Courtesy: Sunshine Coast Daily


Sunshine Coast's own futsal champs

by Mitchell Barron

28th November 2009

THE Mountain Creek State School under-12 boys futsal team has conquered all in winning the Australasian Futsal Championships at the Gold Coast.

Mountain Creek was unbeaten in its eight matches, played against the best teams from Victoria, NSW, Queensland and New Zealand.

The Sunshine Coast school beat Grace Lutheran College, from Brisbane, 6-4 in the final.

Mountain Creek State School futsal co-ordinator David Hooper, 43, said the final had been tough.

“They (Grace) scored the first goal, so our boys were in unfamiliar territory, but they dug deep,” he said.

“We seemed to always be one or two goals ahead.

“It was a pretty bruising match and a couple of our kids were knocked around, but they soldiered on.”

Hooper said the championships had tested the team.

“We didn’t know what to expect from the opposition as they were the best from around the country,” he said.

“There was a couple of tight matches that we pulled through. It was very rewarding.”

Mountain Creek captain Jacob Fulluck, Jacob Connelly and Liam Appleyard were selected in the all-star team, which will tour overseas next year.

The school’s under-12 girls qualified for their respective final, but lost to St Andrew’s Lutheran College 5-1.






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