Futsalroo 'A' Internationals for 2014

Written by Paul Mavroudis. For more details see credits.


Australia's first opponent in the group stage of the AFC Futsal Championships was China. This was an AFC Futsal Championships match.
Played : April 30 Venue : Ton Duc Thang University Gymnasium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Australia
Lineup : Peter Spathis, Jarrod Basger, Gregory Giovenali, Tobias Seeto, Daniel Fogarty, Adam Cooper, Mark Symington, Wade Giovenali, Fernando De Moraes, Chris Polkinghorne, Dean Lockhart, Cua Riziere, Angelo Konstantinou, Raymond Miller
Goals : Seeto, 6, 39
2 - 1 China
Lineup :Zhang Wen, Tan Guohui, Deng Tao, Lu Yue, Zhu Bei, Li Kai, Liang Shuang, Wang Tianyi, Geng Deyang, Zhao Liang, Wang Hongwei, Liu Chang, Xu Yang, Gu Haitao
Goals : Zhang Wen 3
Referee : Mohamed Chami (Lebanon)
Assistant Referees : Helday Idang (Malaysia), Troung Quoc Dung (Vietnam)
Attendance : 600
Coaches : Steven Knight (Australia), Jose Andre Soares Lima (China)
Squad Listing


Australia won their way through to the next stage with this win over Indonesia. This was an AFC Futsal Championships match.
Played : May 2 Venue : Ton Duc Thang University Gymnasium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Indonesia
Lineup : Yos Adi Wicaksono, Fachri, Andri Kustiawan, Ardy Dwi Suwardy, Randy, Teguh Limas Serandra, Nur Ali, Caisar Oktavianus, Fuji, Jailani Ladjanibi, Andriansyah, Bambang Bayu Saptaji, Syahidisyah Lubis, Agus Salam
Goals :
0 - 5 Australia
Lineup : Jarrod Basger, Gregory Giovenali, Tobias Seeto, Daniel Fogarty, Angelo Konstantinou, Peter Spathis, Adam Cooper, Mark Symington, Wade Giovenali, Fernando De Moraes, Chris Polkinghorne, Dean Lockhart, Cua Riziere, Raymond Miller
Goals : W. Giovenali 14, De Moraes 20, G. Giovenali 38, Seeto 39, Fogarty 40
Referee : Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Japan)
Assistant Referees : Kozaki Tomohiro (Japan), Hasan Mohammed Mousa Al-Gburi (Iraq)
Attendance : 600
Coaches : Andri Irawan (Indonesia), Steven Knight (Australia)
Squad Listing


In their final group game, the Futsalroos were no match for Asian powerhouse Iran. This was an AFC Futsal Championships match.
Played : May 4 Venue : Phu Tho Gymnasium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Iran
Lineup : Sepehr Mohammadi, Alireza Vafaei, Asghar Hassanzadeh, Farhad Tavakoli, Hossein Tayebi, Alireza Samimi, Vahid Shafiei, Hamid Ahmadi, Ghodrat Bahadori, Farhad Fakhim, Mohammad Taheri, Ahamd Esmaeilpour, Mohammad Shajari, Behroz Jafari,
Goals : Tayebi 2, 10, 11, Taheri 10, 29, Vafaei 15, Shafiei 17, Esmaeilpour 28
8 - 1 Australia
Lineup : Peter Spathis, Adam Cooper, Gregory Giovenali, Daneil Fogarty, Dean Lockhart, Jarrod Basger, Mark Symington, Wade Giovenali, Tobias Seeto, Fernando De Moraes, Chris Polkinghorne, Cua Riziere, Angelo Konstantinou, Raymond Miller
Goals : Fogarty 7
Referee : Sasa Tomic (Croatia)
Assistant Referees : Fernando Lumbreras (Spain), Truong Quoc Dung (Vietnam)
Attendance : 1060
Coaches : Jesus Candelas (Iran), Steven Knight (Australia)
Squad Listing


Australia was knocked out in the quarter finals by Kuwait. This was an AFC Futsal Championships match.
Played : May 7 Venue : Phu Tho Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Kuwait
Lineup : Hani H M Mhisen, Ahmad, Hamad, Abdulrahman Alatawail, Abdulrahman Almosabehi, Abdullah, Mohammed, Abdulrahman, Meshari, Mohammad Aldousari, Abdulaziz Albasam, Hamad Alawadhi, Jarrah, Mohammad Mohammad
Goals : Hamad 21, 32, Abdulrahman Altawail 29, Abdulrahman 32, 34
5 - 2 Australia
Lineup : Peter Spathis, Jarrod Basger, Gregory Giovenali, Tobias Seeto, Daniel Fogarty, Adam Cooper, Mark Symington, Wade Giovenali, Fernando De Moraes, Chris Polkinghorne, Dean Lockhart, Cua Riziere, Angelo Konstantinou, Raymond Miller
Goals : Seeto 33, Basger 38
Referee : Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)
Assistant Referees : Truong Quoc Dung (Vietnam), Fernando Lumbreras (Spain)
Attendance : 900
Coaches : Fonseca (Kuwait), Steven Knight (Australia)
Squad Listing


Australia travelled to New Zealand to play a three match Trans Tasman Cup series. This was a Friendly match.
Played : July 11 Venue : ASB Sports Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand
Lineup included : Leo Bertos, Kareem Osman.
Goals : Bertos 25, Osman 32, 39
3 - 5 Australia
Lineup included: Angelo Konstantinou, Greg O'Brien, Tobias Seeto, Wade Giovenali, Jarrod Basger
Goals : Giovenali 14, 16, Seeto 32, Basger 35, Own Goal
Referee :
Assistant Referees :
Attendance : 618
Coaches : Scott Gilligan (New Zealand), Robert Varela (Australia)
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Australia won the series with a win in game two. This was a Friendly match.
Played : July 12 Venue : ASB Sports Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand
Lineup : ???
Goals :
0 - 6 Australia
Lineup included: Nicholas Starr, Jordan Mundell, Jarrod Basger, Wade Giovenali, Chris Polkinghorne
Goals : Mundell 1, 35, 38, Basger 22, Giovenali, Polkinghorne 40
Referee :
Assistant Referees :
Attendance :
Coaches : Scott Gilligan (New Zealand), Robert Varela (Australia)
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Australia achieved a clean sweep of the series with victory in game three. This was a Friendly match.
Played : July 13 Venue : ASB Sports Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand
Lineup : Atta Elayyan, Joshua Stevenson, Ouadhah Ragued, Marvin Eakins, Jakub Sinkora, Dylan Mackinum, Ryan Batty, Kareem Osman, Daniel Burns, Jan Fischer, Hicham Kamri, Miroslav Malivuk, Bakr Al-Saudi, Elias Billeh.
Goals : Fischer 12’
1 - 7 Australia
Lineup included: Jonathan Barrientos, Wade Giovenali, Chris Polkinghorne, Jarrod Basger, Adam Cooper, Callum Smith
Goals : Barrientos 3, 31, Giovenali 4, Polkinghorne 10, Basger 12, Cooper 34, Smith 38.
Referee :
Assistant Referees :
Attendance :
Coaches : Scott Gilligan (New Zealand), Robert Varela (Australia)
Squad Listing


Australia's first match in the 2014 AFF Futsal Championships - a tournament for teams from the ASEAN region - was against East Timor. This was an AFF Futsal Championhips match.
Played : September 20 Venue : Malawati Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Timor-Leste
Lineup : Romeu Da Conceicao Costa, Jose G. De Jesus C. Vong, Remigio Duarte Lopes Da Silva, Fernando Baptista Xavier, Fagio Pereira Da Silva, Francisco de Araujo Da Silva, Adelio Agapito Maria G. Da Costa, Nazario Do Carmo, Juvito Correira Da Silva, Manuel Varela Da Silva Pereira, Bosco Soares Martins, Lourenco B. Guterres, Jacinto R. S. Da Conceicao
Goals :
0 - 9 Australia
Lineup: Jarrod Basger, Gregory Giovenali, Tobias Seeto, Daniel Fogarty, Roberto Maiorana, Nicholas Starr, Bruno Pivato, Jordan Guerreiro, Wade Giovenali, Jordan Mundell, Clayton Musumeci, Dean Lockhart, Angelo Konstantinou, Nathan Niski
Goals : Seeto 2, Fogarty 12, Musumeci 15, Mundell 17, 33, W. Giovenali 23, Guerreiro 26, 27, 35
Referee : Hoang Duc Hieu (Vietnam)
Assistant Referees : Emmanuel Elloso (Philippines), Apinam Damkliang (Thailand)
Attendance :
Coaches : ??? (Timor-Leste), Robert Varela (Australia)
Squad Listing


Australia's second group match was against Brunei. This was an AFF Futsal Championhips match.
Played : September 21 Venue : Malawati Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Australia
Lineup : Wade Giovenali, Gregory Giovenali, Daniel Fogarty, Dean Lockhart, Roberto Maiorana, Nicholas Starr, Bruno Pivato, Jarrod Basger, Jordan Guerreiro, Tobias Seeto, Jordan Mundell, Clayton Musumeci, Angelo Konstantinou, Nathan Niski
Goals : G. Giovenali 3, Seeto 3, 23, 32, Mundell 8, Fogarty 13, 16, Guerreiro 27, 32, 39, Pivato 29, Lockhart 34, 35
13 - 0 Brunei
Lineup: Husin Aji, Fakhri Haji Bangkul, Maziri Maidn, Mohammad Asri Abd. Hakim, Mohamad Helmi Abdullah, Muhammad Nabil Haji Maidin, Muhd Nazim Haji Abdul Mutalib, Muhammad Ulfi Aminuddin, AK Muhammad Naqib Po Timbang, Mohd Hazlantul Khairul Zaman Osman, Mohammad Shah Hafiz Kipli, Mohammad Sharifuddin Marji, Muhammad Dhiyaulhak Awang Abd Rahim, Abdul Muinuddin Abdullah
Goals :
Referee : Apinam Damkliang (Thailand)
Assistant Referees : Kyaw Thiha (Myanmar), Yuttakon Maiket (Thailand)
Attendance :
Coaches : Robert Varela (Australia), HJ MD Yunos HJ MD Yusof (Brunei)
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Australia's third group match was against hosts Malaysia. This was an AFF Futsal Championhips match.
Played : September 22 Venue : Malawati Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Malaysia
Lineup included :
Goals :
0 - 3 Australia
Lineup included: Nathan Niski, Gregory Giovenali, Daniel Fogarty
Goals : Niski 6, G. Giovenali 44, Fogarty ?
Referee : ???
Assistant Referees : ???, ???
Attendance :
Coaches : Maizal Hairi Marzuki (Malaysia), Robert Varela (Australia),
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Australia finished runner up in its group, after losing its final pool match against Indonesia. This was an AFF Futsal Championhips match.
Played : September 23 Venue : Malawati Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Indonesia
Lineup included : Jaelani Ladjanibi, Fhandy Permana, Andri Kustiawan, Bambang Bayu Saptaji
Goals : Ladjanibi 6, Permana 12, Bayu ?, Kustiawan ?
4 - 1 Australia
Lineup included: Jarrod Basger
Goals : Basger 24
Referee : ???
Assistant Referees : ???, ???
Attendance :
Coaches : Dadang Iskandar (Indonesia), Robert Varela (Australia),
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Australia progressed to the final with this extra time win over Vietnam in the semi-finals. This was an AFF Futsal Championhips match.
Played : September 25 Venue : Malawati Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Vietnam
Lineup : Ngo Dinh Thuan, Le Quoc Nam, Phung Trong Luan, Nguyen Bao Quan, Tran Van Vu, Tran Thai Huy, Ly Khanh Hung, Tran Long Vu, Pham Thanh Dat, Tran Buu Phuoc, Ton That Phi, Ngo Ngoc Son, Nguyen Van Quoc Huy, Pham Duc Hoa
Goals : Phung Trong Luan 7, 36, Nguyen Bao Quan 39
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Australia
Lineup included: Jarrod Basger, Gregory Giovenali, Tobias Seeto, Daniel Fogarty, Roberto Maiorana, Nicholas Starr, Bruno Pivato, Jordan Guerreiro, Wade Giovenali, Jordan Mundell, Clayton Musumeci, Dean Lockhart, Angelo Konstantinou, Nathan Niski
Goals : Basger 19, Fogarty 22, 48, G. Giovenali 36
Referee : Zulkifli Ahmad (Malaysia)
Assistant Referees : Kyaw Thiha (Myanmar), Ikwan Budi Laksono (Indonesia)
Attendance :
Coaches : Bruno Jose Garcia Formoso (Vietnam), Robert Varela (Australia)
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Australia was humiliated in the tournament final by Thailand, the ASEAN region's strongest futsal nation. This was an AFF Futsal Championhips match.
Played : September 27 Venue : Malawati Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Thailand
Lineup included: Chaleamsri Puangsri, Konghla Lekka, Piyapan Rattana, Atirat Sittisak, Jetsada Chudech, Wanlop Pansomsuay, Sorasak Poonjangreed
Goals : Rattana 5, 23, Chudech 6, Pansomsuay 28, Lekka 34, Poonjangreed 40
6 - 0 Australia
Lineup included: Roberto Maiorana, Jarrod Guerreiro, Gregory Giovenali, Tobias Seeto, Daniel Giovenali
Goals :
Referee : ???
Assistant Referees : ???, ???
Attendance :
Coaches : Victor Hermans Jacobus (Thailand), Robert Varela (Australia)
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