Courtesy: The Connacht Sentinel


Taylors and Bish to fly Galway flag in Futsal finals

November 22, 2011

Ten teams to compete in Connacht finals

ST Joseph’s College (the Bish) and Dominican College Taylor’s Hill will represent Galway in the Connacht finals of the First Year Post Primary Futsal boys’ and girls’ competition in NUI Galway today after claiming the county crowns last week.

A total of 120 players representing 10 qualifying schools from five counties will participate in today’s finals, an event which is being co-ordinated by Nigel Keady, Galway City Council / FAI Community Development Officer.

Futsal is an indoor version of association football. It is played between two teams of five players, one of whom is the goalkeeper, and up to seven substitutes per team.

Unlike some other forms of indoor football, the game is played on a hard court surface delimited by lines; walls or boards are not used.

It is also played with a smaller ball with less bounce than a regulation football.

The rules create an emphasis on improvisation, creativity and technique as well as ball control and passing in small spaces.

The Bish, who won the Connacht title two years ago, were up against Galway Community College, Coláiste na Coiribe, and Scoil Mhuire from Ballygar, with all four schools entering two teams into the competition.

It was the bish’s second team which qualified for the final as Group 2 winners, where they faced Coláiste na Coiribe A, and the final was a closely-fought affair, with the Nuns Island side scoring the only goal of the game to take the title.

Coláiste na Coiribe’s star duo of Dara Mulgannon and Dominic Gorton impressed throughout the group stages and in the final, while Andrew Syanoski and Matthew Kilgannon impressed for the Bish.




Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com