Feast of futsal for Fylde coast children
ddOver 300 footballers had a trophy at the top of their Christmas list as they entered Fylde Coast Futsal’s Festive Trophy at Blackpool Sport Centre.
There were separate competitions for all age groups from under-7 to under-12, with players descending on Stanley Park from as far afield as Merseyside and West Yorkshire.
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Hide AdThe youngest players were in action first, with some of the teams playing futsal for the first time.
The packed spectator areas and the musical accompaniment created a cracking party atmosphere as Poulton took the under-7s crown by winning all their matches.
The Thornton Who team were the under-8 winners, also completing their matches undefeated.
The under-9 event was very closely contested. Fleetwood Town Juniors, who had won the previous Armbro Futsal Trophy, were again in fine form, winning every game, including a thrilling final against St Annes.
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Hide AdThe spectators were treated to some fine futsal involving excellent technical players in the under-10 event.
The final maintained the high standard as FY Wizards, a team assembled by Fylde Coast Futsal, won a close encounter with Lytham.
YMCA dominated the under-11 competition, displaying great quality and scoring some wonderful goals.
Special mention to the South Shore Youth and Polish FC teams, who applied themselves brilliantly in their first tournament.
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Hide AdThe best was saved until last as the Cammell Laird team from Birkenhead showed their class and understanding of the format to emerge with a 100 per cent record, though BJFF did their utmost to contain their high-quality attacks.
Fylde Coast Futsal continues to offer coaching and competitions in 2018 and all enquiries about this fast-growing sport are welcomed by Michael Horsfall at [email protected] or visit the Blackpool & Fylde Futsal page on Facebook.