Courtesy Futsalonline.com

By: Christian Prevost
multisoccer@hotmail.com




Toronto Twister, FC Trois-Rivières Qualify for Canadian Futsal Club Championship Final

TROIS-RIVIÉRES, Quebec (4-24-04) - The Toronto Twister and FC Trois-Rivières futsal clubs advanced to the finals of the Canadian Futsal Club Championship with victories here over the weekend.

The Twister edged FC Granby 10-8 in the first game, and FC Trois-Rivières shut out FC Strathroy Benfica 4-0 in the second.

The semifinal results:

Game#1:
Toronto Twister 10 VS FC Granby 8

Toronto Twister roster;
#1-Baher Saka(Goalkeeper)
#4-Denny Velastegui(2 goals)
#5-Ivan Galarza
#6-Leo Laurito(2 goals)
#7-Miles O'Connor(1 goal)
#8-Ariel Guilherme(3 goals)
#9-Rafael Fuentes
#10-Armstrong Hidalgo
#13-Matthew O'Connor
#15-Alvaro Yaques(Captain)
#18-Shayne Valadares(2 goals)
Coach: Mario Carranza
Assistant coach: Manoel De Oliveira
Manager:Kleber Moreira

FC Granby roster;
#1-Bruno Paré(Goalkeeper)
#4-François Dextradeur(2 goals)
#9-Cédric Harnois(1 goal)
#10-Jocelyn Roy(3 goals)(Captain/coach)
#12-Jonathan Daunais
#17-Yerly Auxence(1 goal)
#23-Nicolas Fortin
#24-Phillipe Rainville
#25-Marco Soares(1 goal)
#31-Yvan Paquet
#36-Gabriel Brosseau

Referees;
1-Andrew Jasinski/Ontario
2-Jean-Louis Goyette/Québec
3-Dominique Martin/Québec
4-François Demers/Québec

Game#2:

FC Trois-Rivières 4 VS FC Strathroy Benfica 0

FC Trois-Rivières roster;
#1-Raphaël Gauthier(Goalkeeper)
#2-Yannick Goudreault
#4-Patrice Héroux(2 goals)
#5-Frédéric Soubrier(1 goal)(Captain)
#7-Sébastien Poulin-Vallières
#8-Jean-Louis Bessé
#9-David Hamelin
#10-Eddy Ménard(1 goal)
#11-David Lafrenière
#12-Étienne Tardif(Goalkeeper)
Coach: Juan Montecinos

FC Strathroy Benfica roster;
#1-Altin Ruçi(Goalkeeper)
#4-Jamie Pereira
#6-Nelson Picanço
#7-Rob Pereira
#9-Greg Rebelo(Captain)
#10-Denny Rodrigues
#11-Walter Picanço
#14-Ermal Marataj
#77-Brian Betencourt
Coach:John Ramalho

Referees;
1-Bill Teeuwen/Ontario
2-François Demers/Québec
3-Dominique Martin/Québec
4-Jean-Louis Goyette/Québec