Over the past 3 years Middlesex FA Development Team has been introducing Futsal into Schools. For girls' football in particular the game has really taken off, with Hillingdon, Ealing, Barnet and Enfield running U13 and U15 divisions for the 2008/09 season, with Harrow and Brent looking to start in the 2009/10 season. Middlesex County Girls Futsal Schools Leagues Holders are U13s Ashmole (Barnet), and U15s Lea Valley (Enfield)
For more on futsal please contact Craig Nicholson on 020 8515 6902 or by email to: craig.nicholson@middlesexfa.com
Middlesex County Girls Schools U13 Futsal Finals
This year’s tournament was yet again played to a very high standard with schools competing after winning their borough school Futsal leagues.
This year’s final day consisted of the following teams
Group 1
Bishop Stopford (Enfield)
Acton (Ealing)
Uxbridge (Hillingdon)
Group 2
Ashmole (Barnet)
Kingsbury (Brent)
Harefield Academy (Hillingdon)
Results
Ashmole 0 v 3 Harefield
Uxbridge 2 v 3 Bishop Stopford
Kingsbury 1 v 3 Ashmole
Acton 1 v 2 Bishop Stopford
Harefield Academy 5 v 0 Kingsbury
Uxbridge 2 v 2 Acton
Final Tables
Group 1
Team Won Drew Lost Scored Against Points
Bishop Stopford 2 0 0 5 3 6
Uxbridge 0 1 1 4 5 1
Acton 0 1 1 3 4 1
Group 2
Team Won Drew Lost Scored Against Points
Harefield Aca 2 0 0 8 0 6
Ashmole 1 0 1 3 4 3
Kingsbury 0 0 2 1 8 0
Semi finals
Bishop Stopford 2 v 1 Ashmole
Harefield Academy 3 v 3 Uxbridge
(Harefield won 3-2 on pens)
Final
Bishop Stopford 7 v 0 Harefield Academy
Well done to Bishop Stopford who went through the whole day unbeaten and were crowned Middlesex county schools U13 Futsal champions. They now go on and represent Middlesex schools at the south east Futsal finals. Where if successful they will move on to represent Middlesex at the national finals.
Middlesex County Girls Schools U15 Futsal Finals
This year’s tournament was yet again played to a very high standard with schools competing after winning their borough school Futsal leagues. The calibre of teams was very strong with Southgate (Enfield) last years U14s Middlesex county schools cup winners, Ashmole (Barnet) who won the County Futsal finals last year, Acton (Ealing) who are In the U14 Middlesex county schools cup final and Bishop Ramsey (Hillingdon) Hillingdon Futsal Champions.
The results were as follows
Acton 0 v 2 Bishop Ramsey
Southgate 1 v 2 Ashmole
Ashmole 1 v 1 Bishop Ramsey
Acton 6 v 0 Southgate
Southgate 1 v 5 Bishop Ramsey
Ashmole 0 v 3 Acton
Final Table
Team Won Drew Lost Scored Against Points
Bishop Ramsey 2 1 0 9 2 7
Acton 2 0 1 9 2 6
Ashmole 1 1 1 3 5 4
Southgate 0 0 3 2 14 0
Final
Bishop Ramsey 2 v 2 Acton
(Acton won 3-2 on pens)
Well done to Acton High from Ealing who won the U15 Futsal competition on Penalties after a very close final between them and Bishop Ramsey. Bishop Ramsey thought they had done enough when winning 2-1 but Acton equalised with 5 seconds of normal time remaining. The game remained level after extra time so the game was decided on penalty’s which Acton won.
We wish them the best of luck at the South East regional finals. Where if successful they will move on to represent Middlesex at the national finals.
Lea Valley’s Girls Futsal team have Success on a national stage
The annual FA National Youth Futsal Festival at EIS (Sheffield) was held over the weekend of 27th and 28th June. We had the privilege to have two teams from Middlesex there on Sunday 28th June. Ashmole High school taking part in the U14 girls competition and Lea Valley High school in the U16 girls competition, Both teams got the chance to go to Sheffield after winning their respective Middlesex schools finals.
Both teams were very successful in their individual competitions. Ashmole won through the group stages then eased through their semi final. The final ended in a draw although manager Sel Sethi assures us “they were the better team”. Unfortunately Ashmole lost on penalties but nonetheless were extremely pleased with their achievement finishing as National runners up.
In Lea Valley’s group all teams finished on the same points, only separated by goal difference! LV then played the runners up from group A, Chauncy, and beat them 3-1. Through to the final LV had a tough fixture against AFC Preston, but with the consistent play and teamwork shown throughout the tournament LV finished 1-0 victors and National Champions! Manager Lyndsay Johnson said after their achievement “It was a long day but the girls really enjoyed themselves and it was really nice for them to finally achieve something this great”. Lea Valley’s success was even more creditable after winning the U16 age group with a team solely made up of U15s.
We would like to say well done to both teams you did both your schools and Middlesex proud.