Tahuna's Damon Moss shoots past DNI goalkeeper Matt Dukes
during the Otago regional futsal tournament at the Edgar
Centre yesterday.
It is fast, it is exciting, it is over in 30 minutes and
it is here to stay.
Futsal is on the rise, with more than 300 youngsters swelling
the Edgar Centre for the past two days.
The Otago schools tournament attracted 40 teams, mostly from
schools in Dunedin.
Competition was fierce with the top two sides in each grade
earning the right to compete in the national schools
tournament in Timaru in June.
Organiser Sam Buxton said Sport Otago's decision to help
promote the game in the region's schools has created extra
interest in the game and Buxton believes the sport will take
off as a result.
"If it is big now; it is only going to get bigger," he said.
"It is a fast-paced game and it doesn't take up too much
time.
"There is not much to it. It is just fun."
Futsal is a five-a-side game of football, usually played
indoors and with a smaller ball with less bounce than a
regular football.
Logan Park High School beat Otago Boys' High School 4-1 in
the final of the boys under-19 grade, and St Hilda's
Collegiate beat Taieri College 2-0 in the girls under-19.
Bayfield High School dispatched King's High School 6-1 in the
boys under-16, and St Hilda's edged Otago Girls High School
2-1.
Kavanagh College beat OBHS Blue 6-4 in the boys under-14 with
Tahuna Normal Intermediate beating OGHS 2-0.
Tahuna Normal Intermediate beat beat Dunedin North
Intermediate 2-0 in the boys under-13 while their girls team
had a 6-0 win over same school.
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