14 January saw the resumption of the 16/17 NSW Premier League Futsal competition, with the Boomerangs hosting the Inner West Magic club at the AIS.
The three development/academy matches started the day from 10.15am with the competitive matches kicking off at 12.30pm with the 12 boys and concluding with the Men’s match at 7.20pm.
Don’t forget to check out the photos of Match Day 10 at the Boomerangs photo site.
Again, the results didn’t go the way of the Boomerangs teams, but the effort and intensity certainly was there – especially in the first half of each game.
A short summary of the day’s results:
12 boys – Boomerangs 2 – 10 Magic (HT 1– 2)
13 girls – Boomerangs 0 – 2 Magic (HT 0 – 1)
14 boys – Boomerangs 1 – 5 Magic (HT 1 – 2)
15 girls – Boomerangs 1 – 3 Magic (HT 0 – 2)
16 boys – Boomerangs 2 – 5 Magic (HT 1 – 1)
17 girls – Boomerangs 1 – 5 Magic (HT 1 – 1)
Youth men – Boomerangs 2 – 5 Magic (HT 1 – 2)
Open Women – Boomerangs 0 – 1 Magic (HT 0 – 1)
Open Men – Boomerangs 1 – 2 Magic (HT 0 – 1)
Looking at the half-time results of these nine matches, all Boomerangs teams did remarkably well and were highly competitive in the first period of play. No team conceded more than two goals in the first stanza. Two games were all tied up at the break and six games saw only a single goal lead to the visiting Magicians – one of the strongest clubs in the competition (along with Mascot Vipers).
Consistently though, second half performances didn’t match first half efforts, and the inability to score when momentum was with the Boomers teams limited opportunities to register wins. The stand out teams – from a second half performance in Round 10, were the 13 girls (conceding only one second half goal), the 15 girls (one goal a piece second half), women (level second half) and men, who also tied the second half. The second half performances of both the 17 girls and youth men looked worse than they should have due to playing fifth man power play when chasing the game in the final five minutes and conceding into an open goal.
The men’s match was once again an absolute cracker against the competition leaders Inner West Magic. The Magic team contained no less than five current Australian Futsalroos and have been in terrific form of late. The Boomerangs men once again showed their quality by matching it with the table toppers throughout the entire fifty minutes.
The visiting Magicians scored in the seventh minute of the match through Fogarty for the only goal in the first half after dominating possession. Ten minutes into the second half and Michael Rinaudo leveled it up with a tap in after Reeve had built on earlier good teamwork. This built on some terrific work by the young Boomers men coming out of the half-time break. However, the Magic retook the lead again some six minutes later with a cracker from Zeballos cannoning off legs of Glen Smith and past an unsighted Ashley Collins in goal.
The final ten minutes was desperation from both sides and some cracking defence – throughout which the Magic held firm – with Badolato in goals for the visitors for the final intense few minutes.
A fantastically competitive game showing that this men’s team definitely belongs at this PL1 level.
Following is the write up of the men’s match by Dan De Nardi of Football NSW.
Round 10 of the 2016/17 Football NSW Select NSW Premier League saw Dural smack Enfield 10-2, Inner West hold off Boomerangs 2-1, Mountain Majik edge UTS Northside 4-3, while Mascot zipped South Coast 6-0.
Inner West (25 competition points) lead the way as Dural (19) moved ahead of Enfield (19) on goal-difference, UTS (14) are now in the sights of Mascot (10), Boomerangs (10) and Majik (10), with South Coast (6) not too far behind four games from the end.
On the scoring front Enfield’s Michael Kouta (12) and Dural’s Vic Koutsoufis (12) are tied at the top followed by Majik’s Jordan Guerreiro (10), Rovers star Shervin Adeli (9), Magic duo Daniel Fogarty (8) and Matthew Lecce (7), Dural’s Samuel De Oliveira (7) and Mountain man Manual Duarte (7) – 14 others are still in the running managing five or six goals for the campaign.
Magic (168 points) overtook Vipers (163) to edge ahead in the club championship, Majik (127), Warriors (120), Taipans (117), UTS (113) and Rovers (99) all pretty close together as Boomerangs (30) drifted further away.
Results
South Coast Taipans 0 Mascot Vipers 6 (Leandro Pinto, Shu Torihara, Julian Rinaldi, Alex Euripidou 2, Conor Quiligan)
UTS Northside 3 (Alex Apanian 2, Blake French) Mountain Majik 4 (Nicolas Ortega, Manuel Duarte, Jordan Guerreiro, Samuel Galisano)
Boomerangs FS 1 (Michael Rinaudo) Inner West Magic 2 (Chris Zeballos, Daniel Fogarty)
Dural Warriors 10 (Samuel De Oliveira 3, Vic Koutsoufis 3, Brendon Hoyer 3, Glen Kelshaw) Enfield Rovers 2 (Shervin Adeli, own goal)
Magic edge Boomerangs
Inner West held their nerve to register a tight 2-1 win over a gallant Boomerangs at the AIS Training Halls, the result extending Magic’s lead at the top of the ladder to six points over Dural and Enfield.
The competition leaders showed their mettle early and were well in control when Daniel Fogarty got on the scoreboard in fortunate circumstances midway through the term, a deflection landing at his feet at the top of the D with the ensuing strike flashing past Boomerangs keeper Ashley Collins into goal.
Fogarty’s now scored in the last four encounters between the sides and Magic’s 1-0 halftime lead probably should’ve been more as the Territorians really didn’t get going until midway through the second term when they managed some solid possession in the lead up to their equaliser, excellent ball movement freeing up Michael Rinaudo at the far post to make it 1-1.
With the game in the balance veteran Zeballos gave Inner West the final edge when his shot clipped a defenders heel and a reflexed Collins could only palm it onto the inside post into goal for Magic to claim a 2-1 win – and put the icing on a massive 27 point club championship haul.
Inner West mastermind Matteo Maiorana applauded his side’s tenacity despite missing key players Roberto Maiorana, Adam Cooper, Daniel Vellonio and Michael Cimino.
“The game was a close encounter from beginning to end but our experience prevailed,” he said. “It was always going to be difficult; the Boomers are a young side who never give in. We had in the back of our minds what happened last time we played them [rescuing a late 3-3 draw], we remained focused and made sure we claimed the three points.”
“Our squad was stretched this weekend… once again our young boys proved more than adequate. Kristian [Boomerangs coach Collins] should thank his brother [Ashley] in the Boomers goal, who made some outstanding saves to keep their team in it.”
“I don’t know if the score truly reflected the game as we dominated and created many chances; but take nothing away from them, they are a good side,” Maiorana commented.
“The results went our way today so destiny is in our hands. The club championship and open men’s premiership in the same year has never been done before, so the club is extremely focused.”
Kristian Collins was a little disappointed with the defeat but couldn’t hide his pride. “It was a great game, it really was, and you win some and lose some,” he said. “It’s frustrating because we had the chances in the second half to get a result, maybe not good enough for the win but a draw would’ve been a fair result on the balance of the game.”
“They had the lion’s share of possession in the first half, which is what you expect against teams with several internationals in them. We defended well and took control of possession a little bit more in the second term, we even had them chasing shadows for a couple of minutes before Michael Rinaudo scored.”
“Looking at where we were 12 months ago, our improvement is definitely showing. We’re considered a more worthy opponent in recent times and earning some deserved respect from the big Sydney teams,” Collins said.
“A lot of our efforts are in heading toward the F-League as well. We want to build year-on-year with a solid group of players, and these improvements are all stepping stones in the right direction.”
“[On a chance to figure in the playoffs, Collins said fourth-placed] UTS have to play the top three teams plus us, while we only have to play Enfield and the bottom three teams. On the balance of fixtures I think if we can knuckle down and take 10 points in the run home we’re a realistic chance of making the finals.”
“We haven’t played a finals series in a while now, I think since the 2014 F-League, so it’d be nice for the boys to get a bit of a reward for their efforts.”
It’s a close rivalry between the clubs and Inner West claim four wins to three Boomerangs successes plus a 3-3 draw earlier this season – and half their eight meetings have been decided by a goal. The Territorians boast the biggest result however with a 9-5 win in Tuggeranong three summers ago.
Next week’s games
Football NSW Select Futsal Premier League round 11 Saturday night features South Coast Taipans against Inner West Magic at the University of Wollongong Sports Hub (5.40pm), UTS Northside versus Dural Warriors at Sydney Boys High School (6.40pm), Boomerangs FS welcome Enfield Rovers to the AIS Training Halls (7.20pm), and Mascot Vipers host Mountain Majik at All Sorts Indoor Sports Centre (8.50pm). Visit the Football NSW website (Futsal tab) for full details.
-By Dan De Nardi