Round 6 Review – Futsal Premier League 2 Open Men’s
Round 6 in the Futsal Premier League 2 Open Mens competition was filled with plenty of goals as teams continue to jockey for positions in the top four. There were wins for Raiders Futsal Club, Boomerangs FS, Sydney City Eagles and South Coast Taipans. Let’s get onto the review!
Raiders Futsal Club 8 defeated Sydney Futsal Club 1
Raiders Futsal Club demolished Sydney Futsal Club 8-1 in a dominant performance at Thomas Hassell Anglican College on Saturday afternoon.
The hosts were in a clinical mood and lead 3-0 at the break before they piled in five more goals to complete the win. Christopher Godoy-Bascur had a hat-trick while Adam Voloder scored two goals alongside goals from Tomas Medimurac, Luis Ferreira and captain Slaven Ljuboja.
Sydney Futsal Club had a tough afternoon at the office unable to match it with Raiders Futsal Club and add to their one win of the season. They did find a consolation goal in the second half through Alexander Price.
Looking to take three points after back-to-back draws, Raiders Futsal Club looked to start fast and they scored within three minutes through Christopher Godoy-Bascur from a Slaven Ljuboja free-kick to make it 1-0.
Raiders Futsal Club looked to build on their lead with chances from Adam Voloder and Tomas Medimurac both having shots straight at Sydney Futsal Club keeper Ata Hoveidaeifar.
Godoy-Bascur was in the thick of the action for the Raiders Futsal Club second goal. He weaved past the defence before he laid the pass off to Voloder to fire home for 2-0.
Sydney Futsal Club had their best chance of the half through Luca Feijo. He rifled a shot which had to be turned over by Raiders Futsal Club keeper Ibrahim Daniel.
The hosts did add a third goal before half-time. Once again it was Godoy-Bascur who got on the scoresheet with a header from close range to make it 3-0.
Coming out of the break, Sydney Futsal Club were looking to respond quickly. Omid Mohktar found some space and fizzed an effort wide of the mark.
Soon after, Raiders Futsal Club made it 4-0. Some lovely tic-tac-toe work from the hosts opened up the space and Voloder slotted home for his second goal of the game.
Buoyed by their lead, Raiders Futsal Club went on a tear scoring three goals in ten minutes. Luis Ferreira was the first to find the back of the net then Medimurac added the sixth before Godoy-Bascur hit them for the seventh to complete the hat-trick.
To cap off the performance, Raiders Futsal Club captain Slaven Ljuboja got himself on the scoresheet when he tapped home for 8-0.
Sydney Futsal Club did get some consolation in the 40th minute through Alexander Price. He tapped home from close range to make it 8-1.
There were late chances for Adam Voloder for Raiders Futsal Club while Michael Candy had a shot for Sydney Futsal Club but the game ended in a seven-goal win for the hosts.
Post match Raiders Futsal Club and goal scorer Slaven Ljuboja was delighted with the performance from his side as they got back in the winner’s circle:
“It was an excellent performance from the lads and they executed the game plan perfectly. We tried to get a clean sheet but conceded late. 8-1 is still a good result for us though.” said Ljuboja.
For Sydney Futsal Club coach was curt and direct in his assessment of the sides performance after the full-time buzzer on Saturday:
“I was thoroughly disappointed. We have been there and thereabouts this season then to come here and put up that performance is disappointing for us.” he said.
MATCH STATS
Saturday 15 October 2022
Thomas Hassell Anglican College
Raiders Futsal Club 8 (Godoy-Bascur 3, Voloder 2, Medimurac, Ferreira, Ljuboja)
Sydney Futsal Club 1 (Price)
Raiders Futsal Club: 1. DANIEL Ibrahim, 3. HAYASHI Kodai, 4. VOLODER Adam, 5. FERREIRA Luis, 6. GODOY BASCUR Christopher, 7. MILADINOVIC Jovan, 9. MEDIMURAC Tomas, 10. LJUBOJA Slaven, 12. BRADSHAW Terry, 30. PANTE Troy
Yellow cards: nil
Red cards: nil
Sydney Futsal Club: 6. FERRARA Andrew, 9. PRICE Alexander, 11. FEIJO Luca, 12. MOHKTAR Omid, 14. KELLIS Dion, 26. CANDY Michael, 28. ANDRADE Jason, 41. DARDANO Fabrizio, 45. LARICCIA Bruno, 66. MARTINEZ Cristian, 71. HOVEIDAEIFAR Ata
Yellow cards: Mohktar. Lariccia
Red cards: nil
West City Crusaders 1 defeated by Sydney City Eagles 3
Sydney City Eagles continue their ascent in the competition after a 3-1 win against West City Crusaders at PCYC Hawkesbury.
That result puts Sydney City Eagle equal at the top of the FPL2 Open Mens ladder with their fifth win of the season. The Eagles scored twice in the first half through Judah Cleur and Giovanni Strati before Sam Perre added the third. Despite the win, coach Roy Perre was disappointed with their work as they aim to keep on improving.
For the Crusaders, it was their fourth loss of the campaign as they remain near the bottom of the FPL2 Open Mens ladder. They did find the back of the net in the loss through Matthew Auld who equalised at 1-1 in the first half.
South Coast Taipans 9 defeated Phoenix Futsal Club 2
South Coast Taipans thumped Phoenix Futsal Club 9-2 in a goal fest down at UOW Sports Hub on Saturday night.
The Taipans have won three games on the bounce and firm as a side that could really challenge in the FPL2 Open Mens competition. Coach Bobby Mazevski mentioned post-match that they want to make UOW Sports Hub a fortress and this huge win will help.
It was goals in bunches for the Taipans. Cody Waller, Matthew Mazevski, Kyle Del and Giovanni Pannuccio all fired home twice in the game. Jyden Harb found the back of the net once to complete the score line.
Phoenix Futsal Club had a tough day at the office and remain in seventh spot on the ladder. They did score twice in the game to take some consolation. Jordan Smylie added to his already healthy goal tally with another brace.
Boomerangs FS defeated SD Raiders Futsal 2
Boomerangs FS were the first side to beat SD Raiders Futsal in their 6-2 result at MPowerdome on Saturday afternoon.
It was a performance to remember for Boomerangs FS who registered their first win of the campaign in style. Michael Rinaudo who stood in as coach for the day scored twice while Nic Dahl, Leon Michl, Johnathan Ciminielli and William Manalo also scored in the contest.
SD Raiders Futsal remain top of the FPL2 Open Mens competition despite the loss in Canberra. They did find the back of the net twice in the contest. Sebastian Malfara and Jordan Figon were the two goal scorers for the depleted side.
By Justin Davies (@JustDavies90)
