Round 10 Futsal Premier League 2 – Open Men’s Preview
Round 10 in the Futsal Premier League 2 Open Men’s competition has all the ingredients for another delicious meal of futsal to tuck into. The three matches on the menu for Saturday will have teams hungry for points in their chase for finals football.
Let’s get onto the preview.
APIA FC Futsal vs Macarthur Quake Futsal Club, Saturday 9 November, 5pm, Valentine Sports Park
APIA FC Futsal takes on Macarthur Quake Futsal Club at Valentine Sports Park on Saturday afternoon.
The hosts come into this game off a thrilling 3-2 win against West City Crusaders away from home last weekend.
APIA FC Futsal custodian Zayd Husain made some impressive saves to back stop the win and might be called upon again in this clash.
They will be keen to exact some measure of revenge after a 6-3 loss to Macarthur Quake earlier this season.
Macarthur Quake Futsal Club held their own in a pulsating 5-5 draw against Raiders Futsal Club last weekend.
Joel Bertolissio fired home a hat-trick in the result and he will be keen for further tallies on Saturday.
This could be a big game for Quake, who with three points and results elsewhere can move into the Futsal Premier League 2 Open Men’s top four.
West City Crusaders vs SD Raiders Futsal, Saturday 9 November, 5:10pm, PCYC Hawkesbury
West City Crusaders host SD Raiders FC in their game at PCYC Hawkesbury on Saturday afternoon.
The Crusaders fell to an agonizing 3-2 loss against APIA FC Futsal in the Match of the Round last weekend.
Having back-to-back home games offers Crusaders a big chance to give them a cushion against the chasing pack.
Tobias Elliot-Orr had a strong performance helping to drive the team forward and he will be primed for an encore on in this game.
SD Raiders Futsal battled hard in a 12-3 loss to leaders Phoenix Futsal Club at home last Saturday afternoon.
It has been a tough season for SD Raiders Futsal but they look to have a strong final month of the season.
The visitors were beaten 9-2 in the reverse fixture against Crusaders and hope to turn their fortunes around on Saturday.
Phoenix Futsal Club vs Sydney Futsal Club, Saturday 9 November, 6:40pm, The Centre – Dural
Phoenix Futsal Club face off against Sydney Futsal Club down at The Centre – Dural on Saturday night.
The hosts had a commanding 12-3 win against SD Raiders Futsal at Thomas Hassell Anglican College last Saturday.
Phoenix Futsal Club rose to the top of the Futsal Premier League 2 Open Men’s competition and on the top perch for the top four.
Both Connor Slater and Paul Lee bagged four goals in their win and look to repeat the dose in this contest.
Sydney Futsal Club are raring to get back on the pitch after having the bye in Round 9 of the Futsal Premier League 2 Open Men’s competition.
Their last game saw an encouraging draw against Raiders Futsal Club and they need a similar performance to stay in the finals race.
Michael Loupis was the fulcrum in the Sydney Futsal Club attack in that game and he will be key again on Saturday.
Raiders Futsal Club has the bye
By Justin Davies (@JustDavies90)
