there is no conflict and, if there is, we will resolve it in the TTFAs favour.
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Futsal screening sessions for T&T national men's senior team in preparation for World Cup qualifiers in May 2020. The World Cup will be held in Lituania from 12th September to the 4th October.
Saturday 8th February
Southern Regional Indoor Sport Arena, Pleasantville
10am
Tuesday 11th and Thursday 13th February
Central Regional Indoor Sport Arena, Chaguanas
6pm
Saturday 15th February
Montgomery Recreational Courts, Montgomery
630pm
Sunday 16th February
Eastern Regional Indoor Sport Arena, Tacarigua
10am
North Zone venue and date TBD.
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Dear Editor: TTFA committed injustice on Clayton in Futsal appointments
Wired868.
[] The TTFA, given that they had all this information prior to making the appointment of the FUTSAL technical staff, must explain to the FUTSAL communityand by extension, the people of this countryon what basis and by what authority, did they accept the recommendations of FATT, in the appointment of the FUTSAL technical staff.
The following Letter to the Editor criticising the decision of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) to appoint new staff to the Mens National Futsal Team was submitted to Wired868 by former team manager Ronald Brereton:
In a Wired868 article last weekend, TTFA technical committee chairman Mr Keith Look Loy accused me of conflating two separate topicsthe TTFAs appointment of National FUTSAL Coaches; and the operations of FATT.
Mr Look Loy must not be allowed to play smart with foolishness.
Look Loy: [FATT] went through four years without an election, they have no membership that we know of, and we have never seen any minutes from them. They are now in a fifth year. They have to prove that they are compliant. They most produce a constitution, proof of constitutionally approved meetings, minutes of said meetings with membership attending, and they have to prove they have held an election.
Bear in mind that two words that were always present in the campaign of the victorious team at the last TTFA Elections were transparency and accountability.
So the technical committee and the TTFA were well aware of these facts, as stated in the very words of Mr Look Loy.
Given all of the above, it is clear that FATT does not represent anybody; and most of all, FATT does not represent the views of the FUTSAL community in Trinidad and Tobago; but instead its own selfish agenda.
It follows therefore that the technical committee and the TTFA, given that they had all this information prior to making the appointment of the FUTSAL technical staff, must explain to the FUTSAL communityand by extension, the people of this countryon what basis and by what authority, did they accept the recommendations of FATT, in the appointment of the FUTSAL technical staff.
Further, on what basis and authority was FATT allowed to vote in not just one, but two TTFA elections.
Mr Look Loy claims that Clayton Morris is satisfied with his present status as a National Coach. Whereas I cannot speak for Mr Morris nor will I attempt to, I must ask Mr Look Loy: how would you feel if you were in Mr Morris position?
If for 16 years you were head coach of a successful national team that gave this country two gold medals and one bronze medal in that time, then to be un-ceremoniously removed without even the benefit of an exit interview.
We were put out of the teams hotel in Guatemala in 2008 and put out again in Costa Rica in 2016not one word of apology from the TTFA. Not one word of thanks to the outgoing technical staff for service rendered to the FUTSAL community and the people of Trinidad and Tobago.
I wonder if Mr Morris was not [mandated] to follow the TTFAs Code of Conduct for national coaches, what his position on this would be.
So Mr Look Loy it is not two separate issues, it is one major issue, and we intend to hang it around your neck so that it can be displayed at all times on your chest.
In the words of the late comrade Bennett Berkley of the OWTU, this decision of the technical committee and the TTFA is an unfairment.
Injustice coated in the purest form of honey, coated in the strongest smelling cologne/perfume or fully immersed in faeces, remains injustice.
The decision of the Keith Look Loy-led technical committee and the TTFA regarding the appointment of a 2020 technical staff for the National Mens FUTSAL Team reeks of injustice and ought to be rescinded or revisited in the least.
Editors Note: The two incidents when the National Futsal Team players and staff were expelled from their hotels for non-payment of accommodation fees occurred during the tenure of past presidents Oliver Camps and David John-Williams respectively.
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Are we to conclude that for the two week period after Morris was announced as a U-15 coach, Morris believed that he remained as futsal coach?
(Konstin was announced as futsal coach about two weeks after the various age group staff were made public).
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WATCH: The 2020 CONCACAF Futsal Championship Draw. The tournament will take place in Guatemala between May 1 and May 10, 2020.
https://www.youtube.com/v/q2jES617YZY
Trinidad and Tobago is drawn with hosts Guatemala, Guadeloupe and a third opponent to be determined.
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Futsal coach calls Squad for training ahead of Concacaf qualifiers
TTFA Media.
Mens National Futsal Team head coach Constantine Konstin has called a pool of players to attend the next three training sessions as he continues preparations ahead of the CONCACAF Futsal Championship in Guatemala City in May.
The sessions are carded for Tuesday 10th, Thursday 12th and Saturday 14th March 2020 at the Ato Boldon Stadium outdoor area next to the Beach Soccer Pitch Each session begins at 6:30 pm and persons are required to be present thirty (30) mins prior to the start with a red and white jersey.
What I noticed immediately is that there is a huge talent pool in this country with both women and men. I was amazed when I came out to see the Pro League games, looking and scouting for players, by the amount of amazing skillful players, explosive players, talented and athletic players that there are. So I feel confident that we can put a great team together and do our best to get to Lithuania in September, Konstin told TTFA Media.
I can tell you that with the quality of players you have there is no reason why Trinidad and Tobago shouldnt be one of the top forty countries in the world. Iceland did it and they have a population of 300,000 and I know that they dont have a talent that you have here. But they have a coaching education that is huge so that helps a lot. The talent is here and you just need to get out there and find the right people who want to be coaches
We have put a pool together so our goal is to start training three days a week and then well add sessions as we get closer to the tournament. We have to be patient as a lot of the players are also playing in the Pro League here. Right now the focus is the next set of training sessions at Ato Boldon.
The beauty about soccer and futsal is that you play with a ball and with your feet but there are other aspects as in both soccer and futsal there has to be a high IQ and skill. In futsal you have to have more IQ and skill because you are playing in smaller, tight areas, Konstin added.
Players Called for Training
Non-Pro League / Unattached
Russell Alfred, Keston Guy, Dwayne Edwards, Omri Beard, Denrick Eve, Cyrano Glen,Kareem Perry, Jokiah Leacock, Kwesi Peterson, Shane Hospedales, Nicholas Alfred, Jayson Joseph, Andrew Tinto, Dejon Roper. Kern Cupid.
PRO LEAGUE CLUBS:
CUNUPIA FC - Kevon Woodley
POINT FORTIN CIVIC Justin Sadoo
DEFENCE FORCE Brent Sam, Adrian Welch, Curtis Gonsalves, Jelani Felix, Andre Marchan (GK), Reon Moore, Justin Garcia, Aaron Lester, Dylon King, Jerwyn Balthazar.
AC PORT OF SPAIN Jean-Paul Rochford
W. CONNECTION - Jason Belfon, Mark Ramdeen, Rhondel Gibson
CLUB SANDO - Shaqkeem Joseph, Trevin Caesar, Kelvin Henry (GK), Darnell Hospedales, Anthony Charles
LA HORQUETTA RANGERS Keron Cummings, Tyrone Charles, Jamal Creighton, Jabari St Hillaire (GK), Aikim Andrews, Kadeem Corbin, Ross Russell Jr
CENTRAL FC - Jameel Neptune, Sean Bonval, Noel Williams, Cleon John (GK)
POLICE FC - Theon Brown (GK)
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Ah like it! Sense, coach! Several of those names of the PL players make exceptional sense. Boom!
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Ah like it! Sense, coach! Several of those names of the PL players make exceptionalnatural sense. Boom!
Was wondering why this wasn't done from inception. Seemed natural to me ;D
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Ah like it! Sense, coach! Several of those names of the PL players make exceptional sense. Boom!
Suppose terry calls up a few of these pro league players now then what ?
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Ah like it! Sense, coach! Several of those names of the PL players make exceptional sense. Boom!
Suppose terry calls up a few of these pro league players now then what ?
I think that's sorted.
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WATCH: On the Sport with Geoffrey Edwards, President of the Futsal Association of Trinidad and Tobago
https://www.youtube.com/v/iEgvb553mgA
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Venezuelans in Siparia organise futsal tournament.
By Grevic Alvarado (Newsday).
VENEZUELAN Futsal arrived in T&T and is about to open its first official championship in Siparia.
More than 16 teams are preparing to participate in the league organised by the Siparia Spurs Club.
Moiss Prez Mcnishj, the main organiser of the tournament, said that the idea is to be able to start the first week of September.
"We aspired to start the championship with 12 teams, but many people have been joining the proposal and it has expanded to 16 clubs from Trinidad and Venezuela," said Prez Mcnishj.
The first meeting with the teams will be on August 1, but they still have to confirm the place.
The championship will have as its main venues the Siparia Court, the Debe Gym and the Pleasantville Gym.
"The problem with the courts here is that most of them are made of asphalt and it is not recommended, so we are making contacts in other stadiums so that the tournament will spread throughout TT," said Moiss Prez Mcnishj.
"In Venezuela, futsal is played professionally and our idea is to be able to create a professional league in T&T, so that the locals learn futsal techniques and tactics that are different from soccer," he said.
It is expected that several professional Venezuelan players, who have come to T&T due to the economic and social problems of their country, will participate in this tournament.
"Currently we have great futsal players here, many of them have been joining the teams because they want to play, that will guarantee a high-level league that Trinidadians would surely like," said Moiss Prez Mcnishj.
For now, they will continue to organise and search for other venues to play the games when the tournament starts.
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Futsal development in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
futsalfocus.net
Todays interview is with Geoffrey Edwards, the President of the Futsal Association of Trinidad & Tobago since 2014. Geoffrey is one of the youngest Sport Administrators in the southern-most Caribbean with over 15-years of international work experience in the Oil and Gas industry. He possesses an International Master in Management, Law, and Humanities of Sport (also known as the FIFA Master) which was completed in 2019. Presently, Geoffrey is Trinidad and Tobagos Programme Coordinator for The International Centre for Sports Studies, known mostly by the initials CIES from the French Centre International dEtude du Sport whilst driving the development of futsal and its awareness in his own country. One project, in particular, that is driving awareness is the Associations weekly online show called Futsal868 Corner Talks. This talk show incorporates interviews with relevant discussion on a wide range of topics with many credible, experienced, and successful global sporting executives and athletes.
Geoffrey, thank you for agreeing to this interview and welcome to Futsal Focus!
FF: Can you give Futsal Focus readers an understanding of where Futsal was in terms of its development in T&T before becoming President of the Futsal Association of Trinidad & Tobago?
GE: The Futsal Association of Trinidad and Tobago (Futsal868) was ratified as a full-body member of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) in February 2014. Prior to this, the sport of futsal was none existent administratively. On the field of play, the same adjective could be used as there were few competitions and no leagues. The only meaningful activity was the participation of the Mens National Senior team in World Cup Qualifiers through the CONCACAF Championship. Participation in the latter tournament occurred only in 2004, 2008, and 2016.
FF: What has been the journey of the sport of futsal in Trinidad & Tobago since becoming a full-body member of the National Governing Body?
GE: The trajectory for the development of the sport of futsal in Trinidad and Tobago has been a steep upward climb. As one of the youngest members of the TTFA, there were many obstacles and teething problems in our first four years of existence. Many individuals resisted our vision, which is to positively impact the national sporting landscape. However, we overcame and we are embracing the many lessons learned from each stepping stone. In September 2017, the Futsal868 hosted the instructor-led CONCACAF Futsal Coaching Course with twelve (12) participants, who received certifications upon completion. Our true defining moment was in 2018 when the Futsal868 was given the sole task to prepare a Girls Under 17 team to participate in the Buenos Aires Youth Olympics where Futsal was played for the first time at the Olympic Movement. With only two (2) months to prepare, we employed the bro-bono services of U.S. duo of Mr. Constantie Konstin and Mr. Otto Orf who performed miracles for a commendable showing on the international stage. Their service of love, the dedication of the Futsal868s Executives, players, and their parents impacted us tremendously to growand we have.
FF: Since launching the Futsal868s 5-year Strategic Plan in 2019, what has been achieved to date, and how have you adapted it since the Covid-19 pandemic?
GE: The Futsal868 5-year Strategic Plan was adopted democratically by the National Sporting Organisations Executives in March of 2019. The Plan has five (5) pillars which include Grassroot Development, Coaching Education, Female Inclusivity, and Brand Awareness Building. Since then, the Futsal868 has successfully executed the following activities based on the respective pillars:
1. Lets Play Futsal Caravan an interactive grassroots initiative that intends to take the growing sport of futsal to schools (primary and secondary) and communities throughout the country. To date, the Caravan has visited over 20 schools with an average of 7 schools per term.
2.The FIFA Futsal Coaching Course and Grassroots Festival was held in September 2019. It was facilitated by Graham Dell and supervised by Brent Rahim FIFA Futsal & Beach Soccer Development Manager. The Grassroots Festival was well attended with thirty-three (33) coaches successfully completed the course along with over sixty (60) children.
3. The establishment of a Technical Department to oversee the long term athletic development of futsal players with a focus on ages 5 to 15 years old.
As of March 2020, all activities related to the Strategic Plan were paused to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, in an effort to consistently speak to our stakeholders during the new normal, Futsal868 Corner Talks was created. This initiative is an online Meet-Up Series which is streamed via Futsal868 Facebook page and YouTube Channel where global sporting professionals shared and continue to share their experiences & perspectives on Futsal and social topics related to sports including racial inequality and social justice, mental health, and emotional intelligence, gender equality, and inclusion just to name a few.
To date, there has been twenty episodes with guests such as Mr. Michael Guco Head of Futsal in the Philippines; Jamaican Ms. Grace Jackson, Olympic medalist 200 m Silver at Seoul Olympics; Mr. Keith Tiozier Commissioner of the US Professional Futsal League; Mr. Otto Orf Assistant Coach of the US National Futsal Team; Yash Chugh former Indian Futsal Player and Mr. Brian Lewis President of the Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee. Additionally, there have been pivoting efforts include the creation of a 4-tier online coaching education programme, social media engagements and activations, traditional public relations activities, and continuous planning of on-flied activities including the launch of nation-wide futsal centers, tournaments, and leagues.
FF: Since launching Futsal 868 Corner Talks, you have spoken to various people. Can you discuss what you have learned from those within futsal that you can apply to your own plans and what have you learned from people outside of futsal that can also benefit your goals?
GE: As with any discussion involving subject matter experts, many lessons were learned that the Futsal868 has decided to incorporate as we move forward. These include (but not limited to):
a. Success is a slow and steady journey
b. Ensuring inclusivity at all levels of the Futsal868
c. The establishment of a Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
d. The use of psychometric assessment of our athletes and coaches
e. The inclusion of discussions on mental health, emotional intelligence and racial equality and social justice issues in the sport with our players, parents/guardian, athletes, and coaches
f. Ensuring the proper creation of a long term athlete development plan
FF: What do you envisage for T&Ts national development in 5 years and how do you hope to be competing on the international stage?
GE: In 5 years, the Futsal868 envisions:
a. The hosting of successful national leagues for men and women
b. The successful national competitive and recreational tournaments for both genders and all ages
c. The establishment of regional futsal centres for kids
d. Local coaches receiving futsal licensed accreditation
e. The continued growth of the Lets Play Futsal Caravan
f. Futsal be a more accepted sport and Futsal868 become a nationally recognized brand
g. Internationally, to be competing at the next FIFA Futsal World Cup, Youth Olympics, and youth tournaments
FF: What is your wish for futsal within the Caribbean region?
GE: Futsal is a great development and exciting sport that can be played in any country inclusive of the Caribbean Islands. The Futsal868 coins the sport The T20 of Football in reference to the shortened, fast-paced and entertaining version of the game of cricket that is extremely familiar to all within this region. There are many countries in the Caribbean that have experienced the sport with the consistency of play and development in each jurisdiction of varying degrees. Thus, it is my wish that Caribbean Sporting Administrators recognize the tremendous positive economic, social, and developmental value of futsal on their Island. Additionally, decision-makers who are interested in the sport can establish a Caribbean Futsal Committee or Task Force where sustainable ideas are generated and effectively executed for the positive benefit of the entire region.
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Futsal Association willing to stay athletes-centered
By Joel Bailey (Newsday).
THE FUTSAL Association of T&T (FATT) is willing to stay athletes-centered, even though T&T has been handed a suspension, from international football and competitions, by the global governing body FIFA.
On Sep. 24, FIFA imposed a sanction on T&T due to the delay from the former TT Football Association (TTFA) executive, headed by William Wallace, to withdraw their legal matter from the local High Court.
Wallace and his United TTFA team are fighting FIFAs decision to remove them from office, in March, and implement a normalisation committee, headed by Robert Hadad, due to mounting debts.
FATT issued a media release on Monday, saying, We remain committed to the development of our nations athletes and enhancement of knowledge of the sport of futsal.
Since our ratification as a full-body member of the TTFA in 2014, our communication message has been unequivocally
consistent to be an organisation that is athlete-centered and athlete-focused.
Touching on the matter between the TTFA and FIFA, the FATT media release said, This impasse should not be about choosing sides but rather about prioritising our greatest stakeholders our
athletes. It provides an opportune time to champion their cause as we circumnavigate through these uncertain and unsettling times.
In a telephone interview, FATT president Geoffrey Edwards asked, Has any stakeholder, any member of the TTFA, whether its been the ones who have always been in the media or those who have made few media appearances, spoken on behalf of the athletes?
Even our social media has shown that we have always been athletes-centered. If we do not speak on behalf of athletes, then why do we exist? If any organisation can tell us how the athletes can be affected by their decisions, short, medium and long-term, then we will definitely be a part of that conversation.
Asked about the feedback from the national futsal players regarding how they have been keeping active, despite the covid19 and TTFA situations, Edwards replied, All national teams belong to the T&T Football Association and a part of the member association.
I am also a part of the Whatsapp chat so, whenever the Zoom calls ended, the coach would send videos and, and maintain communication with the athletes themselves.
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Futsal association hosts virtual coaching education series
By Jonathan Ramnanansingh (T&T Newsday)
The Futsal Association of T&T (FATT) has commenced the first installation of its virtual futsal coaching education series.
The opening series was held on October 10, 17 and 24. The inaugural cohort comprised 12 graduates, including two Barbadians studying sport management at the tertiary level.
According to a release issued by FATT, on Wednesday, the course was facilitated by an international futsal and football development company with experienced and highly qualified instructors.
The instructors included Spaniard Dr Daniel Berdejo del Fresno, head of performance at the Bay Area Futsal Club in San Francisco and Italian Sergio Gargelli, head coach of Chinas futsal team.
This initiative follows the successful FIFA futsal coaching course and grassroots festival in September 2019.
The online certifiable course comprises four levels basic, level one, level two and professional.
The course is part of FATTs 2024 strategic plan. The main target audience is physical education teachers and certified football coaches who are involved in youth development, said Geoffrey Edwards, FATTs president.
He continued, Participants will be exposed to both theoretical and practical components which include the laws of the game, strategies and technical and tactical elements to be utilised when working with young persons.
Edwards added, The basic level introduces participants to the game of futsal; level one and level two focuses on coaching development for children six to 16 years old and 17 years and above, respectively; and the professional level gives in-depth coaching education for the proper development of a futsal professional.
The basic level course continues on November 7, 14 and 21 and costs $400 per participant. Level one gets under way on November 28-29 and December 5, 6, 12 and 13. This course costs $750.
Registration can also be done by contacting 787-7678, 399-4406 or futsaltt@gmail.com.
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Recent matches - full.
Brazil
Corinthians v Carlos Barbosa, quarterfinal. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nIfuY6EW00)
Leoas da Serra v Tabo Magnus, Supercopa final - women (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uys_0WZLK-w)
Spain
Levante v Barcelona, league. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_CBR4qJmko&t=1490s)
International friendly
Spain v Brazil (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyxuUorsS8w)
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Ballpest, Gonzales, De Silva, Woodley, JP Rochford among National Futsal team invitees.
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868).
Past and present Mens National Senior Team players Keron Ballpest Cummings, Curtis Boyo Gonzales, Sean De Silva, Yohance Marshall, Trevin Caesar and John-Paul Rochford were among a host of familiar names included on a list of 40 invited trainees for the Mens National Futsal Team, as Trinidad and Tobago resumes preparation for the 2021 Concacaf Futsal Championship.
The Trinidad and Tobago team will be guided by American Constantine Konstin who was re-appointed as head coach by the Fifa-appointed normalisation committee, according to a release by the TTFA Media.
The Concacaf Championship will be staged in Guatemala from 30 April to 9 May and serves as the qualifying competition for the Fifa Futsal World Cup, which should kick off in Lithuania this September.
Rochford, a former National Under-17 Team captain, was one of several players who were part of coach Terry Fenwicks recent training squad but missed out on selection for todays international friendly against the United States in Orlando.
Other Futsal invitees who are part of the current pool of outdoor international players include: Point Fortin Civic midfielder Justin Sadoo and the Defence Force due of winger Reon Moore and goalkeeper Aaron Enil.
Team manager and Futsal Association vice-president Nigel Roberts said there has been communication with Fenwick regarding their use of outdoor players and, while they try to use guys outside of the current frame, they are happy to relinquish players to the Qatar 2022 World Cup campaign if necessary.
We intend to have that communication to ensure a harmonious relationship between the National Futsal Team and the [outdoor] National Senior Team and youth teams regarding the use of players, Roberts told Wired868.
Three such players who were not included among the call-ups, due to National Senior Team commitments in Orlando, are attackers Brent Sam and Sean Bonval and defender Justin Garcia.
Roberts explained that they also still have to formally apply for clearance for their Defence Force call-ups.
There were invitations to a host of Terminix La Horquetta Rangers players too, such as Aikim Andrews, Tyrone Charles, Jamal Creighton, Ross Russell Jr, Kadeem Corbin and Cummings. Kontin would hope for better luck than Fenwick did with getting the Pro League outfit to release its players.
National Futsal Team assistant coach Paul Decle said Konstin challenged his staff to get the best available players on the twin island republic, so as to mount a serious challenge for a World Cup place.
Some of the players caught the eye during screening sessions that were held nationwideincluding in Tobagowhile others were scouted at Pro League games.
Futsal is played with four players and a goalkeeper. The DNA of a futsal team, according to Decle, is physically strong, two-footed central players complemented by quick, tricky wingers. All players are expected to be technically sound with good movement off the ball.
The current training squad still includes a few members of former coach Clayton JB Morris team which finished third in the 2016 Caribbean Futsal Tournament and competed in the subsequent Concacaf play-offs, such as Cyrano Glen, Kareem Perry, Keston Guy, Jameel Neptune and Noel Williams.
National Beach Soccer players Kevon Showtime Woodley and Omri Baird were also asked to try out for the National Futsal Team. Woodley is also a Pro League striker with Cunupia United while Baird is a former Presentation College (San Fernando) attacker.
The National Futsal Team will have its first training session from 6.30pm on Tuesday 2nd February at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, at the paved area at the entrance, next to the Beach Soccer pitch). Players are required to be present by 6pm and to have a red jersey and a white jersey.
(Invited Players)
Aaron Enil, Jabari St Hillaire, Kelvin Henry, Andre Marchan, Jokiah Leacock, Yohance Marshall, Justin Sadoo, Russell Alfred, Keston Guy, Devaughn Humphrey, Rhondel Gibson, Darnell Hospedales, Anthony Charles, Dwayne Edwards, Aikim Andrews, Kadeem Corbin, Ross Russell Jr, Jameel Neptune, Noel Williams, Denrick Eve, Kareem Perry, Kwesi Peterson, Shane Hospedales, Nicholas Alfred, Sean De Silva, Daniel Diaz, Adrian Welch, Curtis Gonzales, Jelani Felix, Reon Moore, Aaron Lester, John-Paul Rochford, Keron Cummings, Trevin Caesar, Tyrone Charles, Dylon King, Omri Baird, Cyrano Glen, Kevon Woodley, Jamal Creighton.
(Futsal Team Staff)
Constantine Konstin (head coach), Paul Decle (assistant coach), Dunstan Williams (goalkeeper coach), Nigel Roberts (manager), Stephen Bernard (equipment manager).
Editors note: The National Futsal Team is still to announce a physiotherapist/trainer to work the squad.
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National Futsal Team begin training at International School
T&T Guardian Reports.
A week since United States-based head coach Constantine Konstin officially took up duties, the Mens National Futsal team received some good news as the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has secured the indoor facility at the International School of Port-of-Spain (ISPS) for training sessions in the build-up to the CONCACAF Futsal Championship in Guatemala.
Previously the team had been utilising the outdoor court at the TTFA Home of Football but Konstin believes the access to the facility in Westmoorings will be a definite boost to the preparations. And there is a good reason for this.
We will be playing at the Domo Polideportivo and Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasiums in Guatemala. The floors at those facilities are the same floor as the International School of Port-of-Spain, so this is huge to be able to train on the same surface that we will be playing on in Guatemala, Konstin told TTFA Media on Monday.
It will allow us some good practice time which means the boys will get some familiarity with the surface. Its excellent to be able to have this court available to the National Mens Futsal team.
Konstin has been working closely with his staff at training since arriving from the US and is looking to push on with an intense regime over the coming weeks.
The first week back from a 14-day quarantine for me has been awesome. The players have been giving their all. The pool of players is represented by clubs like La Horquetta Rangers, Defence Force, Police and others. Our wonderful and hardworking staff has already screened over 350 players including those in Tobago, he continued.
I am extremely honoured to be given this position by the TTFA to prepare the team for the qualifiers. We are going to give it our best and the preparations will continue over the coming weeks with everyone focused and pulling together for a common goal. For us to get to the World Cup in Lithuania we must prepare our team in the best possible way to qualify out of the tournament in Guatemala, Konstin added.
The TTFA also wishes to express its gratitude to the International School of Port of Spain for its hospitality in providing access to the facility to the Mens National Futsal Team.
The 16-team CONCACAF group stage will take place between May 3-5. After round-robin play, the first and second-place finishers in each group will advance to the quarterfinals.
The quarterfinal matches will be played on May 7, with the four winners qualifying for the semifinals of this competition and earning a spot in the FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021. The semifinals and final will take place on May 8 and 9, respectively.
The CONCACAF Futsal qualifiers were initially scheduled for May 2020, but due to the pandemic and the postponement of the FIFA Futsal World Cup, the tournament was rescheduled for 2021.
In February 2020, the participating teams were drawn into qualifying matchups and four groups of four teams. Following the rescheduling of the competition, the group stage T&T are in Group A alongside hosts Guatemala, Guadeloupe and Martinique.
The FIFA Futsal World Cup will be played from September 12 October 6, 2021.
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Costa Rica will be playing a series of friendlies against well-regarded and highly ranked Venezuela. That action starts next Tuesday, barring any late developments.
Venezuela should provide stronger opposition than the opponents Costa Rica is expected to face during the group stage.
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WATCH: Q & A with Kareem Perry.
https://youtube.com/v//VAf_rQIr7Bs
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Venezuelan squad help TT prepare for Concacaf Futsal Championships
GREVIC ALVARADO 8 HRS AGO
VENEZUELAN team Mafas FC are serving as sparring partners of the TT mens national futsal team, that is preparing for the for the Concacaf Futsal Championship.
Both teams will meet in three friendly games at the International School, Port of Spain.
Last Saturday, the first game was held, in which Mafas FC took a 1-0 victory.
The next game will be on Wednesday at 6pm at the same location. This practice session is part of the preparation for the Concacaf Futsal Championship to be held in Guatemala from May 3-9.
Moiss Prez Mcnish, president of Mafas FC, said his team has nine former Professional Indoor Soccer League of Venezuela players.
Great Venezuelan athletes have come to TT in different sports, one of them is futsal, that is why our team is of a high level and can provide the TT national team with quality training, said Mcnish.
Lombardo Maurera is the coach of the Venezuelan team and has in his coaching staff Edgary Moreno, Ewuard Castro, Nolan Garcia Jones, Gustavo Luvin, Brbara Zacaras and Carlos Perales, all of whom have professional experience.
For our players, it is a pride to be here as refugees and to be able to help promote futsal in TT, it is a dream come true for them to be able to do in this country what they do best, play futsal, said Mcnish .
Mafas FC have been preparing for several months on the basketball court of the Siparia Sports Complex.
The players live in Valencia, Ro Claro, Arima, Port of Spain, Chaguanas, Freeport, San Fernando, Debe and Penal and every Sunday they train in Siparia at 8.30am, which shows their love and commitment to this sport, he added. Mcnish, is also the president of the Triniven Futsal League, which is awaiting the lifting of the quarantine by covid19 to start its first championship.
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Precisely why some have suggested that expertise within the Venezuelan community should be interrogated and harnessed to our benefit. There's a unique opportunity to take the long view, build goodwill and secure the future.
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T&T to play Costa Rica in two Futsal friendlies.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobagos Mens Futsal team will face Costa Ricas Mens Futsal team in two friendly matches at the Scotiabank Arena in Alajuela on April 26th and 27th in the build-up to the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in Guatemala in May.
The Costa Rica Federation confirmed the two matches today.
T&T head coach Constantine Konstin welcomed the training camp which will include the two matches before the team arrives in Guatemala.
These are welcomed training games for us because it is important that we have a chance to prepare against quality opposition. We are thankful to the TTFA and the Normalisation Committee as well as the Costa Rica Federation for putting these matches together.
I also would like to mention their General Secretary Gustavo Araya and head coach Carlos Quiros for their proposed hospitality and their efforts to make these games a reality. We will go there with the intention to make the best of the opportunity, Konstin told TTFA Media.
Alex Ramos, Costa Ricas Futsal Team assistant coach, added, Always the possibility of having important games is valuable for any national selection especially since it has been a typical year with a shortage of class A games to refine the idea, style and identity as such.
Closing the preparation against a Caribbean rival is important, because they are teams that have historically complicated us due to their physical biotype and game characteristics. Now we are very eager to close the preparation at home, making the correct presentations that will generate confidence in the face of the tie, "he added.
Concacaf has meantime advised that due to the withdrawal of three (3) Member Associations including Guadeloupe and Martinique, the governing body is required to modify Groups A and C so every group has a minimum of 3 teams. According to the Concacaf Futsal Rankings, Concacaf has decided to move the lowest ranked team, Dominican Republic, to position 3 in Group A alongside T&T and Guatemala.
The 2021 Concacaf Futsal Championship will take place in Guatemala City, Guatemala, from May 3-9, 2021. The World Cup qualifying tournament will be played at the Domo Polideportivo and Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium. Both venues have a long history of hosting top-level international Futsal competitions, including the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup. The FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021 takes place September 12 October 6, 2021. The four semi-finalists in the Concacaf championship will qualify for the World Cup.
Watch Futsal Update - T&T trio keep their eyes on the mission (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgsiryRICKU)
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Konstin trims Futsal squad to 14
By Ian Prescott (T&T Express).
Trinidad and Tobagos mens Futsal team coach Constantine Konstin has selected his final 14-man training squad as he winds up preparations for the next months CONCACAF Futsal Championship in Guatemala City.
Konstin, a former USA Futsal player, took over the reins as T&T coach in January. His squad includes noted T&T Pro League players Willis Plaza and Keron Ball Pest Cummings.
Also among those short-listed are the Defence Forces Dylon King, Aaron Lester, Dwight Quintero, goalkeeper Andre Marchand and young prospects Che Benny and Mark Ramdeen.
Meanwhile, Club Sando proved to be worthy training opponents for the national Futsal team when they clashed last Thursday.
The practice match also served to give coach Konstin a final look at the players before he trimmed the provisional squad. The game ended 8-5 in favour of the national team.
The T&T Futsal team face their Costa Rica counterparts in two friendlies at the Scotiabank Arena in Alajuela, Costa Rica, on April 26 & 27 in the build up to the tournament.
The 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship serves as a World Cup qualifying tournament and will be staged at the Domo Polideportivo and Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium in Guatemala from May 3-9. The four semi-finalists in the CONCACAF Championship will qualify for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania, from September 12-October 6.
At the CONCACAF competition, T&T have been drawn in Group A alongside the hosts (Guatemala), Guadeloupe and Martinique. The top two teams in each of four preliminary groups advance to the quarter-finals phase.
T&T Team: (14)- Andre Marchan (GK), Kern Caeser (GK); Willis Plaza, Dwight Quintero, Mark Ramdeen, Dylon King, Aaron Lester, Sean De Silva, Jameel Neptune, Keston George, Keron Cummings, Che Benny, Adrian Welch, Darius Olliviera.
(Invited Players)
Aaron Enil, Jabari St Hillaire, Kelvin Henry, Andre Marchan, Jokiah Leacock, Yohance Marshall, Justin Sadoo, Russell Alfred, Keston Guy, Devaughn Humphrey, Rhondel Gibson, Darnell Hospedales, Anthony Charles, Dwayne Edwards, Aikim Andrews, Kadeem Corbin, Ross Russell Jr, Jameel Neptune, Noel Williams, Denrick Eve, Kareem Perry, Kwesi Peterson, Shane Hospedales, Nicholas Alfred, Sean De Silva, Daniel Diaz, Adrian Welch, Curtis Gonzales, Jelani Felix, Reon Moore, Aaron Lester, John-Paul Rochford, Keron Cummings, Trevin Caesar, Tyrone Charles, Dylon King, Omri Baird, Cyrano Glen, Kevon Woodley, Jamal Creighton.
(Futsal Team Staff)
Constantine Konstin (head coach), Paul Decle (assistant coach), Dunstan Williams (goalkeeper coach), Nigel Roberts (manager), Stephen Bernard (equipment manager).
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T&T Team: (14)- Andre Marchan (GK), Kern Caeser (GK); Willis Plaza, Dwight Quintero, Mark Ramdeen, Dylon King, Aaron Lester, Sean De Silva, Jameel Neptune, Keston George, Keron Cummings, Che Benny, Adrian Welch, Darius Olliviera.
So KC is free to join the NT for futsal but not club-released for 11v 11? Play yuhself Plaza: well-done.
Tidy squad. :applause:
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The following is the list of referees for the CONCACAF Futsal Championship. What is glaringly missing from the picture?
Luis AGUILAR (PAN)
Dunia AGUILERA (CUB)
Ahmed ALMAHAMID (CUB)
Yeraldin ARAYA (CRC)
Jos BARRERA (SLV)
Ronny CASTRO (CRC)
Francisco CEDENO (PAN)
Erick COELLO (HON)
Oscar CRUZ (HON)
Joel CUBA (NCA)
Israel DAVILA (GUA)
Reinier FIS (CUB)
Jorge FLORES (SLV)
Javier GARCA (DOM)
Carlos GONZALEZ (GUA)
Oscar GONZALEZ (GUA)
Chris GRABAS (CAN)
Ricardo LAY (PAN)
Francisco LOPEZ (NCA)
Roberto LPEZ (PAN)
Adrian MARTINEZ (CUB)
Diego MOLINA (CRC)
Josu MOLINA (CRC)
Vctor PRENDAS (CRC)
Francisco RIVERA (MEX)
Manuel ROSARIO (DOM)
Oscar URIAS (GUA)
Brenda VALDES (CUB)
Josh WILKENS (Estados Unidos)
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The following is the list of referees for the CONCACAF Futsal Championship. What is glaringly missing from the picture?
Luis AGUILAR (PAN)
Dunia AGUILERA (CUB)
Ahmed ALMAHAMID (CUB)
Yeraldin ARAYA (CRC)
Jos BARRERA (SLV)
Ronny CASTRO (CRC)
Francisco CEDENO (PAN)
Erick COELLO (HON)
Oscar CRUZ (HON)
Joel CUBA (NCA)
Israel DAVILA (GUA)
Reinier FIS (CUB)
Jorge FLORES (SLV)
Javier GARCA (DOM)
Carlos GONZALEZ (GUA)
Oscar GONZALEZ (GUA)
Chris GRABAS (CAN)
Ricardo LAY (PAN)
Francisco LOPEZ (NCA)
Roberto LPEZ (PAN)
Adrian MARTINEZ (CUB)
Diego MOLINA (CRC)
Josu MOLINA (CRC)
Vctor PRENDAS (CRC)
Francisco RIVERA (MEX)
Manuel ROSARIO (DOM)
Oscar URIAS (GUA)
Brenda VALDES (CUB)
Josh WILKENS (Estados Unidos)
I'll answer the question. No referees from the non-Spanish speaking Caribbean. Not a single Canadian referee. There's Chris Grabas. So it's official. We stand alone.
Very insightful into the geographical disparity in capacitation and emphasis. Apparently we occupy a different world and a distinct head space.
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https://guardian.co.tt/sports/tt-mens-futsal-team-off-to-costa-rica-6.2.1320125.3abf8b84a6
T&T men's futsal team off to Costa Rica
T&T Guardian Reports.
The countrys mens national Futsal team left on Monday for San Jose, Costa Rica for a training camp ahead of the Concacaf Futsal Championship in Guatemala City, next month.
Coach Constantine Konstin finalised a 14-man squad following weeks of preparations at the indoor gymnasium of the International School Port-of-Spain.
The players first had to undergo medical screening, according to Concacaf specifications, last week at Healthnet Caribbean Limited, from which they were all declared medically fit for the competition.
The full contingent also received COVID-19 PCR Tests and was cleared to travel.
Konstin said: This all started Feb 2020 when we had our first tryouts, then in the middle of March of 2020 we got the selection down to 35 players. And in March of 2021, we got the team down to 25.
Today I am proud to say that we selected our 14-man team squad that will be travelling to Costa Rica and then to Guatemala to contest the qualification for the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania. Well have a few days in Costa Rica with two matches which we will maximise in terms of using both exercises to our advantage ahead of the competition.
Its been an incredible journey to get to this point but I am very proud of the final squad, all the participants, staff and teams. We had practice games with especially the Venezuelan Futsal community in T&T, as well as FFTT, 361, Captain Basil from Defence force, the Defence Force club, Club Sando and of course our TTFA Normalisation Committee and staff which have offered their support throughout, Konstin said.
On his selection which includes a combination of some T&T senior mens team players as well as past futsal team members, Konstin added: The 14 players that we have selected come with an international pedigree with players like Cummings, Plaza, George, and Sean De Silva. Then we have players who are young but full of spirit and fire like Che Benny and Mark Ramdeen.
Weve also got some tough players like Defence Forces Aaron Lester, King, Ollivierra and the big man Quintero and goalkeepers Kern and Andre. These players are ready to give their all for their country and families."
T&T will contest Group A of the qualifiers, alongside host Guatemala and the Dominican Republic (DR). They face DR on May 4 and Guatemala on May 5.
The tournament was originally slated for 16 teams split into four groups of four teams, but after the withdrawals of French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe, the competition will now feature 13 teams.
Additionally, all matches will now be played at the Domo Polideportivo, a venue that has a long history of hosting international futsal competitions, including the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Groups:
Group A: Guatemala, T&T and the Dominican Republic
Group B: Panama, Mexico and Suriname
Group C: Costa Rica, Canada and Haiti
Group D: Cuba, United States, El Salvador and Nicaragua
T&T 14-man Futsal Squad
Che Benny (Belmont - Central FC) - ALA, Dylon King (Waterhole, Cocorite - Defence Force) - FIXO, Darius Ollivierra (Carenage - Defence Force) - PIVO, Willis Plaza (Arima) - PIVO, Andre Marchan (Beaucaro Village, Freeport- Defence Force) - GK, Adrian Welch (Glencoe- Defence Force) - ALA, Jameel Neptune (Waterhole, Cocorite - Central FC) - ALA, Mark Ramdeen (Siparia) - ALA, Sean De Silva (Cascade- unattached) - ALA, Aaron Lester (Morvant- Defence Force) FIXO, Keston George (Woodbrook- La Horquetta Rangers) - ALA, Dwight Quintero (Blanchisseuse- Defence Force) - PIVO, Keron Cummings (Diego Martin- La Horquetta Rangers) -ALA, Kern Caesar (Arouca) - goalkeeper.
(Note: FIXO- Fixed defender; PIVO- Forward; ALA- Winger)
Staff: Constantine Konstin (head coach), Paul Decle (assistant coach), Dunstan Williams (goalkeeper coach), Mark Lewis (trainer), Roger Ryan (physio), Alexandria Olton (sports psychologist & safety hygiene officer), Dr Alex Harripersad (team doctor) and Nigel Roberts (manager).
(https://guardian.co.tt/image-3.3117710.146028.20210426214013.a8f8f3fe68?size=1024)
T&Ts American-born Futsal head coach Constantine Konstin, left, and his team at the Piarco International Airport on Monday. The team is off to San Jose, Costa Rica for a training camp ahead of the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in Guatemala City in May. ...Courtesy TTFA
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The team suffered a 7-1 defeat in its opening friendly vs Costa Rica. 5-0 at HT.
Costa Rica, three-time CONCACAF champions with multiple WC appearances, are significantly more accomplished and experienced in this format.
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T&T Futsal men hammered 7-1 by Costa Rica
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian)
T&T's futsal team got the worst possible start to their campaign ahead of the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in Guatemala City, next month.
The local unit went down to a heavy 7-1 defeat to the Costa Rican national team in the first of two friendly matches on Tuesday night. And on Wednesday, the T&T team was hoping to redeem itself in a second match against the Costa Ricans at the same venue.
After the warmup match, national coach Constantine Konstin said his team struggled to find their rhythm in the first half but did much better in the second half.
"It was the first opportunity to play in a real futsal game with referees, a clock stopper, it was really an eye-opener. They are really excited and happy that they participated in this first game. They were fired up but they were a little bit nervous at the beginning of the game. They were kind of overwhelmed and they struggled to find a rhythm.
"But in the second half, they really came back really strong. I feel really positive about how the game ended after the second half."
Konstin's men will contest Group A of the qualifiers alongside hosts Guatemala and the Dominican Republic (DR). They face DR on May 4 and Guatemala on May 5.
All matches will be played at the Domo Polideportivo, a venue that has a long history of hosting international futsal competitions, including the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Konstin said in the game, his team intended to work on defending man-to-man, applying high pressure, pressing and moving when in possession of the ball, and basically find a rhythm of play, but it all fell flat in the opening half, as the Costa Ricans were superior to them.
In an interview with TTFA Media on Wednesday, Konstin noted that his team had the opportunity to discuss the game at length Wednesday morning and was hoping to redeem themselves in a second game scheduled to play, on Wednesday night.
T&T 14-man Futsal Squad
Che Benny- Belmont - Central FC- ALA
Dylon King- Waterhole, Cocorite- Defence Force- FIXO
Darius Ollivierra- Carenage- Defence Force- PIVO
Willis Plaza -Arima- PIVO
Andre Marchan - Beaucaro Village, Freeport- Defence Force- GK
Adrian Welch- Glencoe- Defence Force-ALA
Jameel Neptune- Waterhole, Cocorite - Central FC- ALA
Mark Ramdeen- Siparia- ALA
Sean De Silva- Cascade- unattached- ALA
Aaron Lester- Morvant- Defence Force- FIXO
Keston George- Woodbrook- La Horquetta Rangers- ALA
Dwight Quintero- Blanchisseuse- Defence Force- PIVO
Keron Cummings- Diego Martin- La Horquetta Rangers -ALA
Kern Caesar- Arouca- GK
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Futsal men demolished 8-2
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian)
T&T Futsal men found themselves at the end of another beating 8-2 by Costa Rica on Wednesday night, as they continued preparation ahead of the CONCACAF Futsal Championship in Guatemala City next month, which will be qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania, September 12 October 6, 2021.
The team, coached by American-born Constantine Konstin was hoping to overturn an embarrassing opening-game 7-1 defeat by the Costa Ricans in the first of two warm-up matches.
After that match, Konstin said his team failed to find its rhythm in the first half and could do nothing although they pulled it back in the second half of play.
The Trinibagonians were expecting to redeem themselves in Wednesday's match, but could not stop a superior Costa Rican attack firing eight goals past them. T&T got goals on each side of the halves, with the ever-dangerous Mark Ramdeen scoring in the first half to send the teams to the interval 4-1 in Costa Rica's favour.
And in the second half, Keston George again found the nets, but the damage had already been done.
Konstin's 14-man team comprises a combination of former T&T Senior Mens Team players as well as past Futsal team members, including Keron Cummings, Willis Plaza, George, and Sean De Silva, as well as Che Benny, a former national youth midfielder and Ramdeen.
T&T will contest Group A of the qualifiers along with hosts Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. They will face the Dominican Republic on May 4 and Guatemala a day later on May 5.
All matches will be played at the Domo Polideportivo, a venue that has a long history of hosting international futsal competitions, including the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
The groups are now as follows:
Group A: Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago and Dominican Republic
Group B: Panama, Mexico and Suriname
Group C: Costa Rica, Canada and Haiti
Group D: Cuba, United States, El Salvador and Nicaragua
T&T 14-man Futsal Squad
Che Benny- Belmont - Central FC- ALA
Dylon King- Waterhole, Cocorite- Defence Force- FIXO
Darius Ollivierra- Carenage- Defence Force- PIVO
Willis Plaza -Arima- PIVO
Andre Marchan - Beaucaro Village, Freeport- Defence Force- GK
Adrian Welch- Glencoe- Defence Force-ALA
Jameel Neptune- Waterhole, Cocorite - Central FC- ALA
Mark Ramdeen- Siparia- ALA
Sean De Silva- Cascade- unattached- ALA
Aaron Lester- Morvant- Defence Force- FIXO
Keston George- Woodbrook- La Horquetta Rangers- ALA
Dwight Quintero- Blanchisseuse- Defence Force- PIVO
Keron Cummings- Diego Martin- La Horquetta Rangers -ALA
Kern Caesar- Arouca- GK
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WATCH: Trinidad and Tobago's Futsal Team arrives in Guatemala City to compete at the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship. Player Sean De Silva gives his thoughts ahead of the tournament.
https://www.youtube.com/v/NWfMJUSZBM4
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Link for viewing the match versus Dominican Republic. (https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/kjdWu6MwoXs?autoplay=1) Hopefully it works. 10pm TT time.
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Mexico vs Suriname in progress. (https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/89Se7tzSQqA?autoplay=1)
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Link for viewing the match versus Dominican Republic. (https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/kjdWu6MwoXs?autoplay=1) Hopefully it works. 10pm TT time.
:beermug: worked great, good quality. Unfortunately we lost 6-2. I tuned in 2nd half when we were down 3-0 and chasing the game to get some goals, in doing so it left us exposed in the back. Looks like we have something to build on with this team despite the results.
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Link for viewing the match versus Dominican Republic. (https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/kjdWu6MwoXs?autoplay=1) Hopefully it works. 10pm TT time.
:beermug: worked great, good quality. Unfortunately we lost 6-2. I tuned in 2nd half when we were down 3-0 and chasing the game to get some goals, in doing so it left us exposed in the back. Looks like we have something to build on with this team despite the results.
Not a fan of how we approached aspects of the match, particularly being on the back foot - especially given the level of investment that went into the all-important opener. A tad more risk and enterprise would have been appreciated. A view somewhat influenced by the renditions of Suriname and Haiti but also independent of that.
We need technical players.
However, going into the tournament we knew that we would concede goals. A commitment to outscoring the opponent should have balanced that recognition. Can't achieve that without some element of interior play closer to the opponent's goal.
Player for player I think our players are BETTER than the Surinamese. The Haitians made a costly late decision. Unfortunate: They showed better as a collective than we did.
Concentration lapses were evident (Marchan definitely excluded).
Broader comment: We have NO functioning leagues in ANY format of the game and we are a nation of footballing ambitions? Nah, we are posers (not pertinent to the futsal!).
NC/TTFA: Keep it up and we might be impostors on this stage. Our competitors are in growth mode and we are not. Your mandate is to remedy that. No passing grade yet! Right now the only thing that is moving forward is the clock.
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Tough position these players were put in to learn and execute in a short time, but they gave their best given the circumstances.
This is not a critique but an honest question,
Is it that the previous members of the Futsal team were barred from the training pool because of the court case they won recently?
I heard only Jameel Neptune would have had experience in this format previously.
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Tough position these players were put in to learn and execute in a short time, but they gave their best given the circumstances.
This is not a critique but an honest question,
Is it that the previous members of the Futsal team were barred from the training pool because of the court case they won recently?
I heard only Jameel Neptune would have had experience in this format previously.
Was Neptune a party to the case?
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I think I now know the problem with TT sports and specifically football. After watching the first 10 minutes of the Futsal, I had an epiphany.
Firstly, and again the wrong ppl are selected. We require small goal champions, men who could make a ball dance, play dead, fly and disappear. They are guys in every park and court in TT. They have flair, creativity, beats and zest. Imagination and determination, like an old stick fighter, not the teachings and demonstrations of today. Playing to win for real, not just partaking.
We have come to guided by coaches and coaching, doing things a certain way and in a certain order, rigid, disciplined and dead. This was not our style, our style like our carnival was flair, determination, imagination, freedom, taking guidance from a band leader, whether innovator or traditionalist, but not orders. He doesnt dance your mass, we dance our own mass. From a theme , we dance, our section dances our band portrays and dances. Bassman in our head we dance.
This rigid. Tap, pass , run, tackle, was not our game. We were and could still be more imaginative than what is on display. Select our best performers or best dancers of the game. We once were carnival Carnival ppl, prepare all year for competition, jab jab to sailors, From the Caribbean to Europe and Africa, we imagined we researched, we played to win.
Today we bring a bunch of coaches to show us how to play their game , their way. When we should be playing their game our way. Its what Gally and SH tried to do, but total and instant gratification has now also be become our other latest anchors. So we buck and we lose faith and we call for a new leader and discard the actual ppl who know our historical culture, regardless of the mass we play.
We have to get those ppl back in charge, ppl who will free our minds, so our bodies and asses will eventually ( not instantly) follow.
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European Women's Championship in progress (https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/LT7-iW58n0Y?autoplay=1). Slovakia vs Lithuania.
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Trinidad and Tobago lose 6-2 to Dominican Republic in Concacaf Futsal
By Jonathan Ramnanansingh (T&T Newsday)
Trinidad and Tobago's mens futsal team had a rough start to their Concacaf Futsal Championship campaign as they went down 6-2 against Dominican Republic in their opening Group A fixture on Tuesday.
At the Domon Polideportivo de la CDAG in Guatemala, Dominican Republic went ahead after just five minutes of play.
Marco Gomez made the most of a solo run from half-court and fired through the legs of T&T custodian Andre Marchan. This was the lone goal of the 20-minute half.
Early in the second period, Ricardo Alvarez doubled Dominican Republic's lead with a right-footed shot past Marchan again through his legs.
TTs Dwight Quintero then received his second yellow of the match after committing a rash foul. This meant that T&T would play the next two minutes of the game with one man short.
Dominican Republic capitalised on their player advantage and, with just 25 seconds to go before the two-minute penalty concluded, Guillermo Lopez blasted one past Marchan to send them 3-0 ahead.
Three minutes later, Keston George pulled one back for T&T as he headed home past goalie Jose Perez.
However, Gomez bagged his second of the night as he and Hector Perez teamed up to send Dominican Republic 4-1 up. One minute later, Gomez secured his first-ever Concacaf hat-trick as T&T sank further.
With just three before the final whistle, T&Ts Jameel Neptune executed some nifty footwork to score past Perez and send the score to 5-2.
Marcelle Sistero guaranteed victory for Dominican Republic in the dying moments as he scored with a neat assist from Gomez.
T&T return to the court on Wednesday to play their final group game against Guatemala.
The group stage began on Monday with Guatemala beating Dominican Republic 4-2. T&T and Guatemala will square off in the final Group A match on Wednesday.
https://www.youtube.com/v/3JJIrQHN69Y
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WATCH LIVE: Guatemala vs Trinidad and Tobago.
https://www.youtube.com/v/hfmxla-LjD8
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We might need VAR.
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We might need VAR.
Tough one, those guys really gave their all. I haven't been following the futsal developments but from the looks of things we just have to get use to it and find the right set of players for this style of game. Also we have to bring a certain "nasty" to our game. In both games against DR and Gua those guys grabbed, pulled, dived, scraped, took cheap shots, pretty much did anything to give them an edge. From my experience that's how most Latin teams play and we need to add that element to our game since most teams get away with it.
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We might need VAR.
Tough one, those guys really gave their all. I haven't been following the futsal developments but from the looks of things we just have to get use to it and find the right set of players for this style of game. Also we have to bring a certain "nasty" to our game. In both games against DR and Gua those guys grabbed, pulled, dived, scraped, took cheap shots, pretty much did anything to give them an edge. From my experience that's how most Latin teams play and we need to add that element to our game since most teams get away with it.
I get where you're coming from but we don't need to do that to be successful mate. i have said it all the time on other forums that the latin game is one of the dirtiest games in football with the exception of brazil and italy. back in england we used to laugh at players like torres and cristiano just because they struggled tremendously in their early years in english football where referees would give them no breaks with their dirty cheating antics.
what TT needs to do is develop their game into a euro style instead of playing this soft out dated brazilian type of football, that's why latin teams struggle against jamaica because jamaica plays more of an english brand, a rough strong running passing game.
IMO the germans have the best brand of football to emulate because it's technical on all levels. there's the running game, the possession game, the geometric game the pressing game and the iron man game where they perfect the art of taking and giving hard tackles without being whistled for a foul.
they just like the english frown on that sissy latin game where players roll around trying to force fouls in order to slow up the game by running down the clock, or try to persuade officials to give calls in their favor. we really need to study these assholes in order to be successful in the 11 on 11 football. don't know about this small goal game though, i never liked it but to each his own.
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I thought trinidad was the home of small goal, how it is that we have a baseball nation beating us in small goal? i've said it and i'll say it again, these little boys in TT don't like sports at all. i was in trinidad a year before covid and i passed by the savanah in football season only to see the savannah empty, no football no cricket just people doing laps around the savannah and it made me so angry.
as a kid that place was like paradise to me. i'm from both st anns/cascade and maraval and i practically lived in the savannah on evenings and weekends playing either football, cricket or flying kites. our grandfather never allowed us to play in the streets so QPS became our play ground. now today it seem like there's no love for sports in that country.
on saturday mornings there were the league games which littered the park with an array of colors from all the different teams, and every pitch was occupied from top to bottom, now today the place empty and barren, and we wonder why we have no players in the big leagues around the world, it's because we have become a nation of sissies and loafers looking for handouts instead of putting our talents to use. and we wonder why we're losing games we aught to win.
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Morris: Futsal men inexperienced
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian)
Lack of experience and an unclear system of attack and defence are the reasons for not only a poor showing by the country's futsal footballers against the Dominican Republic in the opening match of the Futsal CONCACAF World cup Qualifiers in Guatemala on Tuesday night but also for the embarrassing 6-2 result.
Clayton Morris, the former national coach said the inexperienced showed in the game as players struggled to play to the rules, but he was also trying to determine what approach to attack and defence was taken by coach Constantine Konstin, that may have been the team's biggest downfall.
"The reason for the poor showing of our futsal national team at Tuesday's CONCACAF Championship game against the Dominican Republic was basically as I mentioned before, the inexperience of our players. It's very difficult as I said before, very challenging to learn futsal in three months because one of the main challenges is adapting to the rules, and looking at the game last night, the basic kicking, on about five or six occasions, we had to turn over the ball to the Dominica Republic because of not having the ball stopped before it was played," Morris, a former national defender with the T&T Strike Squad football team said on Wednesday.
He added: "According to the technical and the tactical aspects of the game, you saw where one team was playing the square passes, about three or four passes square and then the third or the fourth going forward, and then the rest of the guys join the post-up player, which is what happened in the Dominica Republic team. As in the T&T team, we were playing the ball direct, in other words, we were playing the ball going forward too early. So we weren't getting enough time to rotate.
"I don't want to be critical of the coach's approach, but I am not sure what approach he had. I was trying to assess to see what plan we had to counteract what Dominica was doing, and at no time I saw that, more so on the defence.
"Futsal is a game that is about attack and defence, you must be able to defend and you must be able to attack. When you attack, everybody must attack. In futsal when you're in attack, all the players are attackers and in defence, all the players are defenders," Morris explained.
Concerning the country's chances against Guatemala, the former national defender turn coach, said we do not have a chance against the Central Americans, saying "As coach of the T&T team, we played against the Guatemalans and they play quick passing, non-stop football. You will see for yourself," Morris explained.
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Guatemala defeat TT 4-3 in Concacaf Futsal
By Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday)
HOSTS GUATEMALA ended T&T's slim hopes of progression in the 2021 Concacaf Futsal Championships with a 4-3 victory in their Group A fixture on Wednesday night at the Domon Polideportivo de la CDAG, Guatemala City.
T&T finished the group with two defeats from as many matches; they were spanked 6-2 by Dominican Republic on Tuesday.
Guatemala topped the three-team group with a 100 per cent record. They took care of Dominican Republic 4-2 on Monday.
Che Benny scored a sensational goal from deep, in the ninth minute, an audacious left-footed lob which flew over the reach of goalkeeper Lester Arevalo.
The hosts equalised two minutes later from a right-footed strike from Alan Aguilar, and followed up with a close range shot from Jose Ramos in the 12th minute.
T&T levelled the scores at 2-2 through Jameel Neptune, in the 16th minute, capitalising on a pass from Darius Ollivierra to slot a left-footer into the open net.
Guatemala notched their third goal when Wanderley Ruiz scored on his second attempt, after his first shot was saved by T&T goalie Andre Marchan.
Benny got his second goal in the 33rd, slamming home a loose ball past Arevalo, but Aguilar had the final say, in the penultimate minute (39th), courtesy of a right-footed shot, on the run, beyond Marchan's reach.
The quarter-finals will be contested on Friday, with Dominican Republic meeting the United States, Guatemala opposing El Salvador, Panama facing Canada and Costa Rica battling Suriname.
The semi-finalists will all be assured spots in the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania.
https://www.youtube.com/v/b0yh7HXsvKU
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T&T coach Constantine Konstin sees big-time future with local Futsal.
By Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday).
T&T Futsal team coach, Constantine Konstin, sees a bright future of the sport locally, after the national teams display at the last weeks Concacaf Futsal Championships in Guatemala.
T&T, competing in Group A, were beaten 6-2 by the Dominican Republic last Tuesday. They produced a valiant effort against the hosts on Wednesday, before falling to a 4-3 loss.
Costa Rica won their third straight Concacaf Futsal crown, and fourth overall, on Sunday, with a 3-2 victory over the United States. Guatemala needed extra time to defeat Panama 3-2 in the third-place playoff. Costa Rica, United States, Guatemala and Panama all secured berths to the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania.
After Wednesdays game, Konstin said, I havent seen a game like that in CONCACAF in years. It just shows you what the potential that Trinidad and Tobago has. We finalised this team together two weeks ago. What these guys have accomplished in two weeks is amazing.
He called on the TT Football Association (TTFA) to help enhance the growth of the sport locally.
(The) TTFA has to keep building upon this, said the American-born coach. Futsal can be a big-time future for the country, for the communities, especially in the schools, getting the kids playing futsal.
It doesnt take a rocket scientist to put this on. I highly recommend that (the) TTFA start building futsal courts (and) leagues so that, one day, T&T can win a World Cup in futsal.
How will he describe the general arrangements at the Concacaf Championships?
Fantastic, Konstin replied. Everyone took good care of us like we were special, and we are special. They never let us down. Every time we had issues, the people were always there to help us and to take care of it. I want to thank the people of Costa Rica (and) the Costa Rica Soccer Federation.
Watch CFC 21: Trinidad y Tobago vs Repblica Dominicana (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JJIrQHN69Y)
Watch CFC 2021 | Guatemala vs Trinidad & Tobago First Game (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfmxla-LjD8)
Watch CFC 21: Guatemala vs Trinidad y Tobago Second Game (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0yh7HXsvKU)
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Dear Editor: For the players sake, TTFA must save futsal from self-appointed president Geoffrey Edwards.
Wired868.com.
[] Educators refer to recency and frequency as part of the learning process, and when you look at our players, they all possess tremendous individual skill. It follows therefore that the more they play futsal, the more adept at it they will become.
A national futsal league, not necessarily a professional one, can only redound to the benefit and enhance personal development of the individual players.
This reality has bypassed [Futsal Association of Trinidad and Tobago president Geoffrey] Edwards
The following letter to the editor on the supposed underdevelopment of futsal in Trinidad and Tobago by president Geoffrey Edwards was submitted to Wired868 by former National Futsal Team manager Ronald Brereton:
Last night at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City, Guatemala, another attempt at Futsal World Cup qualifying by the Trinidad and Tobago Mens National Futsal Team came to a predictable and painful end.
For the record the touring party played four matches and lost all four, 7-1 and 8-2 versus Costa Rica, 6-2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JJIrQHN69Y) versus the Dominican Republic and 4-3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0yh7HXsvKU) against hosts Guatemala.
There is a claim made about people who do the same thing over and over and expect different results, I make no such claim. However, Futsal Association of T&T president Geoffrey Edwards must accept full responsibility for this clearly unacceptable debacle.
Since the end of the failed attempt at qualifying in 2004, there has been talk about forming a futsal league in Trinidad and Tobago. To date, we are no closer to this; all because one man has no interest in such a venture.
Educators refer to recency and frequency as part of the learning process, and when you look at our players, they all possess tremendous individual skill. It follows therefore that the more they play futsal, the more adept at it they will become.
A national futsal league, not necessarily a professional one, can only redound to the benefit and enhance personal development of the individual players. This reality has bypassed Mr Edwards since 2016 when the then TTFA president David John-Williams asked him to organise a futsal league that the TTFA would assume full responsibility for.
Since then, we play futsal only on Instagram, YouTube and Facebook to satisfy the inflated ego of the self appointed president of FATT.
It was in this very forum that Keith Look Loy indicated there was no membership of FATT that the TTFA knew of; further they were non-compliant, since they had no registered constitution and never held elections. This must not continue.
Today, I call on the TTFA, through the normalisation committee, to intervene and bring some order to futsal in Trinidad and Tobago. As it stands, Mr Edwardsand by extension FATTis accountable to no one. He is free to do what ever he wants with this grassroots sport.
He keeps talking about five pillars of something, the last of which is a futsal league. In my mind, that and a pink donkey we will never see.
You see, a league would mean facing the owners of futsal in Trinidad and Tobago, which is the players and the teams. It would require transparency and accountability and, of course, electionsall of which, it seems, he is mortally afraid of.
In closing, I congratulate the players for a sterling effort, especially in the match against Guatemala, and for having the courage to travel abroad in these troubled times. That is a true demonstration of patriotism and must be applauded.
You carried yourselves well as model citizens of Trinidad and Tobago. The same cannot be said of Mr Geoffrey Edwards.
He claims that his target for qualification is 2024. Who decided that? Then, in the absence of an organised futsal league and any structure for futsal development in Trinidad and Tobago, why did we enter a team?
Mr Robert Hadad, you and your normalisation committee must rescue futsal from FATT.
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Konstin hails amazing accomplishment of T&T Futsal Team, despite four defeats in as many games.
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868).
Trinidad and Tobago Mens National Futsal Team head coach Constantine Konstin credited his outfit for an amazing showing after their feisty clash with hosts Guatemala last night, which the twin island republic lost 4-3.
The defeat meant the Soca Warriors were eliminated after just two matches, as they lost their opener to the Dominican Republic 6-2.
Last nights game was a spectacular game, Konstin told the TTFA Media. I havent seen a game like that in Concacaf in years. And it just shows you what potential Trinidad and Tobago has. We put this team together two weeks ago and what these guys have accomplished in two weeks is amazing.
Konstins view on his own work is unlikely to be unanimous. Trinidad and Tobagos preparations for the 2021 Concacaf Futsal Championship started on 2 February 2021not quite two weeks ago.
Dominican Republic, who never appeared in a Concacaf futsal tournament before, started constructing their own team on 27 February. And while the Spanish-speaking country created on outfit from players who already played the sport, Konstin selected only one player, Jameel Neptune, with previous experience of the gameas he opted for outfield players instead.
Three such outfield players, Ch Benny, Keston George and Dylon King, did relatively well in Guatemala and Benny stole headlines with an extraordinary opening goal last night. But it was a stretch to say that Konstins other selections looked comfortable on the futsal court.
Add Trinidad and Tobagos pre-tournament friendly defeats against Costa Rica to Konstins overall tally and the American coach had four games at the helm of the National Futsal Team and lost them all, with a goal differential of eight scored and 25 conceded.
On the one hand, Trinidad and Tobago, who were previously coached by Strike Squad captain Clayton JB Morris, have never beaten Costa Rica or Guatemala at futsal.
On the other, the Warriors, who were Caribbean Futsal champs in 2004 and 2008 and bronze medalists in 2016, had never lost to a team within the region before outside of Cuba and Curaao. (Cuba participated in six Concacaf Championships since 1996 and advanced to the Futsal World Cup from five of them.)
It is debatable, then, whether Konstin has left the Futsal Team in better shape than he found them.
The American is unlikely to face pushback in his plea for the TTFA to invest more in the sport, though.
[The] TTFA has to keep building upon this, said Konstin. Futsal can be a big time future for the country, for the communities, especially in the schools Its a no-brainer.
[] I highly, highly recommend that the TTFA goes out there and starts building futsal courts and building leagues, so one day the TTFA will win a World Cup in futsal.
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T&T Futsal & Beach Soccer - Room for growth?
By Colin Murray (T&T Guardian)
With COVID-19 cases spiralling out of control and the death rate rising like if one is watching some form of Sci-Fi film along with the newly enforced State of Emergency, one is hopeful that as Trinis, we all finally wake up to the reality that this virus frighteningly is with us. As a result, there is truly no other choice but to follow the strict guidelines of the Ministry of Health; stay at home please unless you are faced with no alternative such as going out for food/medical supplies or if you are unable to work from home.
This stay at home measure gives us more time to catch up on our sports as the rest of the world seems to be getting back slowly but surely to some kind of normality. The English Premier League has allowed teams with a home fixture in the final two rounds to accommodate 10,000 fans into their venues but still adhering to guidelines - wearing masks etc. Two tournaments that have piqued my interest were the CONCACAF Futsal Championship held in Guatemala City which led to 4 countries qualifying for the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania from September 12 to October 6, 2021. The other tournament which is being played currently in Costa Rica is the 2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships. Trinidad and Tobago are in a tough group with hosts Costa Rica and the United States.
The top two teams from each of the 3 groups and the two best third-place teams advance to the quarter-finals even though the beach Soca Warriors have lost their first two games, they can still go through if they win their final game convincingly. The prize for the finalists will be guaranteed spots at the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia from August 19 - 29. However, let's journey back to the Futsal Soca Warriors who lost to newcomers Dominican Republic (DR) 6-2 and then to the hosts Guatemala 4-3 in a much closer encounter. Admittedly I did not expect much from the futsal men. I did not believe that their preparation was good enough and they looked tactically out of depth against the DR who seemed more determined than T&T. Perhaps as newcomers to the tournament, they were keen to prove that they had every right to be taking part and they were not going to be the whipping boys for other teams.
Im uncertain if the futsal Soca Warriors underestimated the DR but they never got into the game and so, after losing the encounter, mission impossible was next on the agenda to beat one of the tournament favourites - the host country. The task was not just to win but win by 4 clear goals. T&T showed effort as they gave the Guatemalans a good fight and in the end, they were unlucky to lose. I kept wondering where this team was against the DR. Why didn't they play like this as if they did, they would have won their opening game. Che Benny scored one of the goals of the tournament but the team should have found reason to believe that there is potential for future success with better preparation.
The question is where does T&T go from here concerning futsal? Some form of research will prove that most of the top countries have proper run leagues and the correct facilities to play futsal. The venue in Guatemala looked in pristine condition. Somehow, T&T needs to get some sort of facility to match what I saw in Guatemala. There exists a culture of small goal football in this country so I believe that with proper planning, T&T can compete with the top CONCACAF countries when it comes to futsal. I am uncertain whether a development programme exists for futsal in the country and hopefully the Ministry of Sport or the Sports Company will meet more in-depth with the futsal officials to find out the way forward. The Key will be ascertaining how interest can be garnered in the sport to attract more players and how to develop the sport. A proper plan must be articulated. At times, T&Ts preparations and subsequent performances in many of these competitions amplify the view held by some that the team plays because of its membership with CONCACAF and must simply participate.
The T&T beach soccer squad seemed to have been better prepared even though they lost their opening games. Again, how many times have we seen various national teams go to tournaments not adequately prepared and just depend on raw talent? We all know that talent alone is not enough but somehow this team seemed different. FIFA has made beach soccer into a bigger sport than originally when it was first played. There would be the detractors who would quickly say this type of football is only good for when you go to Maracas Beach and you want to sweat before taking a dip. But like any other sport, in beach soccer one has to plan tactically against your opponents, where is their strength etc.
I understand the sand in Costa Rica is different to the sand where other countries play. The variation with the bounce on this sand appears to be unnerving for the teams. For example, in T&T, the ball typically sticks in the sand with little to no bounce - this seems to be the complete opposite to what many teams are accustomed to. All the countries were only allowed 45 minutes to train at the venue so the Costa Ricans seemed to have a significant advantage by playing at home.
Some of T&Ts shooting and movement left much to be desired. However, the team showed a good spirit, never gave up and fighting the Costa Ricans right to the final whistle was indeed admirable. They came up short by 5 goals to 3. I thought they would have done better against the Americans as like T&T, acclimatising to the conditions would have also been difficult for the US team but their shooting was excellent and they seemed very composed when they were in front of the beach warriors goal. Losing 5-2 was another disappointment for the team however, with those difficult games behind the T&T team, there is still hope they can beat Turks & Caicos by a wide margin and sneak into the quarter-finals and who knows what can happen from there.
In my view, there is room in the sporting landscape for both futsal and beach soccer to become popular. Let us start a league, train coaches, match officials etc. and introduce the games to the younger people ensuring the difference between all the types of football that is played in the country. The futsal national team showed great promise and the officials must ensure the momentum is kept up and that T&T teams dont just wait until the next tournament comes around. In speaking with the beach soccer officials, I know they have plans for the advancement of beach soccer in this country - or should we call it beach football? Let's hope both sports further put T&T on the world map.
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Guatemala defeat TT 4-3 in Concacaf Futsal
By Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday)
HOSTS GUATEMALA ended T&T's slim hopes of progression in the 2021 Concacaf Futsal Championships with a 4-3 victory in their Group A fixture on Wednesday night at the Domon Polideportivo de la CDAG, Guatemala City.
T&T finished the group with two defeats from as many matches; they were spanked 6-2 by Dominican Republic on Tuesday.
Guatemala topped the three-team group with a 100 per cent record. They took care of Dominican Republic 4-2 on Monday.
Che Benny scored a sensational goal from deep, in the ninth minute, an audacious left-footed lob which flew over the reach of goalkeeper Lester Arevalo.
The hosts equalised two minutes later from a right-footed strike from Alan Aguilar, and followed up with a close range shot from Jose Ramos in the 12th minute.
T&T levelled the scores at 2-2 through Jameel Neptune, in the 16th minute, capitalising on a pass from Darius Ollivierra to slot a left-footer into the open net.
Guatemala notched their third goal when Wanderley Ruiz scored on his second attempt, after his first shot was saved by T&T goalie Andre Marchan.
Benny got his second goal in the 33rd, slamming home a loose ball past Arevalo, but Aguilar had the final say, in the penultimate minute (39th), courtesy of a right-footed shot, on the run, beyond Marchan's reach.
The quarter-finals will be contested on Friday, with Dominican Republic meeting the United States, Guatemala opposing El Salvador, Panama facing Canada and Costa Rica battling Suriname.
The semi-finalists will all be assured spots in the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania.
https://www.youtube.com/v/b0yh7HXsvKU
Guatemala's Roman Alvarado has signed with Spanish 2nd division outfit Union Africa Ceut (which means he'll be based in Africa rather than Europe per se). ;)
What's happening on the front of one of our players signing somewhere?
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What's happening on the front of one of our players signing somewhere?
Asylum, Your guess is as good as mine. Apart from Levi, none of our guys are able to make it in Euro. at this time.
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Clayton Morris: Futsal is a critical foundation to football
By Jonathan Ramnanansingh (T&T Newsday)
FORMER Strike Squad player Clayton Morris spearheaded a nine-member Trinidad and Tobago contingent which completed a Futsal High Performance course courtesy of the Confederation of Brazil Football (CBF) on Sunday.
The course comprised 20 hours of online classes. Its objective, as stated by the CBF, was to contribute to the qualification and education of professionals who work in the futsal arena.
Brazilian futsal coaches, including national team coach Marquinos Xavier and other special international guests, administered content that was translated to English. Upon conclusion, participants received CBF Academy International certification.
National futsal captain Jerwyn Balthazar and T&Ts lone female participant NNeeka Harewood were also among those gaining certification.
Morris hailed the importance of such a course and the many benefits that would be derived from educating T&Ts futsal enthusiasts.
It was a pleasure to be chosen to be part of that course. What really touched me was that they want to see the rest of the world develop as much as they have.
Spain and Brazil have been the top teams in futsal and they saw it fit to collaborate to teach the rest of the world what they are doing in order to have their futsal national team competing at the highest level, said Morris.
Some of the topics covered were defending, attacking, attacking with a fifth player (goalkeeper), high pressure, man to man and zone marking, dead balls and the future of futsal.
The 59-year-old, who also served as national futsal coach, said the indoor sport is now being used as a platform to help build technique and sharpen the skills of players to allow a smoother transition into football.
He was actually impressed that futsal is being used in top countries such as Brazil, Argentina and Spain as a foundation for football.
Given the exposure from being the national futsal coach from since 2004 and going on to those Concacaf tournaments, it helped me to have a better insight about football and how you can bring the dynamics of futsal into football, he added.
Morris affirmed that futsal is not small goal since the sport continues to evolve. He believes T&T needs to realign its developmental strategy and introduce potential footballers to futsal at a very young age.
The ex-T&T defender said Brazil is now taking their players from age five to 15, to develop the fundamentals of futsal. From there, they are placed into a mini Under-17 league. This league is viewed by top international scouts who select the best players and place them into football teams. The remaining players go on to compete in futsal only.
You could take a futsal player and put him onto the football field and observe his rotation. We have to target the younger ages and get futsal in their system.
Futsal has a critical part to play to getting our football and players to go out there and give us that entertainment.
If the South American teams are defeating nations like the USA by a considerable margin, then we can do it also, he added.
Previously, Morris started several football-related programmes within the prison system to help prisoners channel their energies towards sport. He even introduced futsal and said the initiative reaped great benefit.
I put an acronym to it Friends United To Save Another Life (FUTSAL). This is what I was able to take into the prison and they gravitated to it because they realise its a sport that encourages them to challenges themselves to rotate their positions. The sport also helps with the grassroots. Its a testimony that it works at that level, he closed.
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Today Portugal won the Futsal EURO championship for the second time in a row. Defeated Russia 4-2. They were down 0-2. Don't know what they did to right the sinking ship because up to then the Russians were imposing. Went back to focusing on Atletico Madrid playing Barcelona.
Portugal also walked away with the Player of the Tournament title (Zicky T).
Spain finished 3rd having defeated Ukraine 4-1.
Records
Portugal became only the third multiple winner after Spain (7) and Italy (2). Russia remain on one, the only other past champions having now lost six finals.
Portugal became only the second reigning FIFA Futsal World Cup holders to win the Futsal EURO title after Spain (2001, 2005 and 2007). Portugal's run of winning three major tournaments in a row (EURO 2018, 2021 World Cup and EURO 2022) also equals Spain's feat (2004 World Cup, EURO 2005 and EURO 2007).
Portugal completed their second straight 'perfect' finals campaign, with five wins in 2018 and six in 2022 (this time not requiring extra time in any game).
Spain kept up their record of finishing in the top three in all 12 editions.
Russia kept up their record of reaching at least the last eight in all 12 editions.
Italy have also played in all 12 final tournaments.
Spain captain Ortiz retired from international futsal with new records for finals appearances (35) and overall tournament appearances including qualifying (55). He also equalled the record of taking part in seven final tournaments.
This was the first final tournament with 16 teams (up from 12), while qualifying also included a group stage with home and away fixtures for the first time.
A record four debutants took part: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Georgia and Slovakia, taking the all-time number of qualifiers to 23. Those last three all got past the group stage: since the second edition in 1999, only Azerbaijan (2010) and Kazakhstan (2016) had previously managed that feat on debut.
Spain's 8-0 win against Georgia equalled their own finals record winning margin (9-1 vs Belarus in 2010).
Georgia's campaign, from qualifying round to the quarter-finals, consisted of a record 13 matches. Zviad Kupatadze, Roninho and Shota Tophuria took part in every game.
Russia's 11 wins in their campaign, including qualifying, is a new record.
Spain's 72 goals in their campaign, including qualifying, beat the record of 69 set by Russia in the inaugural 1996 edition.
This was the first final tournament since 2005 (before the introduction of the quarter-final round) with no game going to extra time.
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TTFA stages U-23 Futsal Trials from March 26
TTFA Media.
The TTFA will host open screening towards the selection of a Mens National U-23 Futsal team for participation in the 2022 Caribbean Games in Guadeloupe.
Past Futsal Assistant coach Paul Decle will oversee proceedings as head coach at the screening sessions which take place at the International School of Port of Spain, #1 International Drive, Westmoorings.
Eligible players must be born between January 1st 1999 and December 31st 2004. All players must be eligible to operate under Safe Zone protocol and must walk with their vaccination card and proof of ID. Only Trialists will be allowed on compound and must observe all COVID-19 protocol.
TRIALISTS TO WALK WITH NON MARKING SOLES (SMOOTH), SHINGUARDS, BLACK SHORTS, A RED JERSEY AND A WHITE JERSEY.
Pre-Registration must be completed via this link https://forms.gle/kB966jaXVzAbcWkS8
SCHEDULE
ON SITE REGISTRATION at 2:30PM on 26th and 27th.
Saturday 26 March: South Zone 3-5pm and Central Zone 5-7pm
Sunday 27 March: East Zone 3-5pm and North Zone 5-7pm
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There must be a spectacularly compelling reason why the TTFA released a media promotion of a March 26 event on March 24. An open screening event at that ...
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Perhaps it has something to do with the notorious secrecy of the fiefdom that is the Futsal Association of Trinidad and Tobago (FATT), "a FULL BODY member of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association", whose Twitter account mysteriously has NO mention of the open screening.
FAT'T's most recent tweet was presented on March 10. Mind boggling stuff. Also mind boggling is that an entity vested with growing the game in T&T would have a mere 130 odd followers.
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Maybe they were rocking Instagram? Or jointly asleep at the wheel?
Carry on!
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Futsal Youth Camp for Tobago
T&T Express
After two years of on-field inactivity,the Futsal Association of Trinidad and Tobago (FATT) and the Tobago Youth Football League will host a Futsal Youth Camp this month.
The Campoperating as a safe zonewill be held from the Monday 11 to Thursday 14 at the Montgomery Hard Court in Tobago.
The Futsal Youth Camp will comprise boys and girls in four age groups: 7-9, 10-12, 13-15 and 16-17 years. They will play under the scrutiny of international UEFA B Futsal coach educator, Ben Tadmor. Tadmors accolades include being a former England assistant coach, former England Futsal talent ID Lead, and former FA Futsal Regional Talent Centre lead.
Both co-hosts of the Youth Camp are proud of the partnership acceptance by regional financial institution, Republic Bank Limited through their Power to Make A Difference programme.
The Futsal Youth Camp will be one of FATTs signature events held during the school breaks. This venture is part of the intersect between Grassroots and Player developmenttwo of the five pillars of FATTs 2024 Strategic Plan. said Geoffrey Edwards, FATTs president. He continued: Starting in Tobago was the brainchild of our zonal representative, Mr. Richard Goddard and his continued impressive dedication to building the sport on the island.
This is bolstered by the forged partnerships with corporate Trinbago such as Republic Bank and our growing international Futsal network of esteemed professionals such as Ben Tadmor who have pledged continued support for the development of local coaches and players.
Auriol Small, Republic Bank Area Manager, Tobago said: We are excited to support and partner with the FATT and the Tobago Youth Football League as they launch the first Futsal Youth Camp. The Bank remains committed to its agenda, through the Power to Make a Difference programme, to develop and generate greater participation among young boys and girls in sport. We believe that through this partnership, we can empower youth to develop their true potential and help shape society for a brighter and more sustainable future. Additionally, I love that young girls can participate in this camp as we help make the beautiful game of football more inclusive for all.
President of the Tobago Youth Football League, Shaquille Mcletchie, said the Tobago-based sport management organisation welcomes the collaborative project with the FATT.
We are honoured to partner with FATT to host this amazing camp in Tobago. Youth development through sports remains a top priority for us.
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TTFA stages U-23 Futsal Trials from March 26
TTFA Media.
The TTFA will host open screening towards the selection of a Mens National U-23 Futsal team for participation in the 2022 Caribbean Games in Guadeloupe.
Past Futsal Assistant coach Paul Decle will oversee proceedings as head coach at the screening sessions which take place at the International School of Port of Spain, #1 International Drive, Westmoorings.
Eligible players must be born between January 1st 1999 and December 31st 2004. All players must be eligible to operate under Safe Zone protocol and must walk with their vaccination card and proof of ID. Only Trialists will be allowed on compound and must observe all COVID-19 protocol.
TRIALISTS TO WALK WITH NON MARKING SOLES (SMOOTH), SHINGUARDS, BLACK SHORTS, A RED JERSEY AND A WHITE JERSEY.
Pre-Registration must be completed via this link https://forms.gle/kB966jaXVzAbcWkS8
SCHEDULE
ON SITE REGISTRATION at 2:30PM on 26th and 27th.
Saturday 26 March: South Zone 3-5pm and Central Zone 5-7pm
Sunday 27 March: East Zone 3-5pm and North Zone 5-7pm
Was there any sign of a heartbeat at the March 26 U-23 screening?
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Benny in T&T U-23 Futsal team for Caribbean Games.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobagos Under 23 Mens Futsal squad for the Caribbean Games in Guadeloupe has been finalized by head coach Paul Decle. The tournament which is being hosted by the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees will see T&T come up against the hosts on July 1st and Suriname on July 2nd in Group A matches. The other participating nations in Group B include Cuba, Martinique and Curacao.
Included in the T&T side is midfielder Che Benny who recently made an appearance for the T&T Senior team in a closed-door practice match against St Lucia at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium.
The preparation has been challenging as we expected with us having to take footballers and teach them to play Futsal which is a different game the way its played and the rules, said Decle.
But its been a productive process. The players have been eager to learn and have given their best efforts all along the way. Their attitude has been positive.
This team is a U23 team due to the fact that it is an Olympic sanctioned event. Its a small squad of 10 to fall within the rules of the games for the futsal component. Its allowed us to bond as a team a bit quicker. We have a good mix of experience from last year with Che Benny in the team and players like Omri Baird who was part of the mens training pool last year and Darnell Hospedales who has experience playing at these events.
Decle added that the tournament would provide a valuable opportunity for players to get Futsal experience on a regional level.
The opportunity is a great one to be able to represent at these games in a relatively new sport. We are keeping a positive outlook going in and will execute to the best of our ability.
Its always a privilege to be able to play for the people of our country which is who we represent and we have remained conscious of that all the way through. Its great that the sport of Futsal is being played at these events and seems to be heading towards becoming an Olympic sport. We look forward to a successful tournament, Decle concluded.
T&T Futsal U-23 Team
Elijah Shade GK
Isaiah Williams GK
Che Benny
Josiah Joseph
Kalev Keil
Omri Baird
Darnell Hospedales
Symron Wiseman
Zion Mc Leod
Delaney Zamore
Paul Decle Head Coach
Nigel Roberts- Manager
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Trinidad and Tobago U-23 Futsal Men take home Bronze at Caribbean Games
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobagos U-23 Mens Futsal Team took home the Bronze medal in the Caribbean Games with an 8-2 victory over Martinique in the third place playoff at the Palais Des Sports Du Gosier on Sunday.
Che Benny, led the way with five goals and was later named the tournaments Most Valuable Player.
Match report
Location: Palais des Sport du Gosier; Date: July 3
Trinidad & Tobago 8-2 Martinique
Goal Scorers: Che Benny 5, Josiah Joseph 2, Omri Baird 1
Head Coach Paul Decle summarized proceedings.
It was a difficult first half for us. Our boys were a bit fatigued after last nights game against Suriname. Martinique were disciplined and well organised defensively. They made it difficult for us the way we planned to start the game, limiting our chances on goal.After going down 1-0 we equalised later down in the half with a Che Benny free kick.
We ran into foul trouble late in the half and gave up 2 penalties, the first they missed and the second Isiah Willaims made a great save low to the left. This was massive in keeping the scores level at half time. In Second half we conceded early on, going down again 2-1. It was the first time in the 3 games we were behind.
We made some adjustments and at that moment we were able to take back control of the game and equalised again 2-2. I think with the tactical change we were able to keep possession better which suits our players and control the tempo of the game. We settled and moved the ball better with a greater intention and went up 4-2 This took the wind out of them a little more and from there the guys really dug deep to stay ahead and were able to extend our lead to a point where we dominated in the finaleight minutes sealing a good win for Trinidad & Tobago.
Coming from behind twice tonight really shows the character of this team. Im really pleased for the guys tonight. All along we spoke about wanting to do this for the people of Trinidad & Tobago and to be able to make it happen is a great feeling.
Tonight we created history by winning the bronze at the Inaugural Caribbean Games. It shows really well for the future of futsal in the CaribbeanPlaying in front of crowds was really an amazing atmosphere. To top off a great evening we had our Captain Che Benny unanimously named tournament MVP.
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Futsal Association, Raw Fitness gym to stage futsal youth camp
By Johnathan Ramnanansingh (T&T Newsday)
THE FUTSAL Association of Trinidad and Tobago (FATT) has partnered with local gym Raw Fitness Health Club to host the second edition of its Futsal Youth Camp.
The camp will be held from next Monday to Friday at the gyms Brentwood Mall, Chaguanas location. It caters for boys and girls in three age groups seven to nine, ten to 12 and 13-15 years old.
A statement by FATT on Wednesday said participants will learn, train and play the fastest growing indoor sport in the world under the watchful eyes of former assistant coach and futsal goalkeeping coach Dunstan Williams.
Williams has his own football academy, serves as reigning Intercol champions Presentation College assistant coach and is a certified participant at the only local FIFA futsal coach course.
The Futsal Youth Camp will be one of FATTs signature events held during the school breaks. This venture is part of the inter-sect between grassroots and player development - two of FATTs five pillars of its 2024 strategic plan, said association president Geoffrey Edwards.
He continued, After a successful execution of the pilot project in Tobago (Easter camp in April) where we had over 120 children guided by UEFA B futsal coach educator Ben Tadmor; our next strategic move was to replicate said in Trinidad. A suitable partner and proper location were paramount.
FATT approached Raw Fitness with their new facility which includes an astro-turf indoor pitch in a centralised location at the mall.
Through Futsal868s Sponsor a Child programme, 25 children from the Dass Trace Youth Empowerment Committee and Ryu Dan Dojo Youth Empowerment Center were provided free access to the camp.
The camp is financially supported by National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB), LINX and Royal Bank.
Interested participants can register by contacting the FATTs camp WhatsApp hotline at 787-7678, messaging their social media Facebook and Instagram accounts (search @Futsal868) or sending an email to futsaltt@gmail.com.
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https://newsday.co.tt/2022/09/06/mafas-ven-fc-crowned-inaugural-trini-ven-futsal-champs/
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Futsal Fiesta kicks off January 28.
By Jonathan Ramnanansingh (T&T Newsday).
The Futsal Association of Trinidad and Tobago (FATT) will host a two-day Futsal Fiesta event at the Southern Regional Indoor Sports Arena in Pleasantville on January 28 and 29.
The Girl's U15 Futsal Developmental Tournament will be held on day one and will be followed by the Mens Open Community Cup (south edition) on day two.
A statement issued by the local association said the tourney is the first of its kind in T&T.
This event is intended to attract eight teams and over 100 girls with a focus on youth development through community engagement and national outreach.
Registration is $400 per girls team of 15 players maximum, with trophies and medals up for grabs. Action kicks off daily from 9am to 6pm.
For the men, registration is $1,500 per team of 15 players maximum, with a winner-takes-all cash prize of $8,000.
FATTs president Geoffrey Edwards said the Weekend Futsal Fiesta was conceptualised to encourage participation from different demographics.
After successfully hosting the Male U14 Futsal Development Tournament in November last year, many of our stakeholders were eager to have different age groups playing.
Initiatives like these are succinctly aligned to our strategic plan, and thus, we are committed to answering the call and facilitating similar activities to these as we commit to increasing awareness of the sport of futsal.
Interested teams can contact the association via WhatsApp hotline at 787-7678, direct message to their official Facebook and Instagram social media accounts, (@Futsal868) or e-mail futsaltt@gmail.com.
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Cox Coaching Academy retain Under-14 futsal title
T&T Newsday
COX Coaching Academy captured the Futsal Association of TT second Under-14 Boys Futsal Developmental tournament, held at the Southwest Regional Indoor Sport Arena in Egypt Village, Pt Fortin, recently.
The tournament was held in collaboration with the Pt Fortin Youth Football Academy. The tournament featured eight youth teams including one Secondary school
Presentation College, Chaguanas. The other participating teams were Pt Fortin Youth Football Academy, Banter Boys Futsal Club, Moruga Football Club, Broadway Attackers, Uprising Youths, Judah Praise Football Club and defending champions Cox Football Academy. The teams were placed into two groups of four for an exciting round-robin format.
The groups were named after Warren Archibald and Wilfred Cave two national football legends from Pt Fortin. Cox Football Academy and Pt Fortin Youth Football Academy advanced first and second respectively from the Warren Archibald Group. Uprising Youths and Presentation emerged as the top two teams from the Wilfred Cave Group.
In the first semi-finals, Cox Football Academy made light of Presentation 8-0 and Pt Fortin Youth Football Academy edged Uprising Youths Football Club 5-3. This set up an electrifying all-south encounter between the finalists.
In the final, Cox Football Academy came from a goal down in the first half to defeat their southern counterparts Pt Fortin Youth Football Academy 3-1.
Donovan Drayton of Cox Football Academy won the MVP award, Tyshawn Simon of Pt Fortin Youth Football took home the Golden Boot award for his eight goals and the Golden Glove award for the best goal-keeper was given to Ozias Thompson of Uprising Youths.
This youth futsal developmental tournament series is succinctly aligned with the player development pillar of the Futsal868 strategic plan, said Geoffrey Edwards, president of the Futsal Association of TT.
Our aim is to expand the series to include more age groups for both male and female school and club teams as we commit to increasing awareness of the sport of futsal. We are happy to have executed a fun, timely and successful event, as lauded by players, coaches, managers and spectators.
The next futsal developmental tournament will be held during the Christmas school holidays. Interested teams can contact the association through WhatsApp at 787-7678, send a direct message to the association's Facebook or Instagram social media accounts at Futsal868 or email futsaltt@gmail.com.
The U-14 Male Futsal Developmental Tournament was supported by Republic Bank and Cinema One IMAX.
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Che Benny, Michel Poon-Angeron in T&T Futsal squad for Concacaf champs.
T&T Newsday Reports.
T&T have selected a 14-man squad to contest the Concacaf Futsal Championship in Managua, Nicaragua from April 13-20.
The team, which will be coached by Paul Decle, includes Soca Warriors midfielder Michel Poon-Angeron and his AC PoS teammates Sedale McLean, playmaker Che Benny, and flanker Jameel Neptune, who suffered a fractured leg in a TT Premier Football League (TTPFL) match against 1976 FC Phoenix last December.
Poon-Angeron, 22, has amassed over ten caps for the T&T mens football team since making his debut in 2021, and he played three matches in the Soca Warriors 2023/24 Concacaf Nations League A campaign, which saw the national team qualifying for the quarterfinals for the first time. Poon-Angeron also featured in friendly action for the Soca Warriors against Jamaica last month, but he didnt make the final cut in the squad for the 2024 Copa America play-in versus Canada on March 23.
The squad also includes four players from reigning TTPFL tier one champions Defence Force, as the quartet of Jelani Felix, Dylon King, Darius Ollivierra, and Matthew Woo Ling have all made Decles squad. Veteran player and former Defence Force captain, Jerwyn Balthazar, 41, is also a member of the squad.
T&T have been placed alongside Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and the US in group C, and they start their campaign against their American counterparts on April 13, before facing Guatemala and Dominican Republic on April 14 and 15 respectively.
The 12-team tournament features three groups of four, with the top two teams qualifying for the quarterfinals, along with the two best third-place teams.
The competitions semifinalists will advance to the Fifa Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan from September 14 to October 6, 2024.
All matches will be played at the Polideportivo Alexis Arguello in Managua. In the previous Concacaf Futsal Championship in 2021, Costa Rica captured their fourth title after defeating the US in the final, while the hosts Guatemala beat Panama to third spot.
The T&T team will leave for Nicaragua on April 11. Decle will be assisted by former Strike Squad captain Clayton Morris.
T&T Futsal Squad: Kelvin Henry (goalkeeper), Andre Marchan (goalkeeper), Jerwyn Balthazar, Che Benny, Jelani Felix, Shane Hospedales, Dylon King, Sedale McLean, Jameel Neptune, Darius Ollivierra, Kareem Perry, Michel Poon-Angeron, Adrian Welch, Matthew Woo Ling.
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Trinidad and Tobago lose 7-4 to US in Concacaf Futsal opener
By Andrew Gioannetti (T&T Newsday)
DEFENCE Force winger Darius Ollivierra scored two cleverly improvised efforts as T&T fought hard but went under 7-4 in their opening Group C match at the Concacaf Futsal Championships in Nicaragua on Saturday.
The result saw USA take an early lead in the standings, with a one-goal advantage in goal-difference over Guatemala, who also picked up three points after a 6-4 win over the Dominican Republic in the second fixture.
Ollivierra gave T&T an early, unexpected lead, dribbling the length of the court after intercepting a pass and rifling his effort into the top of the goal.
T&Ts defence tried to protect the lead but they were breached after ten minutes when David Ortiz capitalised on a loose ball from a scramble in front of the goal to finish beyond goalkeeper Andre Marchan.
Nilton De Andrade put USA ahead about three minutes later, finishing a clean strike after beating his opposite number-three, national senior mens football team midfielder Michel Poon-Angeron, with some stepovers.
USA struck again just seconds before the end of the first period, with Ortiz finishing neatly from a low cross for his second goal.
But just as they had done in the first half, T&T enjoyed the upper hand in the opening stages of the second. Ollivierra cut the deficit for T&T to 3-2 with an even more spectacular effort, when he beat a defender and sidestepped the goalkeeper, finishing with a deft touch.
Yet T&T would concede only moments later when Marchan and his defenders appeared distracted, appealing for a USA hand-ball during an attempted defensive clearance.
Diego Burato cheekily lobbed his effort over a diving Marchan, who unsuccessfully hounded the assistant referee, hoping for a delayed call.
T&T pulled another goal back when AC Port of Spain midfielder Che Benny converted a penalty kick with a powerful strike beyond a helpless USA goalkeeper.
The Americans scored three more, but T&T still closed on a high, scoring a consolation goal, which could be crucial if the advancing teams are to be determined on goal difference.
Matthew Woo Ling, one of five Defence Force players on the squad, came out of nowhere to connect and score from close range, after a cleverly executed Benny free kick.
The futsal team will return to action on Sunday morning to face Guatemala, before taking on the Dominican Republic in the final group match on Monday. Both matches will kick off at noon (T&T time).
The top two teams will automatically qualify for the knockout round, together with the two best third-placed teams from the three groups. The top four teams will represent Concacaf at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024.
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Benny shines but Trinidad and Tobago lose futsal thriller to Guatemala
By Roneil Walcott (T&T Newsday)
Despite another valiant effort, T&T men's futsal team fell to an agonising defeat in their second match at the Concacaf Futsal Championships in Managua, Nicaragua on Sunday, as they were beaten 5-3 by Guatemala in an eight-goal group C thriller.
On Saturday, coach Paul Decle's team battled hard and showed quality but they eventually succumbed to a 7-4 loss to the US. In their second game, T&T started impressively as they held the second-ranked Concacaf team scoreless in the first half and held a 2-0 lead by halftime.
T&T got their opening goal from AC PoS playmaker Che Benny, who slid in a shot from point-blank range after receiving a lovely pass from the left by Darius Ollivierra in the sixth minute. Ten minutes later, Benny turned provider as he laid the ball on a platter for Shane Hospedales to finish at the end of a rapid counter-attack.
T&T rode their luck throughout the first period, as goalkeeper and captain Andre Marchan made a number of jaw-dropping saves, while the Guatemalans were also guilty of poor finishing.
The second half proved to be a different ball game, and Guatemala were on level terms by the 26th minute after goals from Bryan Santizo and Alan Aguilar. The Guatemalans got their first lead of the game when Roberto Alvarado punished a woeful giveaway by Matthew Woo Ling, while they established a 4-2 lead before the half-hour mark when Marvin Sandoval beat Marchan with a powerful left-footed shot.
Benny gave T&T hope of a late comeback when he cut the deficit to 4-3 after displaying lovely close control to finish a pass from his AC PoS teammate Michel Poon-Angeron. However, Guatemala put the game to bed in the 35th minute when Patrick Ruiz scored to make it 5-3 after a well-worked corner.
With their second straight win, Guatemala moved to six points and pushed themselves to the group C summit. On the other hand, T&T are still searching for their first point of the tournament and they will aim to get a favourable result against Dominican Republic in their final group match from 12 noon on Monday.
The top two teams from each group, along with the two best third-placed teams, will advance to the knockout stage. T&T will need to get a victory against Dominican Republic to give themselves a chance of advancing from the group and keeping their 2024 Fifa Futsal World Cup hopes alive. The semifinalists will qualify for the World Cup.
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Trinidad and Tobago mauled 11-1 by Dominican Republic, exit Concacaf Futsal Championship
By Roneil Walcott (T&T Newsday)
Trinidad and Tobago's men's futsal team fell to a humiliating 11-1 loss in their final group game at the 2024 Concacaf Futsal Championship in Managua, Nicaragua on April 15, as they were hammered by Dominican Republic to crash out of the group stage.
Having suffered respective 7-4 and 5-3 losses to the US and Guatemala in their first two games of the tournament, coach Paul Decle's team needed a victory in their final group game to give themselves a chance of advancing to the quarterfinals as one of the best third-placed teams.
T&T started the game on the back foot, as Che Benny, who scored three goals in the first two games, was not in the team for the must-win match.
Playing a Dominican Republic team which got a stunning 7-6 win over the US on April 14, T&T found themselves facing waves of attacks in the first half and they went into the break down 3-0 after goals by Jose Belliard, Marco Gomez and David Rondon.
With the Dominican Republic chasing goals to bolster their goal difference in a bid to top group C, the floodgates opened in the second half as they absolutely played the T&T team off the court with precise passing and clinical finishing.
The T&T team looked disjointed defensively, and they were unable to keep possession for sustained periods to pose any real threat to the opposition.
By the 29th minute in the 40-minute contest, T&T slipped to a 6-0 deficit. Jameel Neptune scored T&T's lone goal in the contest mere seconds after Dominican Republic got their sixth when he finished off a pass from his AC PoS teammate Michel Poon-Angeron.
There was precious little for T&T to celebrate thereafter, though, as Dominican Republic capitalised on poor defending in the final ten minutes to add a further five goals to their jaw-dropping tally.
The impressive Rondon scored three goals in the second half to complete a beaver-trick, taking his tally to seven for the tournament. Belliard also helped himself to a brace.
With the emphatic win, Dominican Republic jumped to six points and easily booked their spot in the quarterfinals, while they finished the group with a healthy +9 goal differential. T&T finished bottom of the group with no points.
The four semifinalists in the Concacaf tourney will advance to this year's Fifa Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan.