Futsal: Top junior performers from Gold Coast International revealed
Discover the standout junior players which have captured attention at Australia’s largest futsal tournament, the Gold Coast International, here.
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Australia’s largest futsal tournament is in full swing on the Gold Coast.
The Gold Coast International is being played at the Gold Coast Sport and Leisure Centre in Carrara until Saturday, with over 800 teams in action hailing from around Australia, the Pacific, and the United States.
Discover a snapshot of the standout junior players below.
Georgie Dixon
Team: Crusaders Futsal Club Blue (Youth Girls)
The defender is tenacious, worked hard and was good one-on-one.
Isla Morrison
Team: Crusaders Futsal Club Blue (Youth Girls)
The forward proved to be potent and was a top scorer for her team.
Charlee Paterson
Team: West Canberra Lightning (Youth Girls)
A versatile player who played across flanker, target, anchor and even as a goalkeeper, where she only conceded three goals despite being untrained.
Belle Reinstadler
Team: West Canberra Lightning (Youth Girls)
Reinstadler shone despite being new to futsal across flanker and anchor. She’s a former goalkeeper and also had a strong shift there.
Lexi Cooper
Team: Sunshine Coast Wave (15 Girls)
The fixo was strong in defence, reads the game well and was finishing well. Scored a big bag of goals in one game.
Jessica Stafford
Team: Sunshine Coast Wave (15 Girls)
The flanker was solid across whole pitch and reads the game really well. She set up a lot of plays from flank, was calm with the ball at her feet and delivered it well.
Josh Remington
Team: Bushrangers Futsal Club (Youth Boys)
Remington proved himself to be great finisher for Bushrangers.
Alejandro Yanez
Team: Bushrangers Futsal Club (Youth Boys)
The goalkeeper was a brick wall for his side and made scoring tough work for the opposition.
Cruz Rothengatter
Team: Bushrangers Futsal Club (Youth Boys)
Was described by his coach as a “big beast” and used his strength to great effect.
Alex Dane
Team: Sunshine Coast Wave Navy (Youth Boys)
Made a string of brilliant saves late in his clash with River City, had great reflexes, made himself big and was tremendously difficult to score against.
Marley Liau
Team: Sunshine Coast Wave Navy (Youth Boys)
Was sharp with the ball at his feet and was a clinical finisher who scored some cracking goals.
Orlando Lopez
Team: River City Futsal (Youth Boys)
The flanker’s dribbling and pace were his two greatest attributes.
Matthew Joubert
Team: River City Futsal (Youth Boys)
The pivot had great vision and could pull of a range of passes.
Isiah Quinn
Team: River City Futsal (Youth Boys)
The flanker’s shooting was great and he was elusive when taking players on and taking players on.
George Louca
Team: SDB Academy (Youth Boys)
The left flanker had a lethal left foot and scored plenty of goals.
Lucas Andrade
Team: SDB Academy (Youth Boys)
The target was strong physically and had a powerful shot that made for some good finishes.
William Vassilikopoulos
Team: SDB Academy (Youth Boys)
The flanker was smart tactically and managed to get himself in the right places at the right time.
Tiago Armaleo
Team: SDB Academy (Youth Boys)
The fixo was tough, strong and provided great. leadership.
Ashton Marsh
Team: Ipswich (Youth Boys)
The fixo was strong at the back and provided stability for his side.
Asher Roots
Team: Ipswich (13 Boys)
The fixo had a anger of a left foot which he put to good use.
Mason Ngha
Team: Sunshine Coast Wave White (Youth Boys)
Knows the game well and played with passion and fire.
Kaide Kambona
Team: Sunshine Coast Wave White (Youth Boys)
Was a standout for his side and his passion was on show.
Charlie Gordon
Team: River City Futsal (15 Boys)
The flanker had a great ability to beat a player and shooting was a strength of his.
Tyler Baumber
Team: River City Futsal (15 Boys)
The pivot had great strength and game control.
Giacomo Calabrese
Team: River City Futsal (16 Boys)
Could play flanker or pivot and had great strength and a change of pace.
Cooper Taylor-Frey
Team: River City Futsal (16 Boys)
The target had a great ability to find the goal and an abundance of confidence.
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