Futsalroos Head Coach Rob Varela has selected a squad of 14 players that will travel to New Zealand tomorrow to compete at the Trans-Tasman Cup and Commonwealth Futsal Cup from 8-12 July in Wellington.
Varela has gone for a good mix of youth and experience to help increase the pool of players for international competition.
“We have some experienced players missing, but this is an opportunity for some of the younger players to stake a claim for the upcoming world cup qualification campaign," Valela said.
“On this trip we have two debutants in Glen Kelshaw and Alistair Dunlop, so hopefully they will make the transition to senior international futsal smoothly.
“This is the start of our journey to towards qualifying for the Futsal World Cup and these matches against quality opposition will be very important.
“Our record at the Trans-Tasman Cup has been good in the past and I am looking forward to the challenge of defending our title."
The Futsalroos will begin tomorrow night with the Trans-Tasman cup which is a three match series against New Zealand.
The final match of the Trans-Tasman Cup will also serve as the first match of the Commonwealth Futsal Cup which involves representative teams from New Zealand, Vanuatu, Malaysia and Australia.
The Futsalroos second match of the Commonwealth Futsal Cup will be against Vanuatu on Saturday 11 July and their final match against Malaysia the following day.
Varela will use these matches as preparation or the AFF Futsal Championship which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 8–18 October 2015. The AFF Futsal Championships will also serve as the qualification tournament for the AFC Futsal Championship which be held Uzbekistan from 9-20 February 2016.
Futsalroos Squad – Trans Tasman Cup and Commonwealth Futsal Cup – 8 to 12 July 2015
Jonathan BARRIENTOS (VIC Vipers)
Jarrod BASGER (Eastern Suburbs Hakoah)
Adam COOPER (VIC Vipers)
Fernando DE MORAES (VIC Vipers)
Alistair DUNLOP (VIC Vipers)
Daniel FOGARTY (Inner West Magic)
Wade GIOVENALI (Dural Warriors)
Jordan GUERREIRO (Sutherland Shire Futsal)
Glen KELSHAW (Dural Warriors)
Angelo KONSTANTINOU (GK) (Inner West Magic)
Dean LOCKHART (Campbelltown Quake)
Marino MUSUMECI (Inner West Magic)
Kieran PATES (GK) (VIC Vipers)
Christopher POLKINGHORNE (Dural Warriors)
Futsalroos Match Schedule
Trans-Tasman Cup:
|
Match |
Fixture |
Date |
Kick-Off (local) |
Kick-Off (AEST) |
|
Match 1 |
NZ V AUS |
Wednesday 8th July |
6.30pm |
4:30pm |
|
Match 2 |
NZ V AUS |
Thursday 9th July |
6.30pm |
4:30pm |
|
Match 3 * |
NZ V AUS |
Friday 10th July |
6.30pm |
4:30pm |
*Also first match of Commonwealth Futsal Cup
Commonwealth Futsal Cup:
|
Match |
Fixture |
Date |
Kick-Off (local) |
Kick-Off (AEST) |
|
Match 1* |
NZ V AUS |
Friday 10th July |
6.30pm |
4:30pm |
|
Match 2 |
VAN V MAS |
Friday 10th July |
8.30pm |
6.30pm |
|
Match 3 |
NZ V MAS |
Saturday 11th July |
6.30pm |
4:30pm |
|
Match 4 |
AUS V VAN |
Saturday 11th July |
8.30pm |
6.30pm |
|
Match 5 |
NZ V VAN |
Sunday 12th July |
4.30pm |
2:30pm |
|
Match 6 |
MAS V AUS |
Sunday 12th July |
6.30pm |
4.30pm |
*Also final match of Trans-Tasman Cup