Waikato Rapids have started their men’s Ford Futsal Superleague season with a double win against regional rivals Bay of Plenty Surge.
Playing at The Peak, at Rototuna, Hamilton, the Rapids won their first match 8-2 and then followed up with a 5-0 victory in the second game of the day.
Results
Games played on Sunday February 11, 2024
Waikato Rapids 8 (Ethan Martin 2′, 38′, Alexander Eaglestone 7′, Maxwell Ericksen 30′, Davis Vhavha 33′, 37′, Aidan Robson 35′, Jonathan Tobias 39′)
Bay of Plenty Surge 2 (Mario Ramos 10′, Daniel Watts 40′)
Bay of Plenty Surge 0
Waikato Rapids 5 (Casey Sharplin 2′, 38′, Alexander Eaglestone 11′, Benjamin Bordin 13′, Aidan Robson 35′)
Squads
Waikato Rapids
Patrick Steele, Aidan Robson, Ethan Martin (captain), Maxwell Ericksen, Casey Sharplin, Jonathan Tobias, Benjamin Bordin, Davis Vhavha, Todd Broadhurst, George Dixan, Alexander Eaglestone, Elliot Cooper, Logan Wallace, Corbin Fell.
Staff: Jet Lim (head coach), Wayne Bates (assistant coach).
Bay of Plenty Surge
Harris Edlin, Caeden Rogers, Thomas McMillan, Daniel Watts, Chester Opperman, Cameron Shennan, Joshua Hendricks, Connor Cloete, Harvey Hendricks, Amer Akbar, Jose Wenceslao, Mario Ramos (captain), Keenan Howard, Vincent Phirun.
Staff: Mario Ramos (head coach), Wesley Hendricks (assistant coach), Cyril Cloete (team manager).
Games played on Saturday February 10, 2024
Auckland City 1 (own goal 30′)
HB Futsal 0
HB Futsal 1 (Risqi Triyanto 39′)
Auckland City 2 (own goal 18′, Thomas Picken 39′)
Squads
Auckland City
Vaughan Somerville, Stephen Ashby-Peckham (captain), Dylan Manickum, Kern Platts-Mills, Alex Roberts, Mike Antamanov, Ryan Revill, Thomas Picken, Denny Twigg, Art Twigg, Jonathan Sims, Dylan Winstanley, Kyaw Mya, Jirayu Twigg.
Staff: Nic Downes (head coach), Samuel Coyle (assistant coach), Wallis Miyuki Bland (coach), Elias Billeh (goalkeeper coach), Emily Lo (physio).
HB Futsal
Liam Percy-Fysh (captain), Jack Albertini, Luca Barclay, Sam Lack, Fetuao Belcher, Thomas Hooper, Callan Robson, Joel Restieaux, Risqi Triyanto, Mustafa Can, Cameron Paterson, Caleb Smith, Tom Speers, Riley Kleinert.
Staff: Bruce Barclay (head coach), Jeff Robson (assistant coach), Claudia Barham (coach), Shelley Bowie (team manager).
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