Live stream: Relive all the action from Futsal National Championship Grand Final Day (National Futsal Championships)

While NSW took the women’s title, three goals in the opening five minutes proved decisive as Victoria were crowned men’s national futsal champions. Relive all the action from a huge final day.

Victoria have won their first-ever futsal national open men’s title after defeating NSW Thunder 4-3 in a captivating final in Melbourne.

Two saves in the dying stages from Victorian goalkeeper and captain Christos Apostolakis led his side to a stunning victory.

Victoria had a dream start with three goals in six minutes through Frano Saric, Andre Caro Salve and Kevin Robert Messis Dos Santo to give the home side the early advantage.

The game wasn’t over though as NSW Thunder fought back through Henrique Pimenta and Jordan Guerreiro who made it 3-2 before halftime.

An accidental own goal extended Victoria’s lead to 4-2 immediately after halftime, edging them closer to victory.

Victoria celebrate their title win over NSW Thunder.

But NSW Thunder’s Michael Kouta kept the game alive when he scored in the 39th minute from a Shervin Keshavarz Adeli assist, cutting Victoria’s lead to 4-3.

Scott Rogan almost sealed the game for Victoria when he hit the post in the 31st and 38th minutes.

Skipper Apostolakis put in the last effort for Victoria with two big saves in the final 90 seconds to give the hosts the national title.

Victoria coach Sam Mlynarz was overwhelmed following the win.

“It was out of this world,” Mlynarz said.

“No Victoria men’s team has done this in the last 20 to 30 years, so for this squad to come together, full of talent, words can’t describe it.”

Mlynarz was excited for the future of Victorian futsal.

“They (NSW Thunder) have been the benchmark, so it’s time to show them that we can really play down south.”

Mlynarz was also pleased with how his players faced the pressure of NSW Thunder in the game.

“The fact that we were able to hold our nerve under the pressure,” he said.

“NSW came at us for the full 40 minutes, especially that last 10 minutes, it felt like forever.”

Mlynarz credited the game of his captain Apostolakis.

“He has been the best keeper in country for a number of years, just hasn’t got the call up to the national team,” he said.

“But it’s too obvious now, surely he has got to be picked.”

Apostolakis said was proud of his side.

“It’s pretty amazing,” Apostolakis said.

“We were very confident in the group that we had, but we knew NSW in the finals was going to be an extremely tough game, as it was in the group stages.

“And to get over the line in the end, it feels amazing.”

Apostolakis was pleased with his side’s start to the game.

“I think the start that we got off to was really good,” he said

“NSW are so strong defensively and to get three goals early really set us up for the win.

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Open Women GF - Capital Football v Football NSW Thunder

NSW Thunder are the first open women national futsal champions in more than 10 years after defeating Capital 4-1 in an extra-time thriller on pitch 5 in Melbourne.

After a nailbiting regulation time, which saw impeccable defence from both sides to keep the scoreline at 1-1 for 33 minutes, the match was sent to extra-time to decide the winner.

A penalty in the second minute of extra-time gave Thunder the early 2-1 advantage before two goals in two minutes from Samantha Nagy sealed the victory.

The goals were flying in the first 10 minutes of the game, with NSW Thunder scoring the first goal (sixth minute) through Sheiden Jabour who tapped in a nice cut back pass from Alexia Karry-Stahl.

Capital responded in no time as Rachael Corbett equalised the score at 1-1 from a powerful shot a minute later.

NSW Thunder have taken the women's title

The next goal didn’t arrive until the second minute of extra-time when a penalty was given from scrappy play and Daisy Arrowsmith scored to give NSW Thunder a 2-1 advantage.

It was all NSW Thunder from there.

NSW Thunder coach Robert Varela was proud of the team for winning the national trophy after more than 10 years without the competition.

“There hasn’t been an open men’s or women’s competition for a long time, so to win it after a long period is very pleasing for the girls,” Varela said.

“It’s a very young team, we have a couple of the girls that could have played in the youth team.”

Varela was pleased his side stuck to the game plan and were rewarded in the end with three extra-time goals.

“We had a hard game last night so we’re physically not 100 per cent,” he said.

“We had a game plan, our game plan is to press the front, create mistakes and then go forward with the ball.

“They are a good side but we knew if we played to our best, we should go away with a result.

“Yes, it took a little bit longer than we wanted it to be but I’m very happy for the girls.

“They worked really hard at training and it’s good to see that it paid off.”

Youth Men GF - NSW Metro v Capital Football

Under-17 Girls GF - NSW Thunder v Capital Football

Football NSW Thunder went back-to-back in their come from behind wins to take home the national futsal U17 girls title on pitch 7 in Melbourne.

It was a thrilling grand final where NSW Thunder came back from 2-1 down to send the game to extra time, and then 3-2 down in extra time to win the match.

Chelsea Barton was the star of the show, scoring two extra-time goals to lift NSW Thunder to a 4-3 victory.

Initially it was Keira Schwereb who sent the game to extra-time with a goal in the dying stages to equalise the scoreline at 2-2.

Capital’s Reilly Yuen gave her side a boost when she scored in the 43rd minute to give her side a 3-2 lead but NSW Thunder came back and capitalised from a goalkeeper two-touch error to win the game.

NSW Thunder U17 girls coach George Lethbridge said he was impressed with how his team were able to comeback and win after having a similar hard fought game in the semi-final earlier in the day.

“Big day for the girls, we had a similar game in the semi-final where we were 2-1 down and then in the last four minutes we came back with the fifth player and then came back to win 3-2,” Lethbridge said.

“It was similar in this game except it went even further in extra time.

“I said to the girls, they are a team of winners, they know how to win and they did the job today so I’m very happy.”

In a tense finish to the Under-15 Boys decider, Football Queensland narrowly survived a late scare from roivals Football Victoria to claim the gold medal.

The Sunshine State appeared to be cruising to victory up 3-0 heading into the final minute, but conceded two quick goals to set up a thrilling finish.

Queensland managed to extend the buffer to two goal, but an immediate hit-back off the kick-off from the southern state opened the door for a thrilling final 10 seconds.

In the end Queensland, who had been undefeated for the tournament, remained that way securing the gold with a 4-3 win.

The Victorian Under-15 girls were able to avenge the result somewhat on Pitch 1, after they comfortably dispatched of NSW Country 5-2 to win the gold medal.

Under-15 Boys GF - Victoria v Queensland

Under-15 Girls GF - Victoria v NSW Country

Under-14 Boys GF - Queensland v Capital Football

Under-16 Boys GF - Queensland v NSW Country

The Queensland U16 boys became the third Queensland team to win a championship at the futsal nationals after they defeated NSW Country 5-3 on pitch 7 in Melbourne.

The feat comes after the Queensland AWD and U12 boys teams won their grand finals earlier in the day.

In the U16 boys win, Queensland’s Dunia Kambona gave his side the early momentum when he banged in two goals in the first seven minutes.

NSW Country bounced back a minute later through a Toby Witjes goal but from there after it was Queensland who controlled the game.

Queensland’s Zachery Roulston put in his first of two goals in the 17th minute which gave Queensland a 3-1 lead at halftime.

After halftime, NSW Country’s Lachlan Powell gave his side a chance of a comeback when he scored in the 21st minute to make it 3-2 but the lead only lasted five minutes as Lachlan Hatzioannou extended Queensland’s lead to 4-2.

In the 40th minute both teams managed a goal a-piece to end the game 5-3 in Queensland’s favour, ending a wonderful tournament for the team in maroon.

Queensland U16 coach Michael McCone said he was proud of his team after the win.

“Tired but extremely happy and just happy for the boys to be honest,” McCone said.

“They have worked so hard, they have done all the right things all week, they’re a great bunch of guys and they have just done a great job so pretty happy.”

Asked about the players who impressed him, McCone was complimentary of all his players.

“It’s hard to pick out one player to be honest, it’s the whole team” he said.

“At different times I have needed them for different things.

“And every time I have asked anyone of them, they have all just gone out and done their job so it’s very hard to pick a player.

“Captain Dunia Kambona has done really well, like he has had an exceptional tournament.

“Apart from him I couldn’t pick out anybody else.”

McCone credited Football Queensland futsal manager Vince Sciacca for his work in preparing the teams before and during the nationals.

“As a state coming down Vince has done a remarkable job with the whole lot,” he said.

“Everybody has come down and everybody is happy.

“I think we had seven team go into the grand final today, you can’t really ask for much more than that.

“It’s just a great effort.”

McCone said the Queenslanders bought into futsal in Queensland and showed great commitment.

Under-13 Girls GF - Queensland v Victoria

It was a sight to remember when Layla Habib put through a penalty to win the U13 girls grand final for Victoria against Queensland on pitch 1 in Melbourne.

In front of a large crowd, goalkeepers from both teams, Irena Razumic (VIC) and Dania Al-Bakri (QLD), were pulling off great reflex saves to keep their states in it.

Victoria won the shootout 4-2 after Razumic saved a second Queensland shot and then Habib stepped up to score the winner.

Prior to the shootout however, it was Victoria’s Madeline Hawker who was the hero, tapping in a nice ball from Keira Sarris to send the game to penalties at 3-3 with less than 20 seconds left in extra-time.

Under-13 Boys GF - Queensland v NSW Metro

Under-17 girls grand final teams decided

Capital Football and Football NSW Thunder have earned their way into the Under-17 girls decider after a thrilling start to grand final day at Parkville’s Melbourne Sports Centre.

The two best teams across the group stages, both sides proved too strong in the semi-finals, cruising to victory over NSW Lightning and Queensland respectively.

Capital Football will consider themselves favourites in the decider, which will be played on Pitch 7 later today, after they remained undefeated across the tournament.

Their 3-1 semi-final win was a clinical performance, with the girls from the territory barely putting a foot wrong across the 40 minutes.

Football NSW Thunder left it until the last minute to overturn a one-goal deficit to defeat Queensland in a thrilling semi-final. The sky blues kicked two goal in the final four minutes to take a 3-2 win.

Capital Football v NSW Country (U17 Girls SF)

NSW Thunder v Queensland (U17 girls SF)

Queensland’s start to the National Futsal Championships grand final day could not have been better after the state took home the gold in the AWD Open and Under-12 Boys divisions.

The maroons we’re lethal on goal in both grand finals, racking up a combined 12 goals across the two games.

Queensland v Victoria (U12 boys GF)

Queensland v NSW Thunder (AWD grand final)

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