Sunday, March 30, 2008

International AMF FutSal Series


US AMF FutSal National Team wins First International AMF FutSal Series



US AMF FutSal National Team wins First International AMF FutSal Series
The US AMF Futsal National Team triumphs over Canada by Goal Differential to take home the Trophy from the home and away International FutSal Series between the two North American Countries. The scores for both games played at the Etobicoke Olympium Arena in Toronto were 5-5 and 4-3 in favor of Canada but since the games ended 4-4 and 7-5 in New York's City College - the US edged out Canada by one goal.
First Game: Both teams played very tactical and lovely rotational futsal in which the first 9 minutes of play served for both teams to feel each other out until Matthew Rios opened up the scoring with a strong ground shot to the right of US keeper Steven Diaz. The US would not be silenced and the score was drawn even by a lefty placed shot by Matias Velazquez who had a good debut with the US team in International Competition. It was all USA for the next 15 minutes in which 3 unanswered goals including a chip from 16 meters out by Alan Acevedo and an elastico that led to a rocket by Richard Lesmes to put the score up to 4-1. American dominance continued and opportunities were plentiful although missed because of over confidence and trying to play with too much flair. Canada would storm back and tie the game 4-4 until Richard Lesmes put the US up 5-4 and then on a defensive miscue the ball gets away from the grasps of the US keeper and the score was tied 5-5. Canadian tactical play was very impressive throughout as was the movement and stylish play of the US youngsters in a team whose average age is a mere 19 years.
Second Game: Two words describe the beginning of the second game in Toronto's Etobicoke Olympium - High Pressure in a desperate but controlled attempt by Canada that paid off as they took an early 2-0 lead. The US squad maintained their composure led by Captain America, Steven Amaya - strong runs by Christian Turizo - great contributions and organized marking by Matias Velazquez, Huigens Garcia and Christian Camacho. In a truly inspired performance Richard Lesmes was totally on and in clutch fashion scored 3 goals for the USA including a rabona in the final minute of play to pull the team within one and insure that the trophy was going back to New York. The personality of this young squad flourished in the final half of the second game in which a TOTAL TEAM EFFORT held the game within reach.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Thanks to:

From the blogs Independent Futsal and Futsal 1930(www.futsal1930.blogspot.com ), we want to thanks to Mrs François Trips, Pierre Goyvaerts and Jan Aerts, for the good work they have beenn doing during the Eurofutsal, and for all the help and attentions that they gave to us, we want to remark the good organization and the Fair Play during all the competition, once more AMF-UEFS has prove that the authentic and genuine Futsal is powerfull and that FIFA-UEFA will never stop us, and not even buy our history and pride.

Thanks to UEFS and ABFS for the good work.

We belive in the Futsal 1930 the genuine and authentic.


Visit this link and get a overwiew of the Eurofutsal 2008:http://futsal1930.blogspot.com/2008/03/reflexiones-eurofutsal-2008.html

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Russia champion of Europe 2008


The Russian National team champion of the Eurofutsal 2008 on the picture next to the president of UEFS Mr. Valeriy Akhumyan and the Vicepresident UEFS and president of the Belgian futsal federation Mr. Rodger Vrijens.

Futsal and CIO:



General Secretaryship – WFA- AMF

That Futsal “for the time being” won’t be in the Olympic Games

Next I transcribe a fragment of the resolution from Commission of the CIO, in which determine that the Futsal can’t be included in the Olympic Games of 2008. From its lecture we can extract interesting conclusions that will permit us to obtain a line of work to protect our rights.

Pedro R. Bonnettini

3.2 Requests to recommend new disciplines: The work of this Committee is to consider the requests that recommend changes into the field, or to reduce the size of the Olympic program.

The presence of new discipline (1) among the existing ones was not availed by this Committee. To take this decision, the committee observed the next points referred to new disciplines (1), as the requested by the FIFA for the Futsal (2).

The Committee considered the global participation in this discipline and the conclusion was to not include events of similar nature into an existing sport, as the Soccer is (3). The requirements of this request were considered in separated places and in spite of the announced reason, is why this decision was made.

Therefore, the committee recommends the “No Admission” of the Futsal into the program of the Olympic Games. “The Committee, considered the low participation in this modality (4) as a principle of no admittance of an event of this nature, and the request of an specific place for the practice”

Considerations:

1. “Low participation world wide...”
“The Futsal is practiced in more than 100 affiliated countries to the FIFA. Only in Brazil are more than 12 million of players (Source: FIFA), in Italy, there are near 4 million of players and more than 2000 Futsal teams (Source: UEFA) (5). And in other countries like France, Germany and Scotland, is taking place an intense campaign to include the Futsal in the Winter Olympic Games, to take place in Turin, 2006 (7), calculating that in Europe exists more than 25 millions of players (Source: UEFA).

In Japan, there are more than 1 million of players, also approximately 1500 Futsal teams (Source in Tokyo – Osny Arashiro and collaboration of Kunishiro Otsuka) (8). In the US more than 2 million of players, and almost 1100 teams affiliated to the USFF (9).

After the success it was the Futsal FIFA World Cup realized in Guatemala 2000, the FIFA launched a program to develop the Futsal among men and women, with help from the Confederations and their respective Federations, reaching 126 countries. The Women’s Futsal is growing day by day, today is being practiced approximately in 50 countries.

2. “…Similar nature…”
This affirmation includes two themes for interpretation, first of all, never participated in an event similar to Olympic games, in sportive competences being part of the South American games, which was a success and this helped to it inclusion for the Pan-American Games of 2007. It did it with the WFA in 1994 and 1998, and with FIFA in 2002 and 2006 (10).

About the similitude with other modalities like Soccer, we know that Futsal is developed with it own foundation and abilities. Other sports have similar characteristics such as Beach Volley, or Gym Volley, artistic Gymnastics or Rhythm Gymnastics, Water Polo or Swimming, Canoe or Rowing, Judo or Taekwon-do, Tennis or table Tennis. This is the request maintained between AMF and FIFUSA (11).

3. “…Request for a separated local…”
The rules of the FIFA indicate that measurements to play Futsal won’t be superior to 42 m long and 22 m wide, or inferior to 38 m long and 18 m wide. The Futsal games can perfectly be played in locals where other sports are played, such as Handball, Basketball, Volleyball and other similar.

One of the reasons that the futsal is growing permanently and getting very popular is precisely because it can be developed in combination with the practice of other gym sports, open or close local.

4. “…Matters of conflict…”
Nowadays there are around the world organizations that reclaim the rights of property of the Futsal, besides the Soccer is recognized by the IOC and corresponded, the Futsal FIFA. The existence of the other organization can´t be ignored, which is not making any complain (12).

(1) Football 5 of the FIFA can’t be considerate as a new discipline, is only a variant of the sportive modality of the FIFA, the football soccer.

(2) Either cant be consider as Futsal, because when is considerate a sportive variant of an original modality, shall add to the specialty the original name of the sport. Beach Football, Women Football, etc. and as corresponds, on it original presentation, the whole was presented as “Football 5”.

(3) The Futsal or original Saloon Football as almost nothing similar to Football Soccer and this can be demonstrated technically. From the 27 technical signs or gestures that integrate the futsal rules, only 2 of them are similar to the Football Soccer, and one more, partially. In spite, it has almost 20 coincidences with the Basketball and Handball. Enough evidence to demostrate that the IOC didn’t realized any serious research about the components of this new sport.

(4) Another reference that demonstrates the need of information and equality treat, we can demonstrate that many sports that are part of the Olympic program have less participation and existence in the world.

(5) Doubtful number offered by the FIFA, who says that in Italy exist 4.000.000 players and more than 2.000 teams. These numbers indicate that for each team there are 2.000 players.

(6) The Futsal did not integrate the Winter Olympic Games in 2007.

(7) Doubtful number offered by the UEFA, very far from reality.

(8) Doubtful number offered by the FIFA that says in Japan exists 666 players per club.

(9) Doubtful number offered by Futsal FIFA in the USA, that indicates 1.818 players per club.

(10) Its recognized our participation in the South American Sportive Games 1994/1998, only remains to mention those in 2002 and 2006 in Argentina and Bolivia.

(11) Its recognized the base of our complain, already expressed in the Point 3.

(12) Only with the text we can realize about the present situation.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Photo gallery Eurofutsal 2008



Final Standing Eurofutsal 2008:

Photo: Belgium vs belarus




Russia European champion of futsal 2008!!!


Final standing:

1. Russia

2. Czech Republic

3. Belarus

4. Belgium

5. Ukrania

6. France

7. Norway

8. Catalonia


The final between Russia and Czech Rep. end 2-2, and the champion was decided in the penalties.


All the results last day:



CATALONIA 4-NORWAY 5

UKRANIA 7- FRANCE 2

BELARUS 2- BELGIUM 1

RUSSIA 2- CZECH REPUBLIC 2 (Russia win in the penalties.)

Monday, March 24, 2008

Pictures Eurofutsal 2008:






All photos from UNCFS

Eurofutsal 2008 day 4



Teams

Group A

Russia

Norway

Ukraine

Czech Republic


Group B

Belgium

Catalonia

Belarus

France


Fixture 20/03/2008

Houthalen-Helchteren

19:45 (Hall A) - Russia - Czech Republic 1-1

19:45 (Hall B) - France -Belarus 1-4

21:30 (Hall A) - Norway - Ukraine 2-3

21:30 (Hall B) - Belgium - Catalonia 2-1

21/03/2008Lier (Anvers)

19:00 - Russia - Norway 9-1

21:00 - Catalonia - Belarus 3-6

Haine-Saint-Paul (La Louvière)

19:00 - Belgium - France 3-5

21:00 - Czech Republic - Ukraine 3-2

22/03/2008Soumagne (Liège)

19:00 - Russia - Ukraine 5-2

21:00 - France - Catalonia 2-2

Andenne (Namur)

19:00 - Czech Republic - Norway 3-0

21:00 - Belgium - Belarus 3-2

Semifinals

23/03/2008Hoboken (Anvers)

5th - 8th place matches15:00 - 3rd group A - 4th group B

Ukraine - Catalonia 4-3

17:00 - 3rd group B - 4th group A

France - Norway 6-5

1st - 4th place matches

19:00 - 1st group A - 2nd group B

Russia - Belarus 3-1

21:00 - 2nd group A - 1st group B

Czech Republic - Belgium 3-1 a.p. (1-1 a.e.t)

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Eurofutsal day 3:




Grup A Grup B:
Czech Republic 3 – Noruega 0 Belgium 3 – Belarus 2
Russia 5– Ukrania 2 Catalunya 2 – France 2

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Eurofutsal 2008 Day 2:


Group 1

Russia

Norway

Ukraine

Czech Republic


Group 2

Belgium

Catalonia

Belarus

France


Fixture 20/03/2008

Houthalen-Helchteren

19:45 (Hall A) - Russia - Czech Republic 1-1

19:45 (Hall B) - France -Belarus 1-4

21:30 (Hall A) - Norway - Ukraine 2-3

21:30 (Hall B) - Belgium - Catalonia 2-1

21/03/2008Lier (Anvers)

19:00 - Russia - Norway 9-1

21:00 - Catalonia - Belarus 3-6

Haine-Saint-Paul (La Louvière)

19:00 - Belgium - France 3-5

21:00 - Czech Republic - Ukraine3-2

Friday, March 21, 2008

Pictures Eurofutsal 2008




Pictures day 1 Eurofutsql:








Belgium 2 Catalonia 1

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Eurofutsal Results day 1

20/03/2008
Houthalen-Helchteren
19:45 (Hall A) - Russia - Czech Republic : 1-1
19:45 (Hall B) - France -Belarus : 1-4
21:30 (Hall A) - Norway - Ukraine : 2-3
21:30 (Hall B) - Belgium - Catalonia : 2-1


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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Pictures national teams Eurofutsal 2008




Russia
france
Norway

Ukrania
Czech Republic
Catalonia. (Instead Israel)
Belgium
Belarus


Czech national team for the Eurofutsal:









  • Aleš Hekera (PREMIUM Havířov)
    Jan Klíma (CHEMCOMEX Praha)
    Petr Šnídl (CHEMCOMEX Praha)
    Tomáš Uhlíř (CHEMCOMEX Praha)
    Ondřej Šafránek (CHEMCOMEX Praha)
    Daniel Rajnoch (CHEMCOMEX Praha)
    Jaroslav Goj (PREMIUM Havířov)
    Jiří Lalák (PREMIUM Havířov)
    Petr Šmeral (NOVABRIK Polička)
    Vojtěch Král (NOVABRIK Polička)
    Ivo Světlík (BENAGO Jestřabí)
    Ondřej Stojaník (Vokno Kroměříž)
    Lumír Vojáček (KLIMCO Darkovice)
    Ondřej Neumann (ADRIA Nový Bor)