Futsal/Indoor Soccer World News
February 13, 2002

News and information on Futsal/Indoor Soccer from around the world


EUROPE

SPAIN TOPS RUSSIA IN FRIENDLY
Spain's Futsal National Team topped Russia 5-1 in an
international friendly played at the Planet Futbol Hall
in Barcelona, Spain on Feb. 12. The crowd of 1,200
spectators saw the current FIFA World Champions dominate
from the start with forward Daniel Ibañes Caetano giving
Spain a 1-0 with just five minutes into the match.
Midfielder Andreu Linares Rodriguez notched back-to-back
tallies in a span of two minutes (15th, 17th) to give
the Spanish a 3-0 edge going into the intermission.
After Russia go on the board in the 32nd minute, forward
Javi Rodríguez scored two consecutive double penalty
goals (35th, 37th) for Spain in the 5-1 win.

Line-ups
ESP - Jesús, Javi Sánchez, Kike, Javi Rodríguez ,
Daniel Ibañes Caetano
Subs - Julio, Cobeta, Andreu Linares Rodriguez, Paulo
Roberto, Tete, Josema , Rafa
DT: Javier Lozano

RUS - Evteev, Denis Agafonov, Khamidulin, Arkadiy Belyi,
Gorin
Subs - Serguei Malyshev, Shabarov, Buzhuz, Vladislav
Schuchko
DT:

Scoring
ESP - Daniel Ibañes Caetano 5th minute (first half)
ESP - Andreu Linares Rodriguez 15.
ESP - Andreu Linares Rodriguez 17.
RUS - Shabarov 32. (second half)
ESP - Javi Rodríguez 35.
ESP - Javi Rodríguez 37.

Misconduct
ESP - Julio (caution) 25.
RUS - Arkadiy Belyi (ejection) 33.

Referees
ESP - Pedro Galán
ESP - Francisco J. Torres

Venue - Planet Futbol Hall (Barcelona, Spain)
Attendance - 1,200

FUTSAL PLANET TO ANNOUNCE "2001 WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR"
After postponing the announcement due to technical
problems, Futsal Planet's website (www.futsalplanet.com),
will name the "2001 World Player of the Year" on Feb. 15.
For a second consecutive year, Futsal experts (Coaches,
Federation Presidents, Journalists, Press Officers, etc.)
from around the world voted to pick the "Best Player of
the World."

CZECHS TO HOST ITALY IN TWO-GAME SERIES
The Czech Republic's Futsal National Team will host
Italy in a two-game international friendly series from
Feb. 15-16. The first game will take place in Ostrava
on Feb. 15, while the second match will have Brno as the
venue the next day (Feb. 16).

DUBLIN SELECT WINS IRELAND'S INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Dublin Select won Ireland's first-ever International
Futsal Invitational Tournament, the Masita Cup, with a
penalty kick shoot victory over the Birkenhead side of
Tranmere Victoria after the championship match ended in
a 1-1 draw on Feb. 9. The six-team tournament held at
St. Columba's College in Dublin, also saw Northern
Ireland's Futsal National Team defeat the Belgium club
Dynamic Houthalen 5-1 in the "Plate" playoff match. For
more information on the Masita Cup, check Futsal Ireland's
website at www.futsalireland.com.

Ireland's International Futsal Tournament 2002
Final Standings and Results
Group A (GP, W-L-T, GF:GA, PTS)
Scotland (2, 2-0-0, 18:4, 6) *
Dublin Select (2, 1-1-0, 8:5, 3) *
Northern Ireland (2, 0-2-0, 3:20, 0) ^

Group B (GP, W-L-T, GF:GA, PTS)
EBS Leinster (2, 2-0-0, 8:2, 6) *
Tranmere Victoria (2, 1-1-0, 6:4, 3) *
Dynamic Houthalen (2, 0-2-0, 2:10, 0)

*Advance to Semifinals
^ Advance to "Plate" Playoff Match

Feb. 9
Scotland 4, Dublin Select 2
EBS Leinster Senior League 3 , Tranmere Victoria 1
Dublin Select 6, Northern Ireland 1
EBS Leinster Senior League 5, Dynamic Houthalen 1
Scotland 14, Northern Ireland 2
Tranmere Victoria 5, Dynamic Houthalen 1

Semi-finals
Dublin Futsal 2, EBS Leinster Senior League 1
Tranmere Victoria 2 Scotland 1

Plate Playoff Match
Northern Ireland 5, Dynamic Houthalen 1

Final
Dublin Futsal 1, Tranmere Victoria 1
(Dublin wins on pks)

SOUTH AMERICA

BRAZIL BLANKS ARGENTINA IN CARNAVAL FUTSAL CHALLENGE MATCH
Three-time FIFA Futsal World Champion Brazil blanked
Argentina 5-0 in a "Carnaval Futsal Challenge"
international match played at the Tramandai Gym in Rio
Grande Do Sul, Brazil on Feb. 10. Midfielder Falcão
led the offense with two goals, while defender André,
midfielder Manoel Tobias and forward Índio all added
tallies for Brazil.

ASSOCIAZIONE SABESP CAPTURES SOUTH AMERICAN WOMEN'S
UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIP
Associazione Sabesp of Sao Paulo, Brazil captured the
South American Women's University Championship in
Santiago, Chile from Jan. 27 - Feb. 2, after posting
a 5-0 mark, while outscoring their opponents 47-7.
The second annual tournament featured Women's University
squads from Brazil, Chile, Peru and Venezuela along
side two teams from Spain. Associazione Sabesp opened
the six-team round-robin competition with a 6-1 victory
over Futsal Navalcamero of Madrid, Spain on Jan. 27.
After posting a 4-2 win over Representacion Galizia of
La Coruña, Spain on Jan. 28, Associazione Sabesp
defeated Universidad de Ricardo Palma of Lima, Peru
6-3 two days later (Jan. 30). The Brazilian squad
closed out the competition with back-to-back wins over
Plantel Educacional of Caracas, Venezuela (14-0) on
Feb. 1, and then Seleccion Educacional Universitaria
of Santiago, Chile (17-1) on Feb. 2.

2002 South American Women's University Championship
Santiago, Chile
Final Standings and Results

Teams (GP, W-L-T, GF:GA, PTS)
Associazione Sabesp-BRA (5, 5-0-0, 47:7, 15)
Representacion Galizia-ESP (5, 3-1-1, 23:9, 10)
Futsal Navalcamero-ESP (5, 3-1-1, 22:10, 10)
U. Ricardo Palma-PER (5, 2-3-0, 27:23, 6)
Seleccion Educacional-CHI (5, 1-4-0, 10:55, 3)
Plantel Educacional-VEN (5, 0-5-0, 6:42, 0)

Jan. 27
Seleccion Educacional 5, Plantel Educacional 2
Representacion Galizia 6, U. Ricardo Palma 0
Associazione Sabesp 6, Futsal Navalcamero 1

Jan. 28
Associazione Sabesp 4, Representacion Galizia 2
Futsal Navalcamero 6, Plantel Educacional 0
U. Ricardo Palma 12, Seleccion Educacional 2

Jan. 30
Representacion Galizia 6, Plantel Educacional 2
Futsal Navalcamero 13, Seleccion Educacional 1
Associazione Sabesp 6, U. Ricardo Palma 3

Feb 1
Representacion Galizia 11, Seleccion Educacional 1
Futsal Navalcamero 7, U. Ricardo Palma 1
Associazione Sabesp 14, Plantel Educacional 0

Feb. 2
U. Ricardo Palma 11, Plantel Educacional 2
Futsal Navalcamero 2, Representacion Galizia 2
Associazione Sabesp 17, Seleccion Educacional 1

USA

WAVE TAKES TWO-OUT-OF-THREE AND REMAIN ON TOP IN 2001-02
MISL STANDINGS
The Milwaukee Wave won two-out-of-three matches in a
three-day period and remained on top of the 2001-02
Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) standings with a
22-6 overall ledger. The Wave posted a 20-6 victory
over the visiting Philadelphia Kixx (16-10) on Feb. 8,
but then dropped a 22-14 decision to the host Cleveland
Crunch (8-19) the following day. The Wave got back on
the winning track on Feb. 10, with a 17-5 home-win over
the Harrisburg Heat (7-20). The Kansas City Comets
(14-12) are also on a roll after scoring back-to-back
home victories for an unblemished 11-0 mark at the Kemper
Arena in Kansas City. The Comets swept the Heat in a
twin-bill with a 14-10 win on Feb. 7, then a 21-12
victory two days later (Feb. 9). In other MISL matches,
the Baltimore Blast (13-13) split a two-game series as
they topped the host Crunch 14-12 on Feb. 8, then
dropped a heartbreaking 11-10 decision to the Kixx the
next day in Nashville, Tenn. For more information,
check the MISL website at www.misl.net.

MEMBERS OF U.S. PLAYER POOL IN MISL ACTION
Baltimore Blast - Midfielders Denison Cabral (0 caps),
Lee Edgerton (0 caps) and forward Tarik Walker (0 caps)
all notched two goals to pace Baltimore to a 14-12
victory over Cleveland on Feb. 8. Defender Sean Bowers
(5 goals, 21 caps), forwards Giuliando Celenza (0 caps)
and Lee Tschantret (6 goals, 10 caps) each scored a goal,
while goalkeeper Scott Hileman (0 caps) stopped 20 shots
on goal for the win. Two goals by Tschantret and one by
Walker wasn't enough as Baltimore dropped an 11-10
decision to Philadelphia on Feb. 9. Cleveland Crunch
- Forward Steve Butcher (0 caps) had a tally for
Cleveland in the 14-12 loss to Baltimore on Feb. 8.
Defender John Ball (2 caps) registered a hat-trick,
while goalkeeper Otto Orf (8 caps) added an assist
along with 18 saves in the 22-14 win against Milwaukee
on Feb. 9. Harrisburg Heat - Goalkeeper Doug Petras
(9 caps) made 24 saves in the 14-10 loss to Kansas
City on Feb. 7. Kansas City Comets - Forward Nino
DaSilva (0 caps) notched a hat-trick, while teammate
Wes Wade (9 goals, 13 caps) scored a goal and dished
out two assists in Kansas City's 14-10 win over
Harrisburg on Feb. 7. DaSilva and defender Jeff
Davis (5 goals, 5 caps) each had a goal in the 21-12
victory over Harrisburg on Feb. 9. Milwaukee Wave -
Forward Todd Dusosky (1 goal, 5 caps) and defender
Troy Dusosky (0 caps) both had two goals, while forward
Joe Reiniger (0 caps) and defender Glenn Carbonara (3
goals, 12 caps) added a tally in Milwaukee's 20-6 win
over Philadelphia on Feb. 8. Goalkeeper Victor Nogueira
(16 caps) posted 16 saves to pick up the win. Reiniger
scored twice but Milwaukee dropped a 22-14 decision to
Cleveland on Feb. 9. Reiniger extended his point-scoring
streak to 101 games with a goal and three assists in the
17-5 victory over Harrisburg on Feb. 10. Forward Brian
Loftin (5 goals, 12 caps) notched two goals, while Troy
Dusosky, forward Greg Howes (0 caps) and defender Pat
White (3 caps) all scored for Milwaukee. Newcomer
Johnny Torres (1 goal, 2 caps) picked up an assist,
while Nogueira made 10 saves in the win. Philadelphia
Kixx - Forward Don D'Ambra (0 caps) and midfielder
Gary DePalma (0 caps) each scored for Philadelphia
in the 20-6 defeat at the hands of Milwaukee on Feb.
8. D'Ambra tallied the game-winner in the 11-10
victory over Balitmore on Feb. 9.

NEWMAN, KOWALSKI AT HELM FOR 2002 MISL LEGENDS GAME
The MISL announced on Feb. 6, the respective team coaches
for the 2002 MISL Legends Game, which will be played
prior to the league's annual all-star game, slated for
Feb. 17, in Cleveland, Ohio. Former San Diego Sockers
Head Coach and U.S. Futsal National Team Assistant
(1992) Ron Newman will be at helm for the MISL Legends
Team against Head Coach Jay Hoffmann and the Cleveland
Force Legends squad at the Gund Arena at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Assisting Newman with the MISL Legends squad will be
former U.S. Futsal National Team Head Coach (1986-96)
John Kowalski. Kowalski, who was the first head coach
in the U.S. Futsal Program's History, led the Americans
to the bronze medal at the 1989 FIFA World Championship
in Holland and then to a silver medal at the 1992 FIFA
tournament in Hong Kong.

U.S. COACH TO LEAD WEST SQUAD AT 2002 MISL ALL-STAR GAME
Milwaukee Wave and U.S. Futsal National Team Head Coach
Keith Tozer will lead the "West Team" at the annual
all-star game at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio on
Feb. 17. Tozer, who has a 10-6-2 overall international
record at helm with the U.S. team, will also play defense
on the MISL Legends squad prior to the all-star game. The
"East Squad" will be led by Philadelphia Kixx's player/coach
Omid Namazi, who is a member of the 2002 U.S. Futsal Team
Player Pool.

FOURTEEN U.S. PLAYERS TO COMPETE AT 2002 ALL-STAR MATCH
Of the 32 MISL all-star game players, 14 are on the 2002
U.S. Futsal Player Pool. The East squad will have the
following American players: Goalkeeper - Scott Hileman;
Defenders - Sean Bowers, Pat Morris; Midfielder - Denison
Cabral; Forwards - Gary DePalma, Mark Moser. The West
Team will have: Goalkeeper - Victor Nogueira; Defenders
- John Ball, Glenn Carbonara, Daryl Doran, Troy Dusosky;
Forwards - Kevin Koetters, Joe Reiniger, Wes Wade.

BEACH SOCCER

SPAIN TO HOST 2002 EUROPEAN PRO BEACH CHAMPIONSHIP
The IV European Pro Beach Championship will be held in
Barcelona, Spain from Feb. 15-17. The 2002 event will
take place during Barcelona International Football Fair
"PLANET FUTBOL" in Montjuic Park and will feature the
Beach Soccer Teams of the host Spain along with England,
France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Switzerland.



Information was researched and compiled by Steven Torres,
who is currently the Public Relations Coordinator/Futsal
Press Officer at the United States Soccer Federation.

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played with five-man teams on a basketball style court,
with no walls and a low bouncing ball, unlike the
traditional sport of U.S. indoor soccer played with
six-man squads and walls. Great soccer superstars such
as Pele, Zico, Ronaldo and Diego Maradona grew up playing
the game and credit Futsal with developing their skills.
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Futsal Federation.