Borussia advances with win over FCT

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Action from CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship game between Borussia and FC Toronto (red jersey) on August 22, 2014, at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City, Guatemala. (Photo: Juan Meoño)

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala - - Borussia (2-0-0, 6 points) sealed a place in the semifinals of the inaugural CONCACAF Futsal Club on Friday at the Domo Polideportivo, defeating Futsal Club Toronto (0-0-2, 0 points) 6-4 to win Group B.

 The result mean that the Canadian side was eliminated, while idle Sidekicks of Mexico (1-0-1, 3 points) also earned a berth in the final four.

 Diego Zúñiga scored a pair of goals -- both equalizers – in a winning effort for the Costa Ricans.

 "We gave a good show, but it was a sin to fail in the first half.  We must give credit there to Toronto,” said Zuniga, who three goals in the competition.  "Now we’re thinking about tomorrow's game and advancing to the final.”

 With the score tied at 4-4, Borussia struck twice in the game’s last 19 seconds.  Goalkeeper Fabian Alvarado went from goal-to-goal to break the deadlock and Luis Navarrete completed the scoreline with three left on the clock.

 Matias DiMarco scored two goals for FC Toronto and was impressed by Borussia, saying, “"We gave all the effort.  The guys left everything on the court.  They (Borussia) are a very talented group.”

Borussia and Sidekicks’ semifinal opponents will decided after the Group A finale later in the evening between Glucosoral and Habana.

Scoring Summary:
0-1  Matias DiMarco, FC Toronto FC (4:44) 
1-1  Diego Zúñiga, Borussia (9:53) 
2-1  Adonay Vindas, Borussia (19:13) 
2-2  Daniel Chamale, FC Toronto (26:34) 
2-3  Matias DiMarco, FC Toronto (32:18) 
3-3  Diego Zúñiga, Borussia (35:52) 
4-3  Alonso Cordero, Borussia (36:52) 
4-4  Eduardo Jauregui, FC Toronto (38:50) 
5-4  Fabian Alvarado, Borussia (39:41) 
6-4  Luis Navarrete, Borussia (39:57) 

Sidekicks bounce back from a 5-0 loss

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Action from CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship game between Mexico's Sidekicks (black jersey) and FC Toronto of Canada on August 21, 2014, at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City, Guatemala. (Photo: Juan Meoño)

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala - Sidekicks bounced back from an opening-day loss to post a dramatic 6-5 win over Futsal Club Toronto in the CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship on Thursday at the Domo Polideportivo.

The Mexican side fell 5-0 to Costa Rica’s Borussia a day earlier, but were lifted to victory over the Canadians thanks to a pair of goals from Erick Tovar and Mario Hernandez.

Scoring Summary: 1-0  Erick Tovar, Sidekicks (7:02)
1-1  Jonathan Osorio, FC Toronto (9:21)
2-1  Erick Tovar Sidekicks (11:35)
3-1  Mario Hernández, Sidekicks (12:51)
3-2  Matthew Rios, FC Toronto (19:31)
3-3  Marias DiMarco, FC Toronto (22:12)
4-3  Miguel Alvarado 4-3, Sidekicks (29:09)
5-3  Adrian Gonzalez, Sidekicks (29:24)
5-4  Daniel Chamale, FC Toronto (29:34)
5-5  Leo Laurito, FC Toronto (31:58)
6-5  Mario Hernández 6-4, Sidekicks (35:02) 

With the win, Sidekicks are level with Borussia atop the Group B table on three points each, but the Central Americans have played one less game. Borussia and Toronto will meet in the final group game on Friday, when semifinal berths will be decided.

Live streaming of CONCACAF event

Today, Futsal Club Toronto will play their second match against Borussia of Costa Rica in the 1st CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship. This event will be held yearly in order to promote and support the growth of Futsal within the CONCACAF region. We wish the squad best of luck tonight at El Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City. 

Match time 18:00 local time 

http://www.concacaf.com/video/concacaf-futsal-club-championship-august-22-2014

CONCACAF group stages announced

Futsal Club Toronto is proud to announce that they will be representing the Canadian delegation which will travel to Guatemala City for the 2014 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championships.

In collaboration with the Ontario Soccer Association, Futsal Club Toronto's technical staff has been working hard in preparing for this international event which marks the first ever futsal club championship for the CONCACAF region. 

Ontario has yet to establish a pathway for futsal in the region; however, this tournament will be the building block for futsal in Ontario. Toronto is home to a large futsal community and has the strongest futsal presence in Canada.

Try-outs were held in the Toronto area at York University-Tait Mackenzie Centre on July 17-18 and hosted almost 40 participants all vying for a spot on the 12-man roster headed by non other but Head Coach Roy Blanche who recently returned from Vietnam with the Kuwait National Futsal Team which placed 4th out of Asia. Roy will be supported by Technical Director Rafael Carbajal of the Canadian Men's National Team and Assistant Coach Lorenzo Redwood who has contributed to the development of futsal in the community and at Futsal Club Toronto. Lorenzo was also part of the Canadian Men's National Futsal Team who competed in the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Qualifiers in Guatemala as Assistant Coach. 

We take this opportunity to celebrate this milestone and look forward to the growth of futsal in Canada. 

CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship Try-Outs

The 2014 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championships will be held in Guatemala City from August 19-23, 2014 and The Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) is hosting tryouts for the Ontario based Futsal Club team. For more information visit the OSABlog

http://www.ontariosoccer.ca/OSABlog/index.php/archives/10169

Roy Blanche Technical Staff-Kuwait National Futsal Team

Roy Blanche-Coach Kuwait National Futsal Team

We would like to congratulate Roy Blanche Technical Director of Futsal Club Toronto for his appointment to the Kuwait National Futsal Team. He will be working with Spanish Head Coach Luis Fonseca an article posted on this accomplished Futsal Coach can be found here: http://www.abc.es/20120626/deportes/abci-futbol-sala-entrevista-luis-201206221652.html

Roy has been offered the position with the Kuwait National Futsal Team and is currently working hard with the team in preparation for the 2014 AFC Futsal Championships in Vietnam from April 30-May 10. The Kuwait National Team will be traveling to Murcia, Spain for a camp and friendlies versus Pozo Murcia and Cartagena are part of the itinerary prior to heading out to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to play a series of friendlies before their arrival to Ho Chi Minh City-Vietnam for the 2014 AFC Futsal Championships. Roy Blanche will finish off his current contract with the National Team and will return to Toronto, Canada by May 10th pending the national sides success in Vietnam.

The experience Roy is currently receiving in the Middle East is superior to any experience he currently could receive in his native land Canada. His former club Al-Arabi SC competed in the Kuwait Futsal League which currently ranks top 10 in the world for FIFA Futsal Leagues. FIFA Futsal Rankings, as of March 2014, lists Kuwait as 43rd in the world and Canada currently sits in 60th place with no activity in futsal since the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Qualifier.

We all miss him dearly, especially those players that had the opportunity to train with him at Futsal Club Toronto, currently the only club in Canada that provides 100% futsal training. He is truly an exceptional coach with strong values, morals and ethics and delivers his sessions with great passion which makes him not only a great coach but a true mentor for all athletes. As a coach he is gaining an incredible amount of knowledge that will only compliment the training and expertise provided to all members at Futsal Club Toronto and to Canada Futsal minds who currently seek and lack the futsal coaching courses necessary to develop the sport and to implement in trainings; something not currently being offered in Ontario or Canada. Futsal forms part of new LTPD program and coaches could benefit immensely from Roy's futsal coaching expertise abroad; however, we are optimistic and remain enthusiastic of what the future holds for futsal in Ontario and Canada as we are certain there is a bright future for a nation that experiences a good 7 months of winter. 

All games in the 2014 AFC Futsal Championships will be televised and available online during the week long event held in Ho Chi Minh City-Vietnam. The Kuwait National Futsal Team has been drawn in Group A with hosts Vietnam, Tajikistan and Iraq. Lets support Roy Blanche as an accomplished Canadian Futsal Coach on the international futsal stage during the 2014 AFC Futsal Championships-Vietnam.

Kuwait National Futsal Team-Technical Staff

Umbro Canada Futsal Cup

Hosted by Futsal Club Toronto the 2014 Umbro Canada Futsal Cup will take place on April 5th (Youth) and April 12th (Men's) at St. Joan of Arch Catholic HS in Maple, ON.

Youth tournament will be played according to OSA Festival Rules with a minimum of 3 games at 25 min. each with running clock. 

The Men's tournament will be a very interesting day of high level competition with all teams battling it out on the courts to raise the trophy for the first year of this prestigious event and a cash prize of $1500.

We thank our sponsors Umbro Canada for their involvement in Futsal and sponsorship of our men's team.

For additional information regarding this tournament please contact Veronica admin@futsalclubtoronto.com 

Youth deadline March 31, 2014

Men's deadline April 6, 2014