Friday 9 May 2008

Fustal - Australia 6 Kuwait 2 - Nando with one of the goals

There's so much South related stuff going on it's hard to keep up at the moment! Anyways, the following is a two day old match report as seen on the FFA's official site. Thanks to smfcboarder Brazuca for alerting South of the Border to this piece.



Qantas Futsalroos beat Kuwait as preparations continue
Wednesday, 7 May 2008
Lachlan Wright
Lachlan Wright against the Philippines at the AFF Futsal Championships

The Qantas Futsalroos continued their preparations for their assault at making the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil later this year, with a 6-2 win over Kuwait in Bangkok, Thailand.

The team came back from a 2-1 half time deficit, to overwhelm the Kuwaiti’s who are also participating at the AFC Futsal Championships that start in Bangkok next Sunday.

It wasn’t the best start by Australia as they tried to find their rhythm in the hot and humid conditions, with Kuwait taking advantage and grabbing the half time lead.

But the second half was a different story, as Australia scored five unanswered goals with experienced Futsalroo Lachlan Wright snaring a double. Other goalscorers were Danny Ngaluafe, Chris Zeballos, Greg Giovenali and Fernando de Moraes.

The team will conclude their preparations with a hit out against the Thailand U21 team on Thursday.

Australia begins their AFC Futsal Championship campaign with a game against Turkmenistan, followed by matches against Chinese Taipei and No.2 ranked Japan. The top two from each group will progress to the quarter finals, with the four semi finalists qualifying for the World Cup that will be played in Brazil in October.

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