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Wednesday 8PM YMCA.

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Commences Wednesday 3rd March

The FA Futsal Cup Structure

The FA initially advertises for Local Qualifying Leagues across the country.  Each Local League should look to recruit a minimum of six teams.  For 2010 these Local Leagues need to have been completed by the 28th June.

The winners of each Local Qualifying Leagues progress on to the Regional Finals in July 2010, at which point they are joined by clubs from the FA National Futsal Leagues (the top English Futsal leagues).  The winners of each Regional Final progress on to the National Finals in September 2010.

What is a Local Qualifying League?

A Local Qualifying League may already be a Futsal League that is running in a local area that wishes to put forward the winning team into the FA Futsal Cup.  More commonly, the Local Qualifying Leagues are set up with the sole purpose of supporting the FA Futsal Cup.  Either is fine, but the leagues need to run over a period of time with teams competing against each other for the right to progress to the Regional Futsal Finals

The Grimsby Futsal League has nominated the the winners of GFL XV will represent Grimsby at the 'regional finals'

The GFL has requested that the winners of the proposed YMCA league will represent Cleethorpes at the 'regional finals.'

The GFL will be discussing with the LFA the possibility of nominating a ladies team.

Shamrock beat an all star Harvest/BBS, and Catalonia beat Fulstow Rovers on a night of shocks.  A win for Fulstow would have taken them level on points and games played with Willows Valiant.

Shamrock are the Monday night form team with 4 wins in last 5 games. Shamrock and Catalonia have tightened the Monday night title race closer than it already was.

New team Grimsby Institute came close against the experienced El Dogoes.

In the junior futsal under 10 league New Waltham rattled Grimsby Soccer Club Tigers.  New Waltham scored in their first attack with a brilliant passing move that had them 1-0 up before most of their opponents had touched the ball.  1-1, 2-1 (Waltham), 2-2, finally 3-2(GSC).  What the score does not show is the number of times Waltham hit a post with the keeper beaten. Waltham's superb short passing game deserved at least a point, they were a credit to how the game should be played. Excellent refereeing and an audience of supportive parents made for a great game; well worth enduring the cold to watch.

Top junior under 10 team, Breakaways, continued at the top with an emphatic 8-0 win against Lightening Lads.

At Kent Street Chiefs and Grimsby Soccer Club battled out a great 4-4 draw whilst North Somercotes beat leaders Inbetweeners with the odd goal in 9.

After  some serious consideration team of the week is Grimsby Catalolonia who beat a very strong Fulstow Rovers team that was not expected to lose.

Sunday 14th February in the FA Futsal League North

1.15pm             Grimsby     3                  v          Middlesbrough         4                (Gemtec Arena)

Valentine's Day saw a Northern Premier Futsal clash that will live long in the memory of both teams for differing reasons. Boro will wonder how they had not put this game to bed in a first half that saw the Grimsby side struggle to penetrate with any speed or flair. Grimsby will wonder how they fought back so gamely only to let it slip away from them right at the end. Kev Bryant's side were missing key players including last year's league top scorer Matthew Payne and brought in more youth in order to fill the bench. Boro had only seven players and current thinking suggests that ten fit players will out work seven fit ones. However as Grimsby proved against Liverpool and Boro proved against Grimsby, if your players are fit enough they can easily cope with the demands placed upon them by Futsal. The first half performance from the Seasiders was lack lustre and devoid of imagination, with plenty of possession they should have made more of Boro's poor finishing. Boro struck first with a well worked goal but then missed a succession of chances before Danny Hornigold cleverly fired in from the right side of goal; catching the opposition napping when they clearly expected him to pull the ball back. However, evening the scores was not a true reflection of the play and Boro went on to score two more simple goals due to a lack of clarity in defensive tactics which would be rectified at half time. HT 1-3.

The second half saw a rapid response; Boro came close to adding a fourth before Grimsby began to apply the pressure much higher up the pitch which forced Boro into some defensive errors. The pressure was building but there was still a lack of penetration until Josh Parry had a speculative, yet well placed shot from the right, about 18 yards out. The crowd ensured the keeper could not see the ball and it was safely nestled in the far corner before anybody in Boro's defence could react. 2-3. Boro were now feeling the pressure as wave after wave of Grimsby attacks and constant high line defence meant Boro were starved of possession and could not get out of their own half. The substitutes were rolled on and off but Josh Parry was left on the field and with only four minutes left he drifted into a corner position on the right leaving his marker, received the ball from Ami who was quick to see his run and in one move, took a touch and fired at an acute angle past the disbelieving Boro keeper into the roof of the net. 3-3. Could Grimsby finally beat last year's league champions? It was a bridge too far, as the pressure was maintained by the fired up Grimsby side, the clock ticked down with attack after attack keeping Boro pinned down until with only 54 seconds left, Boro broke down the left and scored an improbable goal after a moment's lack of concentration at the back. Grimsby had a clear cut chance to equalise again but a free header was snatched and the moment was lost. There were some notable performances in this defeat from Hornigold and Parry and young Joe Kidd who did well defensively. The future of the team is looking good with many more young players becoming interested in what is the fastest, most skilful of all the football based sports.