Waterford Primary Schools Futsal Finals
On Wednesday 10th of December in the indoor hall at Kingfisher the inaugural Waterford Primary Schools Futsal Final for 6th class boys and girls took place:
Futsal is the official FAI, UEFA, and FIFA version of the five a side game which delivers a quality fast paced action packed game focusing on skill, speed, and technique:
Futsal is an International Sport in its own regard and acts as the perfect complement to the eleven a side regular football game:
Throughout December the Munster Region has held Futsal events for 6th class boys and girls with each county then hosting a county final:
Waterford held its own qualifiers at Cappoquin and Kingfisher with the top two teams from the West and the top two from the East coming together for the County Final:
Cappoquin NS, Ferrybank NS, St:Saviours NS, and Kinsalebeg NS qualified for the boys final whilst Owning NS, Piltown NS, Cappoquin NS, and Modeligo NS taking part in the girls final:
After some fantastic games it proved to be a great day for the boys from Ferrybank and the girls from Cappoquin who both won and hence qualify for the inaugural Munster Futsal Final to take place in the University of Limerick in January 21st:
Gary Power, FAI Development Officer for Waterford City stated “ In the last year we have held numerous Futsal events for secondary school’s which have proved to be a massive success for the students and teachers with all the games taking place indoors the games are never cancelled due to bad weather which is vital for the schools taking part:
It was the idea of the Munster Football Development Officers to take this further and establish a proper competition for the primary school sector and for its first year it has so far proved to be an outstanding success with some great games taking place and more importantly all kids getting to play:
Well done to all the teams that took part in the 1st year and the very best of luck to Ferrybank NS and Cappoquin NS who now will go on to represent Waterford in the Munster Final on 21st January:
Next year we will without doubt look to expand this event further and get more schools taking part: The next big event for the schools after the Futsal Finals will be the EA Sports FAI Schools 5 a Side and more information and brochures for the schools will be available in January”:
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Report and photos courtesy of Gary Power:
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