Futsal


Here’s a guest post, prepared by Isabelle Riley from Aussie Indoor Sports. This article gives a brief history of Futsal in Australia, along with a gentle nudge to potential players in New Zealand. It’s timely, given the huge push NZ Football is currently giving to Futsal and the strong uptake for the sport here, particularly in schools. Indoor soccer, or Futsal as it is commonly known, has been growing in popularity over...

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Squeaky shoes

Squeaky shoes


Posted By on Jun 9, 2013

I spent Friday evening ‘working’ at Tauranga’s fantastic ASB Arena. I was there to document the first evening of NZ Football’s Road Show, which was basically a full weekend of Futsal-related events. It was fun. I got heaps of photos, some decent movie clips and, along with about 450 people, watched my first game of futsal. The Futsal Whites took on the WaiBOP Federation’s Futsal National League side in an...

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One Minute At… ASB Arena

One Minute At… ASB Arena


Posted By on Jun 9, 2013

Every time I visit a match I’ll take a minute long movie so readers can get a feel for the venue. In the latest in our One Minute At… series we’re at Tauranga’s ASB Arena for the NZ Futsal Road Show. In this match, the Futsal Whites played the WaiBOP National League Futsal team (June 7, 2013). The match finished 7-3 to the Futsal Whites. Here’s a match report of the game.

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