Kristy Reed | Head of Sport | PDHPE Teacher

On Thursday 2 August the Emanuel 16 years boys Futsal team competed at the NSW Schools Futsal State Championships at Penrith Sports Stadium. The boys progressed to this competition after winning the Regional Championships earlier in the year.

This competition is known to be a strong tournament with some of the best Futsal players in NSW attending. The Emanuel team started the day well, winning their first game 6-0. They then went on to have convincing wins over Amity College, Galstaun College, and Killarney Heights in the pool stage. The Emanuel futsal coach, ex-Socceroo Aytek Genc, had prepared the boys well in the lead up to the competition and the team had excellent tactics and formation. Captain, Ethan De Melo, played exceptionally well, displaying an admirable level of skill and paired up with Jared Kleviansky to score numerous goals throughout the day.

The boys progressed to the quarter-finals undefeated, drawing a tough game against Homebush Boys. Despite a great effort, fatigue set in, after what was a long day and the Emanuel boys were defeated 4-2.

Congratulations to Ariel Berger, Ethan De Melo, Ari Karjalainen, Jared Kleviansky, Aiden Poswell, Ryan Rubinstein, Jonathan Sebban, Nathaniel Spielman and Adam Winter on a very successful campaign. Each player represented Emanuel with pride and displayed great skill, determination and sportsmanship throughout the season. The boys are to be commended for their commitment to training this year and progressing to the quarter-finals at State level was an excellent achievement. With this success and experience, I look forward to the Emanuel Futsal Program in 2019.