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Jordan Ongaro Named to 2012 Canada Futsal Roster

June 25, 2012

SAN DIEGO - Current San Diego State men's soccer junior forward Jordan Ongaro was one of 14 players to be selected for Canada's futsal roster. The team is currently looking for a spot in the 2012 CONCACAF Championship.

As part of the team's preparations, Ongaro and Canada faced Costa Rica this past weekend in Heredia, Costa Rica. Canada is now off to Guatemala where it will face El Salvador in a two-match playoff series, which is set for June 28-29.

Seven teams have already qualified for the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, which runs July 2-8. Either Canada or El Salvador will qualify as the eighth team, joining Guatemala, USA and Panama in Group A. The opposite Group B features Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico and St. Kitts and Nevis. The top-four teams in the competition will qualify for the FIFA Futsal World Cup Thailand 2012

Ongaro played in all 19 games with nine starts last season at San Diego State. He shared the team lead in goals (5) and was tied for second with 13 points (5 goals, 3 assists).

SDSU will begin its quest for a national championship on Aug. 18, when it plays host to New Mexico in a friendly starting at 1 p.m. PT. The Aztecs' regular season gets underway in Indianapolis, Ind., when they participate in The adidas/IU Credit Union Classic where they will face Notre Dame (Aug. 31) and Indiana (Sept. 2).

San Diego State's home opener is slated for Sept. 7, when it plays host to the Courtyard Marriott San Diego Central Soccer Tournament at SDSU Sports Deck at Montezuma Road. The Aztecs will welcome Houston Baptist (Sept. 7) and Ohio State (Sept. 9) to campus in a festivity-filled weekend where the program will play its first game at SDSU Sports Deck under the lights (Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. PT) and honor the 1987 team that advanced to the NCAA title game.




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