The excellent All Blacks team suffered their second defeat in succesive games , a situiation that is opening up the Premier League to a pulsating run in.

2-0 in front the looked comfortable, but futsal can have many twists as teams tire and coaches change personnel and tactics. 

Danny o'Hare inspired his team with a wonder goal, descvribed by seasoned watchers as 'the best goal they had ever seen at Second Avenue.' The ball left his left foot just inside the opposition half, Leigh Graves lives for shot stopping, on this occassion he saw the ball on its way out of the back stantion.

Ryan Smith then scored his guaranteed goal a game to level the score 2-2 at the break.

A Matt Bryant goal keeping error then let All Blacks to  resume the lead 3-2.

Ben Smith  then took over were his brother had left off, taking the score level and then dramitically Harvest was 4-3 in front. With a corner and 20 seconds left the venue lights was switched off, over which we have no control, but with so little time left the score stands.  The games over the night had over run by 15 minutes, mainly because of stoppages retrieving lost footballs.  We are promised a gate into the hospital grounds next week; this will resolve 75% of our problems.

FC GRIMSBY tripped up by one of their own players!!

  Back Row (Left to Right)

Neil Watts, Daniel Hornigold, Leigh Graves, Kirk Russell ,Daniel Durosomo

  Front Row (L-R) Paul Goodhand, Adam Cooper, Scott Harris
 

FC Grimsby 2 Middlesbrough 4    Half Time 0-0

The European Futsal Championship 2007 Technical Report is available at the following link and makes for interesting reading: http://www.uefa.ch/newsfiles/661953.pdf

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FC GRIMSBY vs. Middlesbrough Futsal Club ( President England & Middlesbrough player Stuart Downing)       

1.45 KO Venue @ Gemtec Arena, Walton St. Hull

Take this opportunity to watch a FA National League game in a superb indoor venue.  The Gemtec Arena is is in the same park as the KC Stadium. The squad is:

Harvest vs. Shamrock, Premier League (10/3/08) 

Game of the 2008 so far..................followed by disappointment at Kent Street venue.........

All Blacks 1 Harvest FC 1. 

Monday night provided another 4 solid matches, if I have to choose Young's Seafood vs. Grimsby All Blacks was the best game. 'Blacks' took an early 2-0 lead and Young's looked in for a long night, 2-1 and they had hope, but then the game ran away from them as 'Blacks' to a 4-1 lead. At this point 'Blacks' had looked really solid, the team has improved as a unit with the information Lee Graves has passed on from his England training sessions. Young's coach Rob Phillips was not blind to this and after a strong team talk Young's did what only good times can do, they improved when in a bad position. At 4-3 'Blacks' were rattled, Looay got sent off for disputing a 'not given hand-ball shout' in an iniquitous position; leaving his mates to play a man short for 2 minutes. They weathered the storm; regrouped with a 5th man added and scored 5-3. Young's responded 5-4 and could of caused an upset if they had got it tactically right sooner.

Looay gets a 1 match ban for his troubles, his team mates have asked can we make it 2.

Please see below proposed dates for a FA Level 2 course due to run at Hereford School in Grimsby.  Anyone wanting further information should contact the Lincs FA on  01522 524995.

Futsal develops football skills, now you have the opportunity to get them started young.  Parents don't miss this opportunity.

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Outstanding season for Adam Cooper and Lee Chirnside present at every game.  Lee managing to score in every single game; scoring 59 goals in the season.

Versatility of goal keeper Garry Spurr was essential; GK when short and outstanding on outfield when called upon. Leigh Graves covering admirably in goal when available.
Carl Nunns and Alan Lockwood started off the season well but injury forced them both out for majority; Gary Fulton joined the squad and after a few games found his feet and started playing ‘some great games for us’ said team manager Adam Cooper.

Rob May and Matthew Riley due to work commitments were not always down but in two separate games Matthew scored 8 goals in one game and then Rob scored 9 goals in another game to take the crown in our team as most goals scored in one game.

Andy Lockwood only missed a couple of games but his skilful and excellent counter attack saved El Dogo’s on more than one occasion.

Adam Cooper has to be praised on compiling a team to dominate the league, but also a team that plays the game in the best spirit of futsal.


Adam Cooper - Player/Manager (p)
Lee Chirnside - Captain (p)
Garry Spurr (gk) (p)
Leigh Graves (gk)
Matthew Riley (p)
Andrew Lockwood (p)
Rob May (p)
Gary Fulton (p)
Carl Nunns
Alan Lockwood (p)
(P) = in picture