WELLINGTON REPRESENTATIVE TEAM WINS FIRST NEW ZEALAND FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP

The Wellington Futsal Team, Capital Futsal, won the National Selection Tournament held at the ASB Stadium in Auckland, over the weekend of 23rd and 24th of November 2007.

Capital Futsal coach Brian Bellcock said that the standard was far higher than he had anticipated and described the games as fast, with tactics that probed and unleashed furious
attacks at goal.

“The competition level was extremely high showing that New Zealand Futsal is alive and well,” said Bellcock.

The championship provided a professionally run competition with around 400 spectators. Former All White Noah Hickey presented the top awards to the Capital Futsal team members. The
most valuable player for Capital Futsal was Renan Campoa and Greg O’Connor received the tournaments golden boot award.

New Zealand selectors were in attendance to select New Zealand’s best Futsal players for the National Train–on Squad. This squad will compete in the Oceania Football Confederation’s
Futsal World Qualifying Tournament in July 2008. Capital Futsal is currently bidding to host this in Wellington. The winner will then represent Oceania at the Futsal World Cup to be held from
October 1 -19 October 2008 in Brazil.

New Zealand Futsal Train on Squad

East City Futsal Indoor Soccer Club, Auckland -Represented at National Tournament as East City Red and East City Blue

Geoff Vilaborouth

Futsal North Shore, Auckland

Euken Naidoo

Capital Futsal, Wellington

Victor Zaia

Brazilian Futsal – Waikato

Edward Trubshoe (G/K)